Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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A really good piano should be capable of allowing the pianist to play any kind of music. I've heard jazz on Yamahas, Steinways, Baldwins, and Kawais. Jazz sounds good on all these makes. Get a piano that you like to play.
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Read More »Re: how to choose a piano for playing jazz? China_Jack 2861603 10:38 AM Joined: Posts: 15,502 Georgia, USA Rickster Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Rickster Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Posts: 15,502 Georgia, USA Sounds like you are in for a lot of fun and excitement (and stress ) choosing a piano that you like for the music that you like. Your budget is waaaay more than mine was, in many multiples of 10, but I found an older Yamaha C7 grand (7'4") that I could afford and I absolutely love it for the kind of music I play! I play a lot of blues and boogie-woogie, along with oldies rock-n-roll, pop, old-country, folk, Gospel and some contemporary. I like jazz too, and I think jazz and blues have a lot in common, though some might disagree. I would describe the tone of my Yamaha C7 as a blend of bright and mellow, but not too bright and not too mellow. That distinctive sound of the higher notes in the killer octave gives me a thrill every time I hear it! The individual notes are clear and distinctive, which would bode well for jazz music. The action is superb as well, not too firm and not too light, very fast repetition. Oh yea, I have two tempos... fast and faster. In fact, I just played it a few minutes ago rehearsing some songs and arrangements I plan on playing at a piano party recital tomorrow. Anyway, all the pianos you mentioned would likely be a good candidate for you to try. I will say that I owned a very nice Petrof studio upright from the early 2000s, for a while, and it was way too mellow for the kind of music I like best. It would have been fantastic for classical music. But I'm afraid I missed the boat when it comes to playing classical music.
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