I wanted to make this Yamaha Piano page in order to dispell some myths and hopefully bring some clarity to your piano shopping experience. There are many piano dealers around the world and they are all trying to find the best way to make sure that you buy from them instead of the next shop down the road. In order to achieve this, many Yamaha Piano shops invent bits of information that is designed to make them look like a Yamaha Piano expert, when in reality it just adds to the confusion for the potential piano buyer who then goes home feeling disgruntled and frustrated at the lack of straight talk.
Well I hope to dispell some such myths over the coming weeks and I intend to start with the issue of Japanese made pianos versus Chinese or Indonesian made pianos. Potential customers sometimes ask me why they should buy a second hand Yamaha upright piano for over £2000 when they can get a brand new Yamaha Upright Piano for about the same price or even less. The answer is obvious to me but for a non-expert it can seem like a good idea to buy a new piano cheaply. But ask yourself the following question. What is likely to perform the best our of these 2 cars? A brand new Fiat Panda or a 10 year old Porsche 911? The answer is, of course, the Porsche 911. It is built better, with better parts, by a manufacturer with more knowledge, in a factory where the workers are paid real wages.
There is a similar story with the evolution of the Yamaha Piano. It began life as a high quality Japanese-made piano where the focus was on quality, not just price. The best Yamaha pianos are still made in the Hammamatsu factory in Japan and they have been making top quality pianos there for decades. However, as with so many other industries, Yamaha have commissioned a lesser quality factory in Indonesia to make many of their brand new pianos for them. So there is now a tough choice for customers to make. The piano still says "Yamaha" on the front and so the customer thinks they are buying a high quality Japanese Yamaha piano. In reality, the piano was made in a factory that probably makes pianos for many other piano companies and they just change the badge once the piano is finished.
So when shopping for a Yamaha piano, the best advice is always always always to make sure that it was made in Japan. Otherwise, you might as well go and buy the latest dong-chang from a dodgy warehouse in the backstreets of Urban London... or eBay.
Now then, I want to come clean and let you know straight away that I actually operate my own little piano shop from here in Royton in Oldham, Greater Manchester. I am actually a Yamaha Piano specialist and you should visit my Yamaha Piano page where you can see several models available including the extremely popular and excellent Yamaha U3 and its little brother, the fantastic Yamaha U1. If you fancy something a little bit different then you should definitely take a peak at my Kawai Piano for something a bit different (but equally good). If that still doesn't quench your thirst, just view my Cheap pianos for sale page where you are sure to find something suitable for your needs.
Well, I hope you enjoyed reading this webpage and I wish you well in your search for the perfect piano
Kind Regards,
Mark