Samick SG-155

[southpaw]

Does anyone have any experience with the Samick SG-155?  I'm looking at a used one tomorrow evening.  It's about fifteen years old and the seller is asking $5000, including delivery and tuning.

I'm just starting the process of looking for a small grand to replace the spinet I've been playing.  I'm looking in the five to eight thousand dollar range and hoping to find a newish used piano privately.

[hfmadopter]

As far as I know these are decent pianos. That age is made most likely in either Indonesia or Korea FWIW. . These and Young Chang are about in the same class. The Samick you are looking at should be 5'1" and for a small grand/baby grand it has decent tone. There is a YouTube clip of a guy in the UK playing one in a piano store that I watched.  

In the US, Rick Jones Pianos gets these from time to time, they don't seem to hang around very long. I'm sure you could call their store and they could advise you better than I can. He also sells Young Chang. All his used pianos come with a 10 year warranty and he ships all over the US.. I have a piano dealer down the road from me whos main line is Baldwin, though he rebuilds anything, and if I was looking for a new piano I'd stop in there first then most likely order from Rick Jones if they didn't have what I wanted down the street from me..   https://www.rickjonespianos.com/grands.htm?gclid=CLipy5vJm7ICFYTd4AoddyoABg

You may have found yourself a solid piano and a decent deal as well for a private sale, I assume. You might ask how often the seller had to tune the piano, look in and see if the tuning pins are standing tall or have been pushed down to the gold harp. Are they shiny, are the strings rusted. Play it, are the keys firm ( not touch but side to side) and not wiggling not clunking. Push the pedals, do they move smoothly.. Look in under the strings to the sound board below, is it tight grained or is there a crack or two in it? Etc. etc>..

Good luck, let us know how it goes !
David

[southpaw]

Thank you for the comments, David. 

I just got back from trying the piano.  I was disappointed. The tone had an unpleasant jangle, not at all something I would enjoy playing.   I also found the action too stiff.  The piano has been played very little over its fifteen years, so maybe that wasn't good for it.

I'll keep looking.

David.

[hfmadopter]

Sorry to hear that. Sometimes a gingle can be just part of being out of tune, my middle C will do that as it starts to go out. It can also be part of hammer voicing or a lamp that rattles near by just as well ! However, anyone selling a piano should have it tuned so people can try it out with decent sound.

Your spinet action if like many other spinets has a shallow depth to the key throw, it may take a bit to get used to standard piano keys. Not saying the grands action wasn't stiff but it may feel all the worse coming off the spinet.

Anyway, too bad you didn't like it. Good luck with your search for another piano !
David