Hi guys, just wanted to know the price for these pianos..

Yamaha U series ( U1, U2)
Yamaha YUS series (YUS 1, YUS3, YUS5)


Thinking of buying a brand new piano...

Erm can recommend good pianos in terms of sound and touch(quality)... dont need the silent or headphone function
(oh yeah pls state down the price too) ( Any other brand will do too )





Thnx in advance



Sheldon.

yamaha JX113 RM12k~RM15k can't remember, should provide you at least 20 years of joy. plenty of bass and body, very nice touch.

it's expensive, for sure. but when i try it and compared to any other recond piano (even those that priced the same) the JX113 is still a lot better.

Yamaha most popular upright is the 48" U1. For our market you have selection between U1 and U1J, make Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Piano coming from Japan is the better quality make of Yamaha Corp.. then again dont be confuse and think that all pianos coming from japan are the best. this is because they also make different type of series which compromise in materials and design. I dont think U2 is still in production as that model has face-off. The bigger of the Yamah is the U3 that is 52". Nope there isn't any Indonesian version for the U3. Generally, taller pianos mean louder tone. Quality of a tone is not determine by the height but the importants of scale design, materials and worksmanship. The later, U1 and U3 now comes with a longer music desk. No performance advatange thou. YUS1, YUS3 and YUS5 are the better of the U series with a new soundboard design feature that uses what it called floating soundboard. Nothing special to it except that the back top are not completely attached thus allow better vibration which enchance the tonal performance. Floating soundboard design is not something new as it was ady used in Europe many decades ago. There also other terms like surface tension soundboard found in Samick and etc.. etc... the dif. type of lists and terms go on for other manufacturers. in today soundboard design there are 2 types, floating and fixed soundbaord. Which is better? That's hard to say. in theory yes floating sounded to be better since the board vibrates better. But modern design and building techniques have blurred those lines a lot, so your taste is really the bottom line. furthermore, alot of other technical features come into determining a piano tone quality. in another words a pianomaker that uses the finest materials in its pianos do not mean it will perform great because other aspect like soundboard design, bridge position, rims construction, string scaling, and etc have an influence to the piano performance. Most top performance pianos from Europea today have fixed soundboards, but floating boards are not unheard of.

Other than the floating soundbaord found in the new YU series, it uses german hammers (not sure gotta check), German Roslau wire to create much mellow tone and lastly more hours are spend in the factory in preparation i.e. tuning, regulation and voicing. the final preparation is the most important part of piano manufacturing. this is because how a piano turn out to be in the final product relys on how much technician spent on the piano before leaving the factory. and, this is also why some pianos are so much more expensive as compare to another maker of a same country of origin. And of course the 52" uses agraffee system (mostly found in grands and certain european uprights) for better tuning stability. Other additional features will be duplex scaling (enchance tonal colour) - commonly found in grands and selected european uprights and sostenuto pedal - commonly found in better end grands.

For other brands that you might want to shop around will be Boston (Indonesia/Japan), Petrof (Czech Republic), Wagner (Czech Republic/China), Young Chang (Korea/China), Hailun (China), Weinbach (Czech Republic/China), Challen (Indonesia/China), Essex (China), Kawai (Indonesia/China/Japan), Steinway (Germany), Bechstein (Germany), Fazioli (Italy), Bosendorfer (Austria). Some of the pianos here maybe out of your budget but give youself a chance to play them. No harm trying it at least you know what is out there and why some of these beasts are so expensive.....

Do note prior to comparing these brands above, one must remember that you must compare pianos of a similar quality or type. That means it will not be fair to compare a piano that is made in Indonesia against made in Japan or made in Czech against made in China and so on...., because there s a huge differences in its materials and workmanship from one country to another. a piano that s manufactured outside its country of origin is because of low cost, alternative materials and so on. thus will result to a great differences in the end product.

for better understand about pianos check this link how these pianos are group into performance graded versus consumer graded http://www.pianobuyer.com/pages/47.html

This link will lead you to the discussion about pianos being made in America, Europe, Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia http://www.pianobuyer.com/pages/37.html

End of the day, it is very important to buy a piano that you like because of the tone and touch. Every piano is different and so is every human being. Take your time to shop around for piano and pick the one that you like the most. finding the right piano will last you for then next 30+ years before you decide to move on to another better piano, maybe grand

This post has been edited by jhp: Mar 30 2010, 11:52 AM

Dear Sheldon,

The prices :
U1G-RM7800, U1H- RM7900, U2C- RM8700 U3H- RM11000

Brand New: YUS1- RM46,300 YUS3- RM52,000 YUS5- RM57,200

Secondhand fully reconditioned: YUS1- RM20,000 YUS3- RM30,000 YUS5- RM35,000

Weinbach- RM9000

Victor- RM6500

Diapason-Rm6800

Please email me at peterh@live.com.my to send you the full list from my factory in Malaysia.

Best regards,

Peter

Yus is way too expensive for me

The U1G, U1H, U2c, U3H is the Yamaha U series?

And r those price for a brand new ?

Just to make sure is the U series and YUS sound almost the same ?

Hey sheldon,

Those are the U series. U series have G,H.

For the prices of the U1 are reconditioned piano. For brand new you have to pay about RM30,000 over.

The YUS and U series sound rarely the same.

Just tell me your budget and email me at peterh@live.com.my. I can send you a whole list of the pianos i have.

puh...

better buy yamaha entry level grand (brand new) with that kind of price...

sheldonyong...I can tell you where you can get a wonderful Piano. I'm not a salesman ha! :-) A friend took me there and there are tons of pianos for you to try. PM me if you are interested.

Sheldon what i can offer is that all my piano are in an excellent condition where we are specialize in repairing. The action is fully regulated and all the parts are genuine. When choosing a piano make sure that all the hammer head, center pins and felts are new. Do not let the body betray you. I do give 5 years Guarantee on all my products. A baby grand could cost you about RM20,000 to RM30,000.

5 years waranty is normal lo.

5 years GUARANTEE! not warranty! Nobody can offer that.

so if i found out a key no longer respond well compare to the rest, but still playable. what kind of GUARANTEE i can claim? another piano of the same price range? money back?

or you just repair it? that'll be warranty, not guarantee. even yamaha don't offer guarantee on their new pianos, because piano is not something you can guarantee to work without any service.

or the guarantee is just some parts of the piano, then you have to specify...or the customer must be smart enough to ask, and written in black and white...

Little ice good question.

Let me tell you our company. Our company have been in business for 90 years. We are the main distributor for all different piano. We also have 9 retails shops, 1 main piano factory and several workshops.

Our company policy whatever was purchased on our products we guarantee in sense all the parts will be replaced to the excellent condition.

The difference with guarantee and warranty is that warranty only states some parts will be changed but not all. However guarantee is the whole piano is fully guarantee from soundboard, keyboard, strings, damper, hammer and etc for a full 5 years guarantee.

I really do not know whether you understand the difference. However i am not critise you for anything. I would like to give a better understanding.

Regards to your question:

1) so if i found out a key no longer respond well compare to the rest, but still playable. what kind of GUARANTEE i can claim? another piano of the same price range? money back?- The guarantee on all our showrooms all over malaysia and factory our guarantee would be either we will fix it for you or you can choose another piano to your satisfaction.

2)or you just repair it? that'll be warranty, not guarantee. even yamaha don't offer guarantee on their new pianos, because piano is not something you can guarantee to work without any service.- in any company repair does not state it in warranty or guarantee. Our company establish much more longer than yamaha and they do not have the after sales service and workshop. We have a full skilled of professional trained from Steinway, Moutrie and Petrof company.

3)or the guarantee is just some parts of the piano, then you have to specify...or the customer must be smart enough to ask, and written in black and white...- Our company policy always issue black and white. This will safe guard both the comsumer and the seller.

Hope you understand. If there is anything else you can email me at peterh@Live.com.my. If there is a chance i could show you our factory or the workshop to tell you in details on the guarantee.

sounds cool, i have nothing to add.

Little ice. I hope i can give you an understanding. Nowadays our company hope to educate the consumers. It is not always the sale. I am grateful for you for asking me questions here and explain to everyone who view this forum. Thank you so much.

Hello peter, any advice for parents who want to buy for their children (for beginner )? Thanks.

Officenut, PM you. Thanks

Hi peter, I need an advised how, where, which used upright piano is reliable. Mostly they are advised me take Kawai or Yamaha due to resale valued and more buyer preferable brands.

I finding a used piano for my children in a beginner stage. So far my choice are Yamaha U2, Kawai K50, K20, Belton or Germany brand forgot their name. Any good advice?

Hi Ahken, A good day to you!
From what i know you are looking for a beginner piano which i agree a Yamaha or Kawai piano would be sufficient for your children. Resale value is there as you only pay about 5k to 6k. Could you tell me what is your budget and location? I could break down to several units that meet your budget. You could email me at wagnermusicshop@yahoo.com. Thank you and Happy New Year!

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