Need Help, Buying a New Piano Help Choosing Between Pearl River And Samick

[kmehan]

Hi i just joined this forum this is my first post actually i have just finished my grades trinity and preparing for grade 3 so my parents decided me to gift a piano after trying out various pianos available i settled down on to these:-

Pearl River UP115M-115 cm
Samick JS-043-109 cm

i have seen , reviewed,played all the models available and i like these,my dealer stands by bot the products equally and the shop has been running for 140 years ,i get a 10 yrs warranty for both .

i was leaning slightly towards the pearl river for its longer strigs deeper mellow sound and heavy solid spruce keys but i am confused about the quality even though their website says thy use
pure vertically grained sitka spruce for their soundboard and tri-laminated spruce keys and sand cast frames ,i get same warranty for both ,i cannot afford or get anything more than this hence i have to decide between the both

i want feedback on the quality of pearl rivers also..

please help me out..

[jgallag]

I don't know about Pearl Rivers, but my Samick sounds beautiful in my house. I love its timbre. Unfortunately, not all the keys work now, I think the wood around the pin has swollen and the hammer does not reach the strings, but if there is a ten year warranty you'll be able to get this cleared up if it happens.

[kmehan]

why did the wood swell up?

[jgallag]

No clue, but it's driving me nuts. They told us it was humidity, but a dehumidifier hasn't worked, nor has weighting the keys to counteract it. I'm still in the process of looking for a solution, which I must find before summer, because it's really unacceptable for a college pianist to be practicing on a piano like that. I need to hear everything.

[kmehan]

maybe insects???