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Bought today, delivered tomorrow. This is going to be a long 24 hours! I sat down and played a few notes and knew I was buying it. Anyone have opinions on the C6? I'd love to hear 'em, positive or negative.

Congrats!! I can't wait to buy my new grand. I'm enjoying the process of trying so many different pianos. The Yamaha C6 is a great piano.

Congratulations. The C6 is my favorite in the conservatory ranage (C1 - C7).

Check out this thread if you hadn't.

Is the Yamaha C6 an unusual piano

The negative... can't think of any. Enjoy your awesome piano, and practice a lot.

I have been very impressed with Yamaha's products over the past year or so, a clear improvement over previous years. There will probably be a point when the Yamaha C series is considered a tier 1 piano. As a tech, there are few pianos I'd rather work on.

Congratulations! What a wonderful piano. Don't forget to take pictures of the delivery and post. How incredibly exciting.

I have had my C6 since 2005 and I am very pleased with it. Even after all these years, it is in great condition; it's a very reliable instrument

thanks all. I have to wait til tomorrow! Was supposed to be Saturday but there was a delay.

So, now I'm wondering if I should have gotten a C6X, which the salesman told me "incorporates some of the Bosendorfer DNA". But I got a good price on the C6 (I think? It's new, but a floor model, @32K). And I think it's a great piano either way. I had played a few by that time, including the C7, and when I sat down at this 6 and started playing, my eyes closed involuntarily and it felt like I was home. I looked at the salesman, and he just got up to start the paperwork.

Good job! You got a good deal I would say.

Yes, the CX series represents serious changes. The difference is significant. When you play one, the CFX DNA is all too apparent (I'm guessing CF4/CF6/CFX had a direct transfusion from Boesendorfer). However, the price is also much higher. So if you haven't tried a C6X, then don't. The CX and is a quantum leap from a C. So you really don't want to try the C6X because if you do, you'll melt into a puddle and hand over your checkbook to the salesman.

This blog is possibly the most balanced review of a Yamaha I've read: http://www.scopereviews.com/piano1.html. As another Yamaha owner now on my second Yamaha grand piano, what he says is, pretty much on target.

The CX series has directly addressed the negative concerns in this blog. Namely this, "As what of the tone? Ah...well...the tone. The sound of the Yamaha might best be described as easy to like, but somewhat harder to love. Like all other Asian pianos, this one is bright sounding, with a short decay time, especially in the treble. Some think these Japanese pianos sound like laser beams out of a science fiction movie."

"I find myself pedaling more on a Japanese piano, in an effort to sustain the tone, which sometimes decays just a little too quickly for my tastes. I am reminded of videos I've seen of Horowitz playing his Steinway, and not using any pedal at all for long stretches of time. Try that on a Yamaha!"

This is no longer the case. I was rather dismay months ago when I asked my teacher if she was using the pedal on her Steinway when she said, "no! I'm just finger pedaling." What? My Yamaha doesn't have that much resonance. With the C3X, I can match my teacher's Steinway in resonance when finger pedaling. A huge difference.

No kidding. That's like the price of a C3X. He'd be in for a shock how much the C6X costs.

Some good information there, but I found much of it bordering on silly. At least he didn't give the usual one sided thoughts many piano do about their own pianos.

Looks like Sandy hadn't taken out your Internet. Hope it doesn't mess things up too much.

Clever salesman.

I don't agree with this statement. For example, the wholesale cost of the C3X is $2,500 more than the C3. That's not "much higher" on a $28,000 instrument.

I paid the SAME price for the C3X as the C3, in other words the dealer absorbed the difference. In this economy, it's not like new pianos are flying out the door.

He got the C6 for $32,000. He could not possibly get a C6X for close to that. I think it would be much higher. I am pretty sure the regular C will start to see a pretty deep discount soon also.

My point was that the CX series, is not "much higher" priced than the C series. There will be exceptions, such as floor models, as indicated by the deal being discussed in this thread. (I suspect that many dealers will be anxious to move the C series inventory, to make way for the new CX series instruments, and consequently offer discounts. This is a fairly standard business practice, I believe.

It is doing Yamaha a disservice to say that the CX series is "much higher" priced. I don't believe that it is. Higher? Possibly, although not in my experience. Much higher? No.

For what it's worth, the Yamaha C7 is my favorite Ivory II piano sample set. It's interesting to see that the C6 sells for $32,000.

I know this is silly but I can't help myself. Here is my living room floor with the post-its.

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and if the posting doesn't work here's the link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markvancleve/8138584322/

For what it's worth, the 32 was because it had been sitting around a while and had some minor shopwear on the case, which they're touching up. Also he's got X-line pianos he wants to put on his floor. The list on it was 39K... I just looked up list on a C6X and it was 45K in dollars - that was in the UK, though, US sellers don't seem to list prices. So it's possible that the new X line is a modest bump.

Cool. I did the same thing, starring at three caster cups in the room with no piano on them for days, waiting and waiting.