Before Yamaha left the United States to build affordable models in China and Indonesia, they had a manufacturing facility in Georgia.  These are some of the nicest pianos Yamaha has ever produced.

Be sure that the Yamaha piano you are considering is a non-gray market one. Gray market Yamahas have poor resale value, and receive no part or service support from Yamaha America.  Simply input the serial number into Yamaha‘s database to verify a Yamaha‘s legitimacy.  To view Yamaha’s data base Google “Yamaha serial numbers” or simply click on the URL below.

https://www.yamaha.com/paragon/piano/serialnumberlookup.html?

Adjusted for inflation, a piano like this would sell for nearly $7000 today. At only $3,995 including local, ground floor, delivery, tuning and warranty; this is a tremendous value!  If you are considering a new or preowned Steinway, Yamaha, Kawai, Boston, Essex, or any other quality piano, be sure to visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay!

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Most recently the rapper known as Dr. Dre along with his business partner Jimmy Lovine used the tactic of placing their Beats headphones on athletes, socialites, and celebrities, then quickly taking a photograph for online marketing. This strategy is not only incredibly cheap to implement (next to free), but also incredibly effective. It has been reported Dr. Dre and Lovine sold their Beats headphones to Apple for a whopping 3+ billion dollars!

Over the last few decades, Yamaha has successfully placed countless conspicuously branded Yamaha pianos in the hands of international pop stars and celebrities. Seeing Yamaha on TV, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram has accelerated their popularity to unseen levels.

In recent years, Yamaha pianos have become very expensive. Yamaha knows Americans just want to fit in, want to belong to the club, and want to impress visitors to their homes. They know they have a good name, and they will make you pay dearly to own it.

Remember, just like a pricey Mercedes, BMW, or Audi the value of a piano drops precipitously the moment you accept delivery. It is, for this reason, it is recommended to buy preowned when it comes to Yamaha, Steinway, and any other brand which leverages their good names into a high new retail price tag.

If you are in Tampa, St. Pete, or Clearwater and looking for a quality preowned or new vertical, baby grand, grand, or player grand piano, call Dave to schedule a visit to see his hundreds of quality new and preowned instruments.

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According to The Piano Book by Larry Fine, the Charles Walter console piano is superior to Steinway and Yamaha. Both of these legacy brands fail to build a “musical standout” in the 43-45” segment. However, CW achieves this remarkable top honor!

Fine writes “Proof that a 43” piano can be made musical, and it’s made in the U.S.A.

If you are searching for a high-quality piano such as a Kawai, Yamaha, Steinway, Boston, Ritmüller, Essex, Baldwin, or the like, you will absolutely want to visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa and add this to your list of must-see pianos in Tampa Bay, Clearwater, St. Pete, Bradenton, Sarasota or beyond!

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Perform an on-line search, as to what upright piano should one consider for purchase, the Yamaha U1 and the Kawai K300 will inevitably populate at the top of the results.

Both the Kawai K300 and Yamaha U1 are considered pro series vertical pianos. The delineation between non-pro series pianos refers to more or less just the height.  As a piano increases in height, the surface area of the soundboard increases and the strings become longer. These two variables are largely what determines dB production.

Just because a piano is shorter, does not mean the piano cannot be used for higher level play, or that the piano will last longer, or have better tuning stability. All higher level pianists prefer a prodigious bass and huge tone.  A shorter piano will more than suffice for 95%+ of the piano buying public.

A new Yamaha U1 and Kawai K300 approach and even exceed $12,000.  A preowned Yamaha U1 under 10 years old can still fetch $8000-$9000.  At just $4990, this studio upright piano, which is the same size as the current Yamaha B2 model, would make an excellent choice for most vertical piano buyers in Tampa Bay, Clearwater, St Pete, Palm Harbor and beyond  

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Samick is still one of the biggest piano makers in the world today.  Korean quality workmanship is well known around the world in Samsung and Android products.  This pride in workmanship dates back to the 1950s in the original Korean Samick piano factory.  Music and piano playing are absolutely huge in Korea, with nearly every child required to play piano starting in grade school.

Dave’s Piano Showroom sold this piano new, in the mid-2000s for nearly $6,000.  The pianos’ hammer felts reflect less than a year of play!  This is precisely what one should look for in a piano.  Additionally, the pinblock is in the 99th percentile, with plenty of tuning stability to last decades!  The copper wound bass strings and the steel treble wire are in a new state.  This means the piano has been in a stable climate for its entire life.

At just $3995 including local, ground floor delivery, tuning and warranty this is an incredible value!  

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