It's been a long time since I last checked in on the forum! Forgive me, it's just that between commitments etc. it's a bit difficult to find the time to browse around a bit!
Anyway, I am planning to move soon (provided my exams go well, fingers crossed) to do the three-year conservatory program. Since I will be moving to another house of mine, but in another city, we thought about purchasing an upright piano for the apartment, which is not very large; consequently, I have ruled out a grand piano, which I already own at my current residence.
The shopkeeper has proposed that I purchase a new piano (a Yamaha B1) for ā¬3000. In your opinion, is it worth buying this piano or opting for something else of higher quality but used?
Thanks in advance!
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Reply 2 by nancy
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I'll try to answer you, but take what I say with a grain of salt... because my tastes are a bit anomalous, non-standard
Regardless of the fact that I don't like the Yamaha sound... I would suggest a Schulze Polmann anyway, also for the action (not just for the timbre). Then, clearly, it depends on the condition of the used instrument as well as your personal taste.
Try asking the shopkeeper if they would rent it to you, and in that case, what they could give you after a year of rental if it doesn't satisfy you, since it is not a top-of-the-line model
i'll try to answer you, but take what I say with a grain of salt... because my tastes are a bit anomalous, outside the standard
a regardless of the fact that I don't like the Yamaha sound... I would suggest a Schulze Pollmann anyway, even for the action (not just for the timbre). then it's clear it depends on the condition of the used instrument as well as your personal taste.
I don't dislike the Yamaha sound; let's just say I need a good practice companion that won't cause too many mechanical problems over the years, especially since it will have to endure quite a bit of stress, as I tend to study for fairly long periods!
Andry wrote:
Try asking the dealer if they would rent it to you, and in that case, what they could give you after a year of rental if it doesn't satisfy you, since it is not a top-of-the-line model
Rentals are feasible; the fact is that while with the purchase I included transport, with a rental I would have to (in addition to paying at least 3 months of rent in advance as insurance for the seller) pay for transport both for the delivery and for any potential return of the instrument, and I believe that at that point it would no longer be worth it for me.
Thanks in the meantime for the answers; I also accept advice regarding other pianos, as I already said, I need a good practice companion!
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it is precisely by looking at the long term and with the perspective of undertaking a certain type of course of study that the b1 (personally to me) leaves me very perplexed. for this reason, I really like Andry's advice.
i studied on the yamaha until my 4th - 5th year and I had the same problem as you regarding the double residence. in the end, however, between a b1 and a furstein with lange action, I preferred the latter as a main piano because it felt more solid and ready, less like a "toy".....but I repeat, we are talking about subjective perceptions...
it also depends a lot on whether you are talking about a single piano or a secondary piano. if it is only for support, the problem is greatly reduced. and narrowing the problem down to reliability, with the yamaha you don't have problems.
in any case, since it is a choice that is also based on subjective preferences, the idea of renting it is not bad at all!
I really like schulze, bechestein etc., but it is almost impossible to speak in general terms...the individual specimens you have available to try must be seen because there can be notable differences between one and the other, even more so if we are talking about used ones....a careful evaluation is mandatory.
....(in any case, a high case of at least 120 cm would be better)
