I like KC's 12 year warranty on the Millenium but did you know in the US you can get a good used piano with 10 year warranty and life time full trade in value if you trade up in value ? So maybe you buy a Kawai and in a few years trade up to a C3 or Steinway for instance and get all your Kawai money back. I'll get the link for you, you can hear the pianos played from this place too, I just found the site yesterday.Here is my update with the link: https://rickjonespianos.com/grands.htm Of course this won't help you if you aren't in the US or if you really have your heart set on a new baby grand.
I just came back from trying the K&C. It was an odd feeling. I was confortable with the touch, the weight, everything, but the sound was just weird. From the lower end of the piano to the G3, the sound was really mellow (somewhat muffled, but I know that's normal with new pianos); but right from the A3 up, it started sounding reallyyyy bright. It felt like two different pianos, I didn't really like it. Do you know if it's normal with new pianos too? I don't think so, but perhaps I'm wrong...
if it's a full japanese kawaii (sourced assembled, etc), those are pretty solid pianos. work horses w proven long reliability track records and also if you live Ina humid environment or have little in the way of consistent temperature and humidity control over the room, the tend to hold up well over time. i can't speak to the KC or non japanese kawaii though ( i think kawai has a 'cheaper' line done elsewhere)
I hope the shop tuned it ! Baby Grands are a tough call IMO, a compromise on string length and then try to make big piano sound. And yes, I'm sure it has to played in as well. Which model was it? Have you played the Kawai ? If not then maybe that would suit you better right off. And what model Kawai are you interested in ?
It was a KIG 50... I haven't played the Kawai yet. It's in another city, so I will go there next saturday...The Kawai I was offered was the baby grand, GM-10 LE if I recall correctly. The problem is, I can't have anything bigger than a baby grand! There's no enough space in my house. If I bought a larger piano, I would have to sleep under it! So baby grand it is (the electronic piano fell out of the question a few years ago, and I haven't had a piano in my house for a few years now), at least until I move to a bigger place...I'll let you know how the try out goes next saturday with the kawai thing... I hope the sound is better, uniform at least....Cheers!
I would expect the Kawai to be a fine instrument. You may find the keys have a bit of resistance, not heavy but responsive. I would expect the tone to be fairly even if it's set up correctly. And if that's what you have room for so be it ! You probably won't do a lot better than a Kawai without moving to maybe Steinway or other upscale pianos, not in that size..
Of course I plan to upgrade some day, but for now, it's all I can do... I dream with the gorgeous Bosen I will have some day
I'll be curious to see what you are thinking after the trial of the Kawai !
Hey, hfmadopter!!! I went to that city yesterday, and I played a lot of pianos, including the new Kawai they offered me... I went with my reliable tuner (my new hero), and I didn't really like the Kawai I told you about (a GM 10 or something). But then, we went to another piano dealer, and they offered me a seminew ge20... It was love at first sight. The touch was perfect, and the sound amazing! It's only 19 years old, and the previous owner never really played it, plus it was thoroughly checked by this guy, my supertuner!So, 24 hours after that... the piano is sitting in my living room and I still can't believe it! I feel the need to look at it repeatedly, just to make sure it's still there! I'm so happy!!!!!!!!
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