what's the make of your piano?

[pagesong]

Hi
  I'm buying a grand piano and i was just wondering what make is yours?
by the way, i've passed grade 10 already and i'm doing ARCT. so do most people just buy a Yamaha? thanks. 

[amelialw]

mine's a K.Kawai K2-EG, I don't think you can buy brand new ones now a days as they aren't selling this model anymore but if you could find a 2nd hand one I would reccomend it.

[pagesong]

cool thanks.

[wishful thinker]

I've got a Yamaha and a Kawai, so I had to vote twice D)

[pagesong]

I've got a Yamaha and a Kawai, so I had to vote twice D)

wow
which one do you like better? 

[gfiore]

Bosendorfer 214. Nothing like it.

[prongated]

Bosendorfer 214. Nothing like it.

[EDIT: more like envy envy ><]

Kawai RX-3 and Yamaha G1. Avoid Yamaha G-series. C-series is better and is/feels bomb-proof. I'm also starting to dislike my RX-3 because the touch is quite ridiculously heavy - should get a technician to make it lighter. Great for expressive, deep playing though!

[wishful thinker]

wow
which one do you like better? 

Well one is a grand and the other an upright, so its apples and oranges really.

The upright is a Kawai BL-51, which is good for an upright, but it is an upright, and I don't play it that much (usually only when I can't use the room that the grand is in).

The grand is a Yamaha C3, and it is great, would recommend.  It has a very good dynamic range, and can be quite powerful for its size (6'1") (bit like me really  )

I am toying with the idea of upgrading to a Yamaha C7, which are heavily discounted here in the UK and in Europe, and at around £17,000 and 7'6" should be the next best thing to what I would really like (a Steinway D - Hamburg of course )

[invictious]

Bosendorfer 214. Nothing like it.

Win.
I find Bosendorfers pretty good for smaller indoor performance venues.

I personally don't like Kawai's, I hate their touch. I like Yamahas, although they tend to produce harsh sounds as they age.

Go for a Steinway. I forgot which model, but the action was torture to fingers.

[grummus]

I have a Grisby 232. It is the best piano on earth. Don't believe they make them anymore tho. Can't think why not.

[rachfan]

I have a 1983 Baldwin Model L Artist Grand (6'3"). 

[sideshow]

yammy U1

[richard black]

Bechstein grand (v.v. old) and Ibach upright (about 20 years old). Wouldn't have a Yammie in the house, but before we decided to buy a grand and found the Bechstein at an unbelievable price I was thinking of buying a Welmar (2nd hand as they're out of business, sadly).

[kamike]

Blüthner model 2.  Before I found the Blüthner  I was going to get a 1936 Bechstein - lovely piano.