Successfully Choosing and Buying a Quality Used Upright Piano (Don't forget to vote whether or not this guide was helpful at the end of the article, and if you feel it is not, send me a note and let me know...
KAWAI Upright PianosKAWAI Musical InstrumentsHamamatsu, Japan A brief history: Koichi KAWAI was born in 1886. His family was the next door neighbor to Torakusu YAMAHA and at age twelve, KAWAI began...
A WORD OF CAUTION ABOUT PURCHASING GRAY MARKET PIANOS Gray market pianos are Japanese pianos not made for nor originally sold in the United States. Many American consumers are looking for used Yamaha or Kawai...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND WHAT THE NAY-SAYERS AND MOST NEW PIANO DEALERS WON'T TELL YOU. Apparently both Yamaha and Kawai companies and their dealers find it necessary to attempt to convince buyers that...
A WORD OF WISDOM ABOUT PURCHASING GRAY MARKET PIANOS. THEY ARE THE BEST ONES MADE. My wife and I were fortunate enough to have spent half a month in Japan. We were both there for the cultural experience but...
Be careful of listings that advertise Yamaha pianos that the seller has imported directly from Japan. This piano is what is called among piano technicians a "gray market" piano. If a piano technician ever...