買新琴，唔該比d建議呀？

YuYuMother

Papa2000 寫道:
Hi,

Is Kawai K50 comparable to Yamaha U3?  What would be the required budget?

I guess should be Kawai K50E? It is between U1 and U3, for sure not equal to U3. Personally, I like this good more than U1.

For K50E, the Co. quoted $43,000 and my friend got one at $41,000.

YuYuMother

Before trying the Kawai K50E, I like Yamaha U1 most. However, I changed my mind after trying Kawai K50E. I like the touching of Kawai & the sound is better and softer whereas the sound of Yamaha is sharper.

If you want to find one with stronger touch and around 30,000, you can consider Kawai KX21. The touching is stronger than Yamaha and the price is quite reasonable, around 23000-24000. They got two models of KX21 - one from China, one from Japan. For the China one for sure is cheaper.

I did consider KX21 at the very beginning but changed my mind after trying K50E. I will buy it next year cause I am renting a piano at the moment.

How old is your child? If she/he is just a beginner, then I don't think you need to buy a U3 wor.....

YuYuMother

Papa2000 寫道:
Hi YuYuMother,

Yes, U3 is over-spec for us.  We are looking for sometime better than U1 and for Yamaha there are nothing inbetween.   Our kid is 6+ and we want to find one that is  "good" enough to avoid the trouble of upgrading later.

From the Kawai website, I see also other model such as K-25E & K30EAU.  How do you compares these with KX21?

Papa2000,

I tried K-25E but I don't think there are big differences between it and KX-21. For these two models, I will buy KX-21.

Honestly, I am not a professional of piano. I know something about it because I also want to buy one for my daughter so I did some research before.....

Therefore all I said is only my opinion for your reference, may be some parents here may have different opinions.  

YuYuMother

BoBoCute 寫道:
YuYuMother,
What model is suitable for beginner?  Approximately, how much would it be?

And If I buy one for beginner, then I have to buy new one several years later.  

Would it be better if I buy one that is suitable for all levels?

BoBoCute,

其實無話邊個model適合初學者架~~~呢到好多媽咪都提過, 一個普通既矮身琴都可以彈到8級架, 只不過驚小朋友一路學上去會對個琴有要求, 到時有可能會想換個更好既啫, otherwise普普通通一個琴都學到架!!

所以要睇下你既budget係幾多黎決定. 如果afford到, 我都建議買個好少少, 唔駛幾年後又換過.....

如果你想好d, 可以買Yamaha U1 or Kawai K25E or K50E. 如果想平平地, 可以考慮 Ottostein or Kawai KX21. 我反而唔係好鍾意Yamaha 既 矮身琴 (e.g. LU90).......

YuYuMother

Tom Lxx 有免息分期架, 不過如果你一次比應該可以平少少既.........你有無HSBC白金卡呀? 如果用呢張咭一次比, 可以平多$5000架~~~~

YuYuMother

豬豬媽 寫道:
YuYuMother,

Tks for your opinion la.

I did not know that there is a rental service for piano.  How much per month ga ?
From big piano shop or small one ?

Can you advise ?

豬豬媽

豬豬媽,

How much per month? Depends which piano you rent, around $200-400 I guess. It is a 琴行 in Tai Wai, not a big one. If you are interested, I can PM you the details.

I rented a piano because my daughter is a beginner, I don't know whether she will continue to learn or not. So I rent a piano for one year first. After that, I will buy a new one if she still intereted to learn.

YuYuMother

YuYuMother 寫道:
Tom Lxx 有免息分期架, 不過如果你一次比應該可以平少少既.........你有無HSBC白金卡呀? 如果用呢張咭一次比, 可以平多$5000架~~~~

講漏左添............係買over$40,000既琴先有呢個優惠. 如果買U1就一定夠啦!!

YuYuMother

For K50E, the Co. quoted $43,000. My friend bargained with them and got one at $41,000.  

YuYuMother

BoBoCute 寫道:
if use HSBC platinum card :
41,000-$5,000=36,000?

No, the discount of HKBC Platinum card is only applicable in Tom Lee.

KK is the only agent of selling Kawai in Hong Kong. You cannot find Kawai in Tom Lee ka......

The price of K50E quoted by KK is $43,000. You may buy at a lower price but depends on your bargaining power la.

YuYuMother

holokmom 寫道:
Hi,

Tom XXX sell paino 價錢表是fixed, 但啲sales 會拿着calculator 係你面前襟來襟去，跟住就會同你quote 個價，一般sales 畀的discount 都一樣，但個別分店如你ask得到manager, 佢就有權再平啲畀你.....當然，有朋友識得啲staff都有着數架。    Good Luck!!!
至於送禮物，of course 可以傾吓啦。

係呀....d禮物通常都係拍子機呀, 琴套之類.........如果你唔要d禮物, 應該可以再傾平d架!!

YuYuMother

咦~~~我上次去KK睇, 個老闆話KX-21都分2隻架, 有大陸做同日本做, 日本做0個隻就梗係貴d啦.

不過我都覺得呢隻麻麻地, 比我選就會買K50E. touching同音色都差好遠~~~

YuYuMother

holokmom,

KX-21個model係一樣架~~~ 個老闆有揭開個蓋比我睇, 日本做會寫住made in Japan, 大陸做既就無囉. 個老闆話除左個logo同寫住made in Japan, 其他未咩分別, 所以佢都話如果唔介意邊到做, 買大陸做會低d~~

不過我唔會買呢隻model囉......

YuYuMother

AnnaMui,

If you have limited budget, KX-21 is a good choice. I think it is better than Yamaha LU90.

YuYuMother

我今日去過屯門Tom Lee睇, 有Bachmann既琴, 不過就無 B78-UP118M/PM (紅木)色呢一隻琴, 唔知係咪剩係 TST Tom Lee Showroom先有呢??   

YuYuMother

U1 - original price $43,xxx.  

YuYuMother

ming2,

你講呢隻琴好似幾好咁喎~~~ 我都有興趣or可以問下朋友買唔買.

不過新琴只係2萬幾, 而家二手都要萬幾, 好似貴左少少??  

YuYuMother

lulupa 寫道:
咁就好啦，記得好好保養個新琴呀，唔好好似我咁，比架bb車撞花左張琴椅，好心痛呀

唉~~~ 我又係有呢個問題, 細仔二歲未夠, 成日將d玩具掉黎掉去, 又或者揸佢架私家玩具車剷黎剷去, 屋企d傢私都比佢撞到花曬, 搞到我都唔夠擔買架靚琴......

我既心水係 Kawai K50E, 不過驚比呀仔撞花, 仲心大心細諗緊買唔買......

或者會買架 Bachmann 比囡囡彈住先, 撞花左都無咁心痛!!    

YuYuMother

I like Kawai too.  

聽講Kawai出左新model.....不過我最近收到KK寄黎既promotion pamphlet, d model仲係叫 K50E, K80E 既? 唔通佢地未得閒update d 資料?  

YuYuMother

五三五四,

Which model you bought?  

YuYuMother

ky205catho 寫道:
1) Bachmann B78-UP118M, 經濟一些, 可否彈到5級呢?
2) Yamaha u1, 是否都可以彈到8級呢?

我都想買 Bachmann B78-UP118M, 有無人買左? 可否share下呢?!