I purchased used a beautiful polished Ivory 1987 Samick 4'7" baby grand. It cost $5,000 new. It has the Imperial German scale design from noted piano designer Klaus Fenner whom Samick hired to bring a refined voice to their grands. And my tuner, who is a retired piano technician at a prestigious eastern music school, says it is a solid instrument and any professional would be happy to play this in my home!
I have a Samick SG172 that I bought new in 97. The dealer had Abel Encore hammers fitted for me as a part of the purchase deal since the stock hammers were clearly letting it down. It has a fine full tone, in particular a strong sonorous bass and extreme clarity in the upper treble where with many pianos (including my teachers Steinway) it is hard to hear the pitch accurately. (Try tuning the upper treble if you don't get what I mean.) Sonically, it is truly one of the better pianos despite all the flack that these instruments get for having a laminated soundboard. The sympathetic resonance is easily demonstrated and very strong. The downside is a sticky action and from what I have read, hammer and flange pinning with Samicks is a problem. Removing a hammer to check the swing tells all, it is very stiff so I am going for a complete re-pinning and regulation. I have looked at upgrading and it looks like a real upgrade would be at least $20,000. Frankly, from what I have listened to, there is no guarantee that even that would gain any sonic improvement and may actually be a downgrade, so I will stay true to my Samick!
Used to have piano classes in one of these for 6 years. It was old and battered, with a very metallic tone. However, with lots of practice you could get it to sound great! Very decent baby grand!
Kawai has a rich, deep bass. The only thing I do not like about Kawai is the action. The action of a Kawai is a little heavy for my preference. Samick is crisp, pretty nice bass, and cheaper.
@@ethanbeatsachmoody8177 my church has a samick and it has amazing bass. My experience with a kawai grand is it has an extremely nice sounding upper register but the samick wins the bass category all day long from what I’ve heard
Kawai's tone is generally softer than Samick's. As for Kuwai, I have never heard of that brand. Perhaps Kuwait has finally stepped into the magnificent world of piano making?
I purchased used a beautiful polished Ivory 1987 Samick 4'7" baby grand. It cost $5,000 new. It has the Imperial German scale design from noted piano designer Klaus Fenner whom Samick hired to bring a refined voice to their grands. And my tuner, who is a retired piano technician at a prestigious eastern music school, says it is a solid instrument and any professional would be happy to play this in my home!
I have a Samick SG172 that I bought new in 97. The dealer had Abel Encore hammers fitted for me as a part of the purchase deal since the stock hammers were clearly letting it down. It has a fine full tone, in particular a strong sonorous bass and extreme clarity in the upper treble where with many pianos (including my teachers Steinway) it is hard to hear the pitch accurately. (Try tuning the upper treble if you don't get what I mean.) Sonically, it is truly one of the better pianos despite all the flack that these instruments get for having a laminated soundboard. The sympathetic resonance is easily demonstrated and very strong.
The downside is a sticky action and from what I have read, hammer and flange pinning with Samicks is a problem. Removing a hammer to check the swing tells all, it is very stiff so I am going for a complete re-pinning and regulation.
I have looked at upgrading and it looks like a real upgrade would be at least $20,000. Frankly, from what I have listened to, there is no guarantee that even that would gain any sonic improvement and may actually be a downgrade, so I will stay true to my Samick!
I have this same Piano late 80s in Ivory. It was my Mother in Laws Piano. Beautiful Piano. Very nice sound.
Used to have piano classes in one of these for 6 years. It was old and battered, with a very metallic tone. However, with lots of practice you could get it to sound great! Very decent baby grand!
I like the sound of this piano
très belle sonorité, il est étonnant. J'ai apprécié le Schumann, très belle pièce. Vois jouez très bien!
P.S. The metallic tone that Duo Ex Animo (below) experienced is almost certainly due to stock hammers, especially if they have been well used!
I have that CD For the Beginning song.
Superrrr
How does sammick differ from
Kuwai ?
kawai is much better
Kawai has a rich, deep bass. The only thing I do not like about Kawai is the action. The action of a Kawai is a little heavy for my preference. Samick is crisp, pretty nice bass, and cheaper.
@@ethanbeatsachmoody8177 my church has a samick and it has amazing bass. My experience with a kawai grand is it has an extremely nice sounding upper register but the samick wins the bass category all day long from what I’ve heard
Kawai's tone is generally softer than Samick's. As for Kuwai, I have never heard of that brand. Perhaps Kuwait has finally stepped into the magnificent world of piano making?
It's called Mozart on my Mind
hollowed dead sound... cheap for a reason
Care to share what wonderful sounding high caliber piano you play?
@@Jimmy-rd5ig what the connection?
@@HodGabriel Do you always answer a question with another question? Sorry
@@Jimmy-rd5ig I said I don't like the sound of this piano. What does it have to do with which piano I play?
@@Jimmy-rd5ig your answer seems hostile, as if this is not ok that I don't like this piano