Piano fights

I've been running about trying to find a second-hand piano for Coco.

Surprisingly, my elder sister is very passionate about the piano-search. She was so intrigued by the classical tunes played by the salespeople at the piano shops that she's inspired to take up piano lessons. She admits that it's so that she could show off to friends when the occasion calls for it.

But I must say I'm really grateful that she drives me around the whole island to look at numerous pianos. I've sort of narrowed down my choices to Yamaha U1 and Kawai. Personally, I like Yamaha better than Kawai because I thought Kawai pianos sound a bit too rich for the ears. However, many salespeople say that Kawai is a better choice for different reasons: closer to European pianos, sounds richer, better value for money, on par with Yamaha but cheaper because Yamaha charges more for the brand name. The boss of Chiu piano, however, sings a different tune. He feels that Yamaha is a 'far better choice' than Kawai because Kawai uses ABS, which in his opinion, is just a kind of plastic easily available in the market to any Tom, Dick or Harry, for its many parts. I can't help but think that he's a trustworthy man, or maybe it's because I want to think this way because he favours Yamaha over Kawai.

The lowest price that I've sourced is $3.4k for a 25-year-old Yamaha. Of course. If I can afford it, I would very much like to purchase a new one, but Japanese pianos are so damn expensive and I'm not keen on Cristofori or China-made pianos.

I'll probably take another one or two weeks to mull over it before I reach a decision.