A wise purchase I'm sure

CK IT ..... and in a different room, with different acoustics. It’s a bit like Master Chef on the TV. .... nevertheless, we do try, which is more than most other outlets offer. You’re correct, but we have to work within limitations. Happy New Year.

It’s our pleasure.

If you read our notes, you will see that we are comparing a new K300 with Yamaha U1's that are about 25 years old. That is because this is our UK market. It's also our target audience.

It's an 80s era U1 vs a *new* K300. The newer U1s have significant changes and a different tonal quality as well.

Sem Atm .... you will note that our comparison is between a brand new Kawai and a 20+ year old Yamaha. This may seem strange to you. However, in reality this is the choice people are making, as the older Yamahas are so excellent and in like-new condition. Plus the playability of the instruments when they leave our facilities are truly superb, because our technicians ensure that they are optimally regulated, with all key components checked for long term reliability.

It's called 'A Comedy of Errors' - it's something I composed about 15 years ago for a local Shakespeare production near Bath. You can see me performing it also here ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nal1nLOA3J3We30.html .... www.robblawton.co.uk

You maybe correct ...... Robb

Not the older ones which we are using for comparison.

It's one of my own compositions, called "A Comedy Of Errors" ..... I wrote it for a stage production. www.robblawton.co.uk soundcloud.com/user-489434128/a-commedy-of-errors

Thanks for your comments Shirley. You are indeed correct about the loop wires (loop chords). You'll see in our Yamaha U1 video we specifically address this matter. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNiGaKirqMi9YnU.html Also you are correct in advising the same music, same pianist and same room is best way to make a comparison. This is sometimes logistically impossible. We did manage it however with this video ...... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btVzh7lem5i4foE.html

Yes, it would have been nice to have done a 1:1 comparison playing exactly the same piece, played by the same pianist, in the same room, and mic'd up identically. However, the logistics did not permit. An imperfect situation. However, even under these circumstances we get so much praise. Thanks

Nice for you ...... I wish you many happy hours of playing. Robb.

RobbLawton thank you

Have fun

Benjamin, there's a very good reason for it. First of all, these videos are aimed at 'our' potential customers, in response to the many questions we get asked in our Bath, UK shop. We sell a lot of new Kawai upright pianos and a lot of 20-year old used Yamaha's. We have a dedicated area within the shop where these pianos are located side-by-side; furthermore, they have a similar price ticket in the shop. What we are therefore addressing are the questions that we often have to address. On a more more global scale, new versus new does make more sense. But, we do not sell new Yamaha's, therefore we focus on answering questions pertinent to our business. Our aim is to get the customers to visit the shop and play a whole range of pianos side-by-side, and make that personal decision. We do thank you for your comment, and understand your sentiments. Top regards to you. Robb

@@ThePianoShopBath I understand. Thank you.

PIECE!!!

Luke Morrison .... thanks for input Luke

Fully agree.

I'm afraid we have insufficient experience with Pearl River in the UK. We probably see only one Pearl River piano at the shop for every 100 Yamaha's, so it would be unfair to compare. Sorry.

Thank you

Wouldn’t recommend Pearl River pianos. The ones that I’ve been playing on all have very weak sound. The sound fades off very quickly. Definitely Yamaha U1

.... you've got it !

Clair de lune

I'm sorry we do our best - these videos are a yard stick only. We do not purport to be the authority on all matters.

@@ThePianoShopBath Thanks for this very instructive Video that helps a lot; I do not think Your presentation is biased at all, but presents some key facts about interesting technical aspects and charakteristical features of both instruments; the piano playing was quite nice btw, and regarding a thorough comparison of sound and playability I think any youtube presentation cannot give more than a hint....

Mark Wright ..... ha ha .... some of us from north of Gloucester have infiltrated the South .... Robb (originally from the West Midlands).

Thank you for your reply. You are incorrect about the margins. The amount of K300's and U1's we have passing through our shop allows us to generate a very valid judgement about the playing differences between the two pianos. However, the video attempts to also address the physical differences between these two pianos. We do conclude of course that the customer should visit us in Bath and play the two types of piano side-by-side.

46,000 + views, with mainly positive comments. Bless you.