The Best Value Japanese 6' Piano | Reviewing The Kawai GL-50

The Kawai GL-50, the largest grand piano in Kawai's GL line is an incredible instrument and a huge value in Japanese Grand Pianos 6 foot and above. Patrick and Ted go through the features to illustrate what sets the Kawai GL-50 apart from the rest!

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[MarianoPerez]

I was in the market for a really good piano a year ago. And like most people, my dream piano was a Steinway. I can't even believe my wife was going to let me buy an $80k piano. However, I decided to shop for a piano the way I shop for guitars, playing a lot of them and forgetting about names and prices. My favorite pianos turned out to be, a Steinway, Shigeru SK2, Yamaha CX, and the GL 30, 40, and 50.

One of the stores had two GL30s, two GL40s, and a GL50. At one point my favorite of them all was the Shigeru with the GL50 being in second place. I know the Shigeru is considered a higher quality instrument, in terms of tone and feel the GL50 was just as good as the Shigeru. The GL50 just sounded different, darker and smooth. The Shigeru had more of a shimmering tone on the trebles.

I played one of the GL40s and it was as good as the GL50. Then I played the second GL40 and wow, just wow. I must have hit the jack pot. I'm guessing the wood they used on this specific piano must be one of those pieces of wood that end up being particularly good for instruments. To top it off, the store was closing so I got a killer deal on it. As much as I wanted a "fancy" and larger piano, I couldn't pass on this GL40. This piano sounds killer, even my piano tech commented on how good the piano sounds.

Don't be fooled, the GL30, 40, and 50 hit way above their weight. These pianos are every bit as good, in terms of sound and feel, as pianos that cost 2 or 3 times more. It just depends on if you like their darker sound. These pianos remind me of Yamahas LL16D guitars, which sale for about $1k but sound as good as guitars that cost $3k+.

[YoToddYo]

i'd like to see a comparison between the gl-50 and the gl-40....and how different they are from the gl-30! Thank you

[Instrumental-Covers]

I have played the Kawai GL-10, GL-30, and GL-50. One interesting thing: they all have white shiny keys. Very shiny, no texture at all. The key surface is acrylic. Same thing with the K-200, K-300, and K-400 professional upright pianos. Interestingly, a Kawai ES120 keyboard has textured keys. You have to get into the GX series to get textured white keys. People typically dismiss digital pianos with white shiny keys, but then you have an entire line of grand pianos from Kawai with shiny white keys... By the way, they sound very beautiful in person.

Which piece does he play at 11:02 ? Thanks !