young chang

[paris]

ok.again me. 

so, it turned out that we don't actually have financial solution for kawai RX-2 (dealer won't give enough money for my almost new yamaha upright..not important now).
yesterday i talked with my friend who last year bought young chang 175cm grand. she is very satisfied with it, particulary with tone and touch.
touch is 'heavy', which i prefer for practising. she was looking also for kawai, but also because of the financial situation, she had to go with cheaper solution. but apparently, young chang is as good as kawai, in her opinion.
the thing is, young changs aren't quite known here in croatia, and therefore they're cheaper then in other countries.
175 model with discount was 8 790 $, which is rather acceptable for a grand, what do you think?

since i, again, have no experience, what are your impressions with young chang grand pianos?

[zheer]

ok.again me. 

so, it turned out that we don't actually have financial solution for kawai RX-2 (dealer won't give enough money for my almost new yamaha upright..not important now).

    It's not the end of the world, now i dont know how it works in Croacia, but in a situation like yours, it is possible to hand over your nearly new Yamaha as a deposit for the Kawai, provided you provide them with monthly payment over a number of months depending on how much you can afford to pay. Hence if the kawai costs $12.000 a monthly payment of $250 will take 4 years to totall the $12.000, possibly three years depending on the value of your Yamaha. Obviously you will be expected to pay some intrest on the purchase .
   The good thing about this method is that with a part time job as for example a piano shop sales assistant , your earning could go directly toward your piano, with a discout towards the piano of your choice, basically if you really put your mind to it, its possible.
   The thing about young chang i've heard great things about that piano, so yeah give it a try, in-fact am sure a second hand baby grand is not much more expensive than a good upright. BTW you know some uprights are so expensive.
    best wishes, and happy shoping. 

[quantum]

Have you considered a used RX-2?  As Zheer mentioned monthly payments are a good option.

[penguinlover]

Hi.  I have a Young Chang baby grand.  I am fairly pleased with it, especially the touch.  It doesn't seem to hold a tune as long as I would like.  It is still under warantee for another few years, and I need some work done on the pedals.   I have been told that they went out of business, but I don't know that for certain.  They say they will honor they warantee if I can prove I own the piano.  I can't find the contract!  So now I don't know what to do.

Anyway, I would advise checking into the company first.  If they are out of business, go to another brand.  If I had to do it over again, I may go with Kawai.  But, I have never played a piano that I like better than mine, including some really expensive ones.

[alzado]

I wish I can say I have firsthand knowledge of Young Chang grands, but alas, no.

However, I do play a new Young Chang upright each week at my lesson.  It recently replaced a similar Yamaha.  I've been playing this piano for about 6 weeks.

It is satisfactory.  It seems to have a balanced sound.  I play fine on it -- sometimes I have difficulty with pianos that have an odd touch.

Based on that limited experience, I would feel comfortable with the brand.

[amanfang]

I have never played on a Young Chang that I liked.

[iumonito]

I am with amangfan.

What about Bohemia or Petroff?  Also, I think in your neck of the woods there are lots of old pianos good for rebuilding.

[hoj76]

I think their YP121SE is very good for the price, and will now have a way in my house, they're very good at tuning - and I think that the songs very well. They also have a made in China called U121 which is a copy of Yamaha U1, it is also very good.

[fnkyazn]

At the end of the day, it's a matter of what you like.

It should be acknowledged, however, that Young Chang pianos are mass-produced (often times with inappropriate humidity conditions).  As a result, the longevity of the instrument as well as the overall quality of the instrument takes a hit.  However, if you don't intend on having the piano last more than 40-or-so years, it's pretty much safe to say that you have nothing to worry about.  Although, understand that pianos like these will generally require more maintenance, which will add to the bill in the long run.

As a side note, have you tried looking at used Yamaha's?  Comparatively speaking, used Yamahas can be quite affordable.  Furthermore, Yamahas (at least from what I've seen) are generally better built with better sound, materials, and strings.

Either way, whatever you pick, I wish you much luck on your piano purchase!

Fnkyazn

[hoj76]

The new grand piano to the YC is actually very good for the price. Ok they are possibly not good in the technical after many years of hard use, but normally they are very good.
When I talk about those produced in 2010. In fact so good that there are some pianists who have stated that at the price they are the best they've been gone in. YC today can not be mistaken as their products were 10 years ago - they have been much - much better .

When I go to tune pianos so I notice that their prudukter holds better in tuning than example. yamaha do.