Hello everyone
Here I am as a new user, but I have been playing for many years; I started with an upright given to me by my parents, nothing special, but I cut my teeth on that one. I am writing from the Venetian mainland, and after performing somersaults to free up space by throwing away, among other things, a wardrobe in perfect condition, I managed to realize the dream I had as a child: "Mom, I want a grand piano".
I was initially leaning towards the C1x or C2x given the small price difference, and also with the silent system, but the dealer asked me a few preventive questions, namely "how much will you play acoustically and how much silent?" "what are your neighbors like?" and therefore based on my answers "I DON'T KNOW!!!!" he said it was useless to spend significant amounts on the Yamaha if I were then going to always play it silently, and he set me up with a Kawai GL-10 ATX2; and if I want to change it within 5 years, he will take it back at the same price, while still maintaining a good price for whatever I would buy next. I accepted, also because I have known this guy my whole life, and here I am with my grand piano. Fortunately, I know how to tune it, otherwise, thanks to the quarantine, by the time the technician arrived, the piano would have been unplayable.
The first test was passed regardless; no one in the building is complaining, now it will be time for the summer test with the windows open, but even if that fails, it will just mean I turn on the AC and close the windows... so for now, I am enjoying it, perhaps waiting to move on to something else.
What can I say, the piano is beautiful; the Millennium III action is a bit heavy compared to what I was used to, and in my opinion, for someone starting out, it's perfectly fine, but for me, being 56 years old and not going anywhere, perhaps a lighter piano would be better. Trills and fast passages are proving difficult for me.
The bass isn't anything special, it's true, but for an "apartment piano," it is perfectly fine as it is.
If you have any questions, I am here, bye for now
