Kawai KG-2 vs Kawai GS-30
Carlos Castro
and its cousin the GS-30. I've really only played the KG-2 and really
like the tone & touch for my price range (7k). But now I see an offer
in the paper for a GS-30 which is roughly the same age (20yrs) and
only 1k more than the KG-2.
My question: What is the difference in the two and is a 1k price
difference worth it. In both cases the owner claims their piano to be
in great condition, I will ofcourse make sure I get a Piano Tech. to
me his/her opinion.
spoon2001
I have seen a few Kawai pianos and played them down at a big piano
warehouse where I'm friends with the owner... To be honest, I didn't really
like them at all - they sounded tinny and their action was to be straight -
crap... I think that you could get a much better piano for ($?)7k than
either of these - Yamahas can be good at this price, although I don't really
know where you are based etc. as I'm sure Europe's a lot different from
North America...
Regards,
David
"Carlos Castro" <carlos...@cpavelazquez.com> wrote in message
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Glenn Grafton
Castro) said:
You're not alone in your liking the KG2. It is a wonderful piano that
you will enjoy. In fact the current Kawai grand series were recently
voted Acoustic Piano Line of the Year by the readers of Music
Merchandise Review; see
http://www.mmrmagazine.com/mmrmag/dec03/dealerchoice.html
> ACOUSTIC PIANO LINE OF THE YEAR
> Kawai RX Series
> Kawai America Corporation
>
> Though a number of other makers had strong showings, Kawai?s RX grand
> pianos were the leading vote-getters in the realm of acoustic pianos.
To get a grasp of where the KG2 and the GS-30 fit check out:
http://www.kawaius.com/oldmodels.htm
The KG2 is 5'10" and the GS-30 is 6'1". Current models that compare to
these would be the RX1 and RX3. The GS-30 would have a richer bass and
more powerful sound that you may want to consider.
A prior post here said it well here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=376fd1ac.22791536%40cnn.exu.ericsson.se&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DRX-3%2Bkawai%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D376fd1ac.22791536%2540cnn.exu.ericsson.se%26rnum%3D3
I
> I think Yamaha builds very good pianos (I own a 10-year-old P22 studio
> and enjoy it very much). However, I think Kawai grands in the 6' and
> slightly under size (RX-3 and RX-2, respectively) represent a somewhat
> better value than comparable Yamahas. The key point is that there
> doesn't seem to be that big of a subjective difference (to me at least)
> between the Kawai RX-2 and the RX-3, yet the difference between a
> Yamaha C2 and C3 is pretty dramatic, IMHO. If you want a *good* Yamaha
> grand, therefore, the first one in the line worth considering seems to
> be the C3, but that's a pretty pricey piano for many of us. To someone
> trying to buy a decent grand for a livingroom, the Kawai RX-2 starts
> looking pretty attractive: it's very similar to the RX-3, yet it costs
> less than both the RX-3 and the Yamaha C3. Also, with the RX-2 you're
> getting more or less a 6' piano in a 5'10" case because of how it's
> designed. This could explain why the RX-2 (and its forerunner the
> KG-2) has been such a popular model. No, I don't work for Kawai; I
> just try to call 'em as I see 'em.
BTW, we had been a Yamaha dealer for 37 years and now carry Kawai. We
recenlty sold a KG2 and a KG3 and they were excellent instruments in
like new playing condition.
--
Glenn Grafton
Grafton Piano & Organ Co.
1-877-GRAFTON (877-472-3866)
1081 County Line Rd. Souderton PA 18964
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