Young Chang vs. Schubert

[ptheimer]

I'm sure everyone here gets asked "which one is better" far too many times a day, but I'm new so I'll apologize now.  Anyway, I'm looking to purchase either a Young Chang (model E-118, 47" upright) that I would have to have shipped or a Schubert (a comparable 47" upright) that is local -- both will end up about the same price, around $1500.  Anyone have any opinions on which will hold their value best and which should prove to be a better aging instrument?  Thanks in advance for your help!  Patrick

[etudes]

i never heard the brand call Schubert 
but i think young chang is also very good at this moment compare with a price
sorry i cant give any comment
ps.if u like schubert piece maybe u choose Schubert piano

[Glyptodont]

My teacher's studio usually has a Yamaha studio piano in it, but one week that was gone and a Young Chang was in its place.  The YC was an upright-- I don't remember if it was a studio or a console.

The Young Chang was a disappointment.  I didn't like the touch very much, and the piano seemed to lack power.  In forte passages there just wasn't much there.  Neither I or the teacher were very happy with it. 

Fortunately, after only two weeks with the YC the Yamaha came back.  The Yamaha has a really cool "feel" when playing, a clear tone, and lots of power in forte.

I realize this comparison is unfair because the Yamaha is a much more expensive piano.

Alas, I have never heard of the Schubert.  Maybe it is a "name" being marketed by some well-known piano company.  Check Larry Fine's "The Piano Book."

[gkatele]

I don't know if this is the same "Schubert" that I saw a month ago. I'm looking to buy a grand piano, and I saw these "Schubert" pianos there. The salesman told me "Don't waste your time, those are TERRIBLE pianos. They're from Russia, and we only carry them so that we have something really, really low end to sell for $800."

He was right.

It was terrible.

George

[pianofreak62]

Hello ptheimer,
I will gif you a suggestion look for the Perzina 128 Right Up and play it and listen to the sound.
The most friends of me have very expensive pianos like Bosendorfer-Blutner-Baldwin-Steinway etc.
And they all are suprised of my Perzina 128 and the price!
They can't believe it . And a lot of my studying friends have also a Perzina 128 now.
Try it and know you will buy it!

Klaas

[LVB op.57]

I don't know much about the two you're trying to choose between, but I do have other recommendations. There is a Yamaha baby grand in my highschool, and I like it very much. Good feel, good tone, and excellent dynamic range. My private teacher has an Otto Altenburg grand, and that is probably even better than the Yahama. My favorite aspect of it is that it's very responsive in terms of tone. It can have a soft, sweet, singing tone, but also a strong, blaring tone if you want it to.