@@MerriamPianos I'm really enjoying what I have seen so far on this channel. I'm in europe, but that's just the way you do it (right) nowadays. If I were near I would absolutely consider buying my new instrument in your place. The amount of self-reflection and love to little details make your videos very enjoyable and entertaining to watch. I watch videos of reviews of instruments I'd even not be interested in just because they're that watchable. Keep up the great work! :)
Please, may i ask you a question: What is your opinion about prepping the K-800 in the matter like you suggest before for the gl's? Is the factory prepp already nearly at the maximum you can get out of the Kawai K-800, or can a noteworthy gain/yield be achieved by doing the extra prepp e. g. like you suggested für a gl? I ask, because i din't have the space for a grand. Thank you very much in advance. Good Luck and stay safe.
Hi Norman, the most malleable part of the K800 is it's hammers and how much voicing can be done to them, which is more of a subjective adjustment rather than an objective "improvement". I've never seen a K800 where there were gaps factory prep, whether in how even the voicing was or how well the action was regulated. So when I sit down with a tech to figure out how to squeeze more out of a piano, it's almost ALWAYS centred around voicing, after the basics are dealt with. Obv if you get a piano (K800 or otherwise) and you hear some false beats or noisy upper partials, you may want to check to make sure the strings are properly tapped down across the bridge or ensure it's not buzzing through the capo / pressure bar...but I've never had that with a K800 yet. So long-story short, my vote is always to spend the time on voicing...and with this piano you've got Royal George Felt...very high quality with lots to work with. -stu
Hi Stu, lovely playing there. I'm quite hesistant of upgrading to an acoustic from a digital, and I can't make up my mind about uprights vs grands. I have space for a baby grand like a Kawai GL-10, but I would also fit nicely a K800. May I ask your take on which one would you choose for home usage in a living room? I am mostly concerned with the sound, and secondly by the action. Not being a professional pianist, I mostly play Yann Tiersen / Einaudi stuff , some Debussy casually, which one would you think fits best? Unfortunately there's no way in Romania where I live to test these instruments out.. Do you think that the sound from a K800 - GL10 would be too much for a room of ~35 square meters
Hey todor33sud, GREAT question. So out of the box, the K800 is better. Better hammers, better bass strings, bigger soundboard, and better factory prep. HOWEVER, if you had access to a really great concert-level piano technician, I'd pay them $1000 to spend two full days on the GL10 prepping the crap out of it, and then I'd take the GL10 in that match-up. It would still be cheaper to do that to a GL10 than to buy the new K800. A GL20 (make sure it's Japan-built) on the other hand is a total winner, and should be approx the same price as the K800. Very similar prep, same bass-string quality, and just a LOVELY scale design. And no, a 5' or 5'2" baby grand isn't too big for 35 square meters as long as you had some kind of carpet underneath the piano. Good luck! -stu
Merriam Music thanks a lot! I really appreciate your effort to respond, and your videos are absolutely wonderful! I am following the channel for a lot of time now, and I am glad that merriam music channel finally is starting getting bigger! I wish you all the best :)
@@MerriamPianos May i ask you a question: What is your opinion about prepping the K-800 in the matter like you suggest before for the gl's? Is the factory prepp already the maximum you can get out of the Kawai K-800, or can a noteworthy gain/yield be achieved by doing the extra prepp? I ask, because i din't have the space for a grand. Thank you very much in advance. Good Luck.
you contradict yourself too much. I asked you if it would be a downgrade going from my brand new Kawai GL40 I just got to a K800 and you said the K800 was “superior”. Now you’re saying the cheap GL20 is better than the K800 you said is better than my brand new GL40? Crazy non sense
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So good! You're a really good player and I can feel the joy you had playing that one
One of my favorite tunes to play, and always nice to do it on a great piano too. Thanks for watching! -Stu
@@MerriamPianos I'm really enjoying what I have seen so far on this channel. I'm in europe, but that's just the way you do it (right) nowadays. If I were near I would absolutely consider buying my new instrument in your place. The amount of self-reflection and love to little details make your videos very enjoyable and entertaining to watch. I watch videos of reviews of instruments I'd even not be interested in just because they're that watchable. Keep up the great work! :)
Superb playing, lovely piano. I love this song. I believe it is from "My Fair Lady," a play that had so many great songs.
Charles R Walter 1500 or Kawai K300? Both new. Which would you get?
Just ordered one! I’m based in the UK :)
Beautiful
Love this!
Thank you! :)
Please, may i ask you a question: What is your opinion about prepping the K-800 in the matter like you suggest before for the gl's? Is the factory prepp already nearly at the maximum you can get out of the Kawai K-800, or can a noteworthy gain/yield be achieved by doing the extra prepp e. g. like you suggested für a gl? I ask, because i din't have the space for a grand. Thank you very much in advance. Good Luck and stay safe.
Hi Norman, the most malleable part of the K800 is it's hammers and how much voicing can be done to them, which is more of a subjective adjustment rather than an objective "improvement". I've never seen a K800 where there were gaps factory prep, whether in how even the voicing was or how well the action was regulated. So when I sit down with a tech to figure out how to squeeze more out of a piano, it's almost ALWAYS centred around voicing, after the basics are dealt with. Obv if you get a piano (K800 or otherwise) and you hear some false beats or noisy upper partials, you may want to check to make sure the strings are properly tapped down across the bridge or ensure it's not buzzing through the capo / pressure bar...but I've never had that with a K800 yet. So long-story short, my vote is always to spend the time on voicing...and with this piano you've got Royal George Felt...very high quality with lots to work with. -stu
Hi Stu, lovely playing there. I'm quite hesistant of upgrading to an acoustic from a digital, and I can't make up my mind about uprights vs grands. I have space for a baby grand like a Kawai GL-10, but I would also fit nicely a K800. May I ask your take on which one would you choose for home usage in a living room? I am mostly concerned with the sound, and secondly by the action. Not being a professional pianist, I mostly play Yann Tiersen / Einaudi stuff , some Debussy casually, which one would you think fits best?
Unfortunately there's no way in Romania where I live to test these instruments out.. Do you think that the sound from a K800 - GL10 would be too much for a room of ~35 square meters
Hey todor33sud, GREAT question. So out of the box, the K800 is better. Better hammers, better bass strings, bigger soundboard, and better factory prep. HOWEVER, if you had access to a really great concert-level piano technician, I'd pay them $1000 to spend two full days on the GL10 prepping the crap out of it, and then I'd take the GL10 in that match-up. It would still be cheaper to do that to a GL10 than to buy the new K800. A GL20 (make sure it's Japan-built) on the other hand is a total winner, and should be approx the same price as the K800. Very similar prep, same bass-string quality, and just a LOVELY scale design. And no, a 5' or 5'2" baby grand isn't too big for 35 square meters as long as you had some kind of carpet underneath the piano. Good luck! -stu
Merriam Music thanks a lot! I really appreciate your effort to respond, and your videos are absolutely wonderful! I am following the channel for a lot of time now, and I am glad that merriam music channel finally is starting getting bigger! I wish you all the best :)
@@MerriamPianos May i ask you a question: What is your opinion about prepping the K-800 in the matter like you suggest before for the gl's? Is the factory prepp already the maximum you can get out of the Kawai K-800, or can a noteworthy gain/yield be achieved by doing the extra prepp? I ask, because i din't have the space for a grand. Thank you very much in advance. Good Luck.
@@normanhasler340 it already has better hammers etc so not really needed !
you contradict yourself too much. I asked you if it would be a downgrade going from my brand new Kawai GL40 I just got to a K800 and you said the K800 was “superior”. Now you’re saying the cheap GL20 is better than the K800 you said is better than my brand new GL40? Crazy non sense
I do not know, I think it lacks warmth. Not a fan of the upright sound anyway