Should he buy the Young Chang?

[Richard Brekne]

I would recommend the Yamaha. I am not familiar enough with the Kawaiis of
today, tho my past experience with them has been fine. I do not recommend the
Young Chang. Thats my opinion... but I have seen way to many of these simply die
after 10 years or so. The sound turns...welll.... thuddy. Havent seen a thing
these past few years to make me change my opinion about these.

Yamahas hold up about as good as any piano I have ever seen.


Jeannie Dalton wrote:

> Hello list. A potential customer-buyer of a nice grand is considering the
> Yamaha C-5, a Kawai 6'4", or the Young Chang G-208 6'10". He can get the
> larger Young Chang for about the same money than the smaller Yamaha or
> Kawai. I searched the archives and couldn't find any strong objections to
> the Young Chang in the upper price ranges. I told him I'd check the opinions
> of folks on this list so that he is happy with his piano (and my advice). He
> likes the mellower tone of that Young Chang and does not know whether
> voicing would bring the Yamaha or the Kawai hammers to the tone he likes.
> He likes the Young Chang best on the floor, but wants to know if he would
> regret buying it down the road.
>
> Do any of you know of specific problems of of the Young Chang G-208? Does
> the quality of that model compare with the Yamaha or Kawai? Suggestions?
> Warnings?  Suspicions?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeannie Dalton, associate member

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no