yamaha

[njalli]

hi, i bought a yamaha grand piano c5... its quite big but whats your opinion on yamaha pianos?

[mic2005]

C5 beautiful piano. I think it is a good size. It uses better material and construction as compare to their other brother C1 or C2. Good choice.. Have fun. Regards

[richard black]

Since you ask, I think that Yamahas (modern ones, and apart from the odd real biggie) are decent factory instruments at best.

[rachfan]

I play a Baldwin L but have tried the C5 a few times at dealer showrooms out of curiosity.  I like the evenness of its action best.  It's definitely very responsive.  As a classical pianist though, I don't like the rapid tone decay when trying to play legato, but jazz pianists think it's great, as their style of playing is much more percussive.  Concerning sound, my personal opinion is that the woody bass, the plain tenor and the bright/brittle treble don't blend together too well across the scale and give the impression of three different pianos playing.  Larry Fine (The Piano Book)  classifies Yamaha C's as consumer grade pianos, not high performance instruments.  I would agree.  Techs find them very easy to work on, given Yamaha's precision manufactured parts.  But the important thing is what YOU think of the C5.  If it brings you pleasure and enjoyment, that's what it's all about.