One thing to consider in fairly comparing pianos is to only compare apples to apples.
It’s important to understand that when you are comparing pianos you MUST take everything into consideration. There is no doubt that some are going to disagree. Here is a small list of what I am going to cover and if you have specific questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to ask away. I will do my best to separate that when writing. Some of this will be factual and some will be opinion. In all of these articles, please remember that this is ONLY MY OPINION. After all these years of writing blogs, I have finally decided to have a real opinion about pianos and what I like or dislike about them. I have been asked by several readers to review some of my favorite pianos. Okay, so I am totally aware that was a tacky subject line but, I used it anyway…… Tags: Japanese piano, kawai piano, Mason and Hamlin Pianos, Steinway Piano, Yamaha Piano Of course, like anything in you need to play these pianos for yourself. While most of those pianos are not to be compared with fine American manufacturing such as Mason and Hamlin and Steinway or European manufacturing, these Japanese pianos are considered to be very well made. However, It took Yamaha and Kawai many years to garner not only a good reputation but being able to create a piano that was worth what they have turned them into today. It is a fair to say that many people feel as if Japan is superior in manufacturing than any of the other Asian countries. Yamaha and Kawai have for many years filled that niche’. Companies want to continue to grow financially while expenses are going up and profits are dwindling they find themselves looking for alternatives. This has been the case with many other types of manufacturing that have exited the U.S. The business models of that era were beginning to weaken and by 2005 many, many manufacturers were left in shambles. manufacturing also left a gaping hole in the U.S. but economic situations made them turn that American manufacturing back to Asia where it still is to this day. Thier powerful marketing machine along with many other financial influences left many American companies wondering what to do next. Leaving almost 30 years of experience, some successes, some failures but armed with the knowledge they had garnered after their years in the business, they became the “Elephant in the Room” that had to be acknowledged and dealt with. Being satisfied with their position in the marketplace they were also challenged to bring their company into the forefront of the American Piano market. In the 90’s they began producing better and better pianos. Yes, there was some important changes that were going to need to be made in order to turn these Japanese pianos into “World Class Pianos”.Īpparently, Yamaha along with Kawai, were up to the challenge. At that point they were creating decent pianos. Naturally, at that time there was some significant push back from some people because they were not from the U.S.įrom the 70’s and 80’s they began to emerge as a company that was obviously going to demand some attention. They created a great brand name and then supported their emerging company with enough information about their company to get attention.
In the 70’s and into the 80’s a piano company named Yamaha came into most of the United States without a great deal of fanfare. I have seen them rise to the top and then be mismanaged right back down again. I have seen them go out of business in the U.S. Having said that you will have to also realize I have seen the coming and going of a lot of piano companies and manufacturing facilities.
I have to tell you that I have been in the piano industry on some level for over 30 years.
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