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#1836131 - 02/01/12 12:23 AM
Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Just curious. Anyone have a Yamaha and a Kawai piano in their home? Anyone have more then one piano for different tones/feel? Very curious if some piano people are like guitarists!
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#1836137 - 02/01/12 12:37 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I am! Two grands and two stage keyboards. When one of the grands goes out of tune then I head to one of the others. If I am practicing a song over and over to get it just right I use the keyboard so I can turn it down and not bug my wife.
I am a piano person and a guitarist so I understand the buying patterns well. There is no such thing as a perfect instrument in my opinion. They all play and sound different. The pursuit of the perfect instrument will always allude me. Guitar or Piano.
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#1836163 - 02/01/12 01:53 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
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The Steinway and the Mason & Hamlin in the living room have much different sounds and feels.
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#1836178 - 02/01/12 02:27 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I do have two different pianos for the same purpose. Both are for teaching; different levels of students to play on different instrument. I demonstrate in my teachings on either instrument. During house concerts, the grand is used.
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#1836195 - 02/01/12 03:04 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I figured as much, I recently bought a Yamaha YUS5. I had looked heavily at the Kawai products. I found the YUS5 to be very unique but I really liked the tone of the Kawai K5-K6-K8 series. I just wanted to see what the appilcations would be and was it practical.
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#1836301 - 02/01/12 08:03 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
[Re: Rafterman]
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Registered: 03/25/06
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I recently have fit into this category. I have a Yamaha C7 grand piano that I dearly love! Like Rotom said, (he has one too) it is a tad bright, but also rich and powerful and mellow all at the same time (if that makes any sense). I also have Baldwin 243 studio upright that I bought from a local college surplus sale a while back that I like too. It has that traditional “Baldwin” tone and I like to play it on occasion. As of a few weeks ago, I bought an older Kawai 48” professional studio model and I am thrilled with it! It belonged to a career church pianist and piano teacher, and she apparently took excellent care of it and it is voiced down a bit and is very warm and mellow sounding. I’m not really a classical piano player (actually, I’m not much of a piano player at all  ) but the Kawai is well suited for classical music and contemporary music. So, I would say that each of my pianos have a particular tone and touch and are suited for different types of music, styles and moods. Plus, though each of them are older models, they are in excellent condition. Oh yea, I forgot about my Casio Privia PX310 digital! My two grandchildren call it the "funky piano". Rick
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#1836314 - 02/01/12 08:34 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I recently have fit into this category. I have a Yamaha C7 grand piano that I dearly love! Like Rotom said, (he has one too) it is a tad bright, but also rich and powerful and mellow all at the same time (if that makes any sense). I also have Baldwin 243 studio upright that I bought from a local college surplus sale a while back that I like too. It has that traditional “Baldwin” tone and I like to play it on occasion. As of a few weeks ago, I bought an older Kawai 48” professional studio model and I am thrilled with it! It belonged to a career church pianist and piano teacher, and she apparently took excellent care of it and it is voiced down a bit and is very warm and mellow sounding. I’m not really a classical piano player (actually, I’m not much of a piano player at all ) but the Kawai is well suited for classical music and contemporary music. So, I would say that each of my pianos have a particular tone and touch and are suited for different types of music, styles and moods. Plus, though each of them are older models, they are in excellent condition. Oh yea, I forgot about my Casio Privia PX310 digital! My two grandchildren call it the "funky piano". Rick Time to 'fess up, Rick! Kindly stand up and state your name and "condition"- you know what I'm referring to, that acronym.....  The OP may as well be educated as to the proper term for this condition.
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#1836350 - 02/01/12 09:53 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Yes, PAS… (“Piano Acquisition Syndrome”) it’s a debilitating dieses… (especially to the pocket book)  Rick
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#1837448 - 02/02/12 08:16 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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It can be dangerous to keep a Kawai and a Yamaha in the same room, you know. They tend to start fighting with each other at night, each claiming superiority and clamboring for more attention from the owner!
:-)
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#1837576 - 02/03/12 12:00 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
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Mine are much friendlier. From time to time, I take them down to the neighborhood piano park, so they can play with the other pianos.
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#1837621 - 02/03/12 12:56 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I figured some players would have at least two.
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#1837722 - 02/03/12 05:54 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I have an Ibach and an Otto Bach (by Zimmermann). They Bach, but they don't bite. Oh yes, and I play Bach on both.
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#1838219 - 02/03/12 09:29 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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One of my Steinway's was naughty, so it's being restrung!
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#1838356 - 02/04/12 03:12 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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I have been avoiding to have Yamaha pianos in my home, because having Yamaha and non-Yamaha pianos in a same house would cause some complications particularly in Japan. 1)Yamaha pianos available in Japan are seasoned for wet environment, while non-Yamaha pianos are seasoned for non-wet environment, therefore we need individual rooms for the Yamaha and the non-yamaha in the same house. Relative humidity of the each room has to be controlled differently. 2)Yamaha tuners would like to do his job on the non-Yamaha piano as well, but most of the Yamaha tuners in Japan know less about non-Yamaha pianos than non-Yamaha tuners, therefore we have to hide the non-Yamaha pianos from his sight when they come to the home to tune the Yamaha pianos. I am believing "In Japan, do not let Yamaha technicians touch the non-Yamaha pianos" theory.
I have two pianos - a Boston grand and a Kawai upright and several violins and they are all in non-wet rooms. A technician who tunes these pianos is a Kawai MPA. No complications.
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an amateur
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#1840566 - 02/08/12 07:41 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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No I've got Two Yamaha grands as acoustics (non electric ...we shall not discuss my EP fetish because I've got another two Yamaha electric grands and a electric upright Yamaha too) but I've got a Mp10 Kawai DP somewhere if that counts.
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#1841297 - 02/09/12 02:03 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 08/05/11
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Loc: TX
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I do not have a Yamaha and a Kawai, but I do have a Chickering model 125 grand and a Kawai KS-3F (50") upright. I also have a Steinway L, Steinway D, Yamaha C1 and Yamaha U1 at work. I love having several different instruments to practice on to develop the ear and technique. Out of all of the instruments I have available to me, I love my Chickering the most. There is something emotionally and musically deep about Chickering pianos. If I had more space I would have a couple more pianos...LOL!!
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#1841329 - 02/09/12 03:16 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 03/25/06
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I do not have a Yamaha and a Kawai, but I do have a Chickering model 125 grand and a Kawai KS-3F (50") upright. I also have a Steinway L, Steinway D, Yamaha C1 and Yamaha U1 at work. I love having several different instruments to practice on to develop the ear and technique. Out of all of the instruments I have available to me, I love my Chickering the most. There is something emotionally and musically deep about Chickering pianos. If I had more space I would have a couple more pianos...LOL!! Wow, you have some nice pianos! (At home and at work  ) Kind of reminds me of an old George Jones country song… “There’s nothing better once you’ve found the best”. I’m hoping that one of these days, I’ll actually be able to play a piano. But, if not, I’ve had a lot of fun with them already! Welcome to the Piano World Forums, by-the-way! Rick
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#1841336 - 02/09/12 03:28 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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#1841532 - 02/09/12 08:23 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
[Re: Diane...]
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Uh....you're "Yamaha" cried out no fair Diane....."Where's my picture?".
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#1842034 - 02/10/12 04:30 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 11/16/06
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It can be dangerous to keep a Kawai and a Yamaha in the same room, you know. They tend to start fighting with each other at night, each claiming superiority and clamboring for more attention from the owner!
:-)
Yes, I keep the Kawai and the Yamaha separated so as to keep them from fighting. Posting a picture as requested. Give me a minute to get it uploaded! ジ
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#1842051 - 02/10/12 04:50 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 03/25/06
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Yes, I keep the Kawai and the Yamaha separated so as to keep them from fighting. Posting a picture as requested. Give me a minute to get it uploaded! ジ
A picture would be nice, but post a recording too... I want to hear you play the boogie-woogie! Rick
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#1842057 - 02/10/12 04:56 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 03/28/11
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Very nice, thanks for sharing!
I think I have too many tables in my house, and not even pianos....
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#1842283 - 02/10/12 11:27 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
[Re: Rotom]
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Registered: 01/10/12
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Loc: New York
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Your Kawai picture looke like a catalog photo or a post card! Nice taste.
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#1842548 - 02/11/12 12:07 PM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Registered: 08/05/11
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Loc: TX
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Rick, you have a wonderful collection of pianos too! Thanks for welcoming me to PW. Love this site!!
Diane, love your pianos! Beautiful pics!
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#1855482 - 03/03/12 11:13 AM
Re: Anyone have a Kawai and a Yamaha in their home?
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Wonderful pictures Diane. This is a fun topic.
I wonder if A & E would be interested in a new series called "Piano Hoarders", or "PAS Intervention"? I think at least a few regulars from the Forum would qualify.
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