How good (or bad) are these pianos?

[manugarciac]

https://asia.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/uprightpianos/jx113t/?mode=model

https://asia.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/uprightpianos/ju109_pe/?mode=model


I'm a beginner but I want to buy a piano that will work for me when I know how to play. What do you think?

[andyd]

Play them and buy the one you like best (the actual piano you play and like, not a similar one ordered in for you). Either will be fine for you as a beginner, the 113 ought to sound a bit nicer.

A friend of  mine has the smaller 109, and it's OK when I play it, I'm an OK player. 
A really good pianist was visiting the house a while back and played the instrument for me; he rattled off the Chopin Fantasie Impromptu and then improvised; and guess what, the piano sounded really good.

[manugarciac]

Thanks for the reply. The 113 model was sold so now I could only buy the 109 one. In the description it says that the piano is ideal for beginners. The thing is, I want a piano that will still be great for me when I can play better. What is it that makes it "ideal for beginners"?

[chick98]

The Yamaha model JU109 PE should be more than adequate for your current needs and will be an excellent piano as you advance and progress. I purchased a Baldwin E142, which is of similar dimensions, nearly 20 years ago. Everyone has always enjoyed playing the instrument - nice tone, nice touch. Though I also own a 7' 10" grand, the upright continues to be played frequently.

You might be interested to know that most of Chopin's music was written on a Pleyel upright very much like the Yamaha; except, of course, that the action was quite different. That piano, or pianino, can still be seen on the Island of Mallorca.