HOW DID I GET A 150K PIANO AND IS IT WORTH IT?

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[JSB]

I would VERY much prefer a 70K Steinway to a 70K car...

[br.christophermcbrideo.s.b]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful story.

[rickomuzik]

Thanks for sharing your backstory. I really enjoyed it. Was great to learn a bit more about you. Appreciate it 😊

[GaryMcGowan-xlko]

Great video. Reminds me of my piano purchase progress over the years. Upright, studio, then a Kawai. Had the opportunity to purchase my piano professor's Steinway...way back in 1978, but didn't have the funds. My Kawai baby grand does the trick for me.

[antonioortolan]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. ❤

[DavidBoycePiano]

The Model C is relatively rare. Steinway only make it in Hamburg, and not in New York. The Model B is of course much more common.

[stepanasaturyan]

I'm decided to start playing piano 3 years ago when i was 30 y.o. After about two months of the torments of choice i bought Casio Privia PX-870. Today I can hear imperfect of its sound, both in headphones and without. Few days ago i meet local music store and tried some of acoustic Kawai. Wow, they are really impressed me in a good way. But acoustic is impossible to play in the flat because of many reasons and I'm inclined to choose between Kawai CA701 and Kawai CA901. Both are extremely expensive for a person who just playing few hours in a week for fun but I hope someday I could play Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies 😀 Now I'm practicing Friedrich Kuhlau - Sonatina in C Major, Op.55 No.1
That's mine short piano story.

[izz]

I was so happy that you actually compared a kawai to a steinway. I recently upgraded to a new Kawai GL30 after having a Yamaha upright for 25 years. I'm an intermediate enthusiast player non professional but I am getting my new kawai regulated and managed by a concert technician by spending a little on the technitian to take the best out of this GL series instrument rather than pay for the higher series. Their GL japanese made pianos are very commendable and have a sweet tone.

What do you feel about the tonal difference between a Kawai and now the older Steinway after having a kawai for so long ?
Cheers and love your work and playing.

[GaryMcGowan-xlko]

I wanted to add I enjoy your videos very much, as a new subscriber. I don't wear shoes when I play, if I can get away with it :)

[jjp]

Merci pour ce reportage sur Steinway. C'est un peu la même histoire pour moi: J'ai loué, puis acheté un petit yamaha, puis un G2 (1/4 de queue qui sonnait très bien), puis un très vieux Steinway A américain 1895 en salle des ventes (acheté 20000, revendu 80000 (c'était un piano de collection!), puis, avec cette vente, des prêts et le fruit de mon travail, un Steinway B en 1984 n° 485064 (cela a donc pris 12 ans).
Depuis, il n'y a eu jamais de problème (2 transports) et surtout, même si je ne suis pas concertiste, j'ai le plaisir, toujours renouvelé, chaque matin, pendant que le café coule, de poser mes mains, jouer, improviser avec un son et une qualité de toucher (dernière année avec les touches en ivoire), qui reste exceptionnels. Merci et Bravo ! Jacques.

[rebeccaryanthomsen]

I love that you bought a Steinway. For me the sound of a good Steinway compared to a standard grand is like a painter that has a 1000 times + more colors to choose from.

[Lion_McLionhead]

Never would have happened in US. A room that big is $3 mil or $10k/month to rent.

[MWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWM]

My head was spinning from the story. We lost a piano and the entire collection of sheet music in America in the flood. My piano here is still not bad, but we are at war.I had a hard time buying the necessary notes and scores for vocals. Conservatory vocal . Our conservatory is free for disabled people (second education).thanks for the story.

[PianoturtleX]

I have a Kawai and it is very very similar

[sarahavena]

I have a Steinway B ….arrived Mov 2019; they are still back ordered from COVID….I never leave home for long ❣️🎹❣️

[DavidArdittiComposer]

Second-hand is certainly a good way to go if you can find one in excellent condition, with little wear. You have to take care as some piano dealers will conceal faults on old pianos, or do superficial restorations that don’t cure fundamental problems. You are well-devised to always get an independent expert evaluation before spending money on a second-hand piano. I lost a lot of money on a badly-restored 1924 Grotrian Steinweg grand at once stage, but then I essentially made that up by getting a virtually new Kawai GX2 for half the new price in an auction, and this is the piano I play now. I play much more expensive pianos belonging to others from time to time, Steinway and Shigeru Kawai, but they are only very slightly better, so I am happy with how it turned out.

[jones]

Interesting story :) is the keyboard action heavy?

[susanandrew]

Interesting video, I very much enjoyed it. I was encouraged that you talked about Boston. I can never possibly ever afford a Steinway or feel may playing deserves one but I bought last year a Boston concert performance grand . I just felt it ticked the boxes which other pianos did not in my price range. I listened to the end of your piece and noticed you referenced the Kawai as a decent purchase as a compromise, are you saying that the Boston is not as good as
Kawai in your opinion?

[luizf.composer]

The journey of a musician is one of struggle, specially in classical music (I would know). Thankfully I play guitar, so a good instrument is cheaper, although not so much (one would be surprised to find that great guitars can cost as much as a used Steinway. Anyway, great video.

[sergiocamargo]

congratulations . If you like the piano, get it. Life is short and sometimes and opportunities may be rare. I recommend a Steinway trained technician or the one who works for the symphonic orchestra nearby. The sound level is high due to small room. You will have to adjust your technique when playing on a regular stage.