🎹Yamaha Pianos vs Kawai Pianos Differences Between Acoustic Pianos🎹

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Piano Action Design - 4:04 • Piano Soundboards - 6:21 • Piano Scale Design - 7:23 • Piano Sound - 8:20 • 🛒 See More Kawai Pianos▸https://geni.us/Kawai-Pianos • 🛒 See More Yamaha Pianos▸https://geni.us/Yamaha-Pianos • 💕 Subscribe to Merriam Pianos HERE ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam • 🔔 Click the 🔔 bell to be notified of all videos! ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam • #Yamaha #Kawai #Piano • Thanks for joining us here today at the Merriam Piano YouTube channel. Today, we’re going to be comparing two absolute powerhouses of the piano industry - Yamaha and Kawai. • Few brands have had as large an impact on the modern piano industry as a whole as have Japanese piano manufacturer’s Yamaha and Kawai. • If this is the first time to the Merriam Pianos channel, please subscribe, we’d really appreciate the support! • Background: • Both companies originate from Japan and they actually share the same origin. Beginning in the early 1900’s, Koichi Kawai was one of Yamaha’s leading engineers responsible for its very first grand piano designs. Following the death of Yamaha’s patriarch, Kawai left the company to form his own piano company in Hamamatsu Japan. • Comparison of Acoustic Product Offerings: • Yamaha and Kawai both manufacture top level handmade concert grands. Yamaha’s top line is their CF series grands, and Kawai’s top line is the Shigeru Kawai grands. The institutional series from each manufacturer are essentially machine made versions of these top handmade series pianos - the Yamaha S series, and the Kawai GX series. • Kawai’s GL series and Yamaha’s CX series are the closest in terms of specs, but pricewise, the CX series tends to be closer to the GX series grands. This of course spurs a lot of debate between piano shoppers and dealers as to whether or not the CX and GX series are truly parallel in terms of their specs. • Piano Action Design: • One of the most obvious differences between the two manufacturer’s is of course Kawai’s use of their Millennium III action throughout their entire lineup. This action is built using carbon fiber reinforced synthetic components, which Kawai claims has several benefits over wood actions, including less maintenance and greater stability. The musical benefits are more subjective, though Kawai has done measured tests that showed their carbon fiber actions repeat faster and have more accuracy at lower dynamic ranges. • Although many of the harshest criticisms of the Kawai actions historically come from Yamaha dealers, Yamaha actually uses plastic based “jacks” in their actions as well. Customers may hear during their course of visiting showrooms that there must be a quality gap between these manufacturer’s since Yamaha uses wood and Kawai uses synthetic materials,but the history of pianos in the marketplace over the last few decades refutes this. • Key-stick length is another action related component that is different between these two manufacturer’s. Kawai’s have anywhere between a 1 to 3 cm longer key-stick across their upright and grand lines when compared to the equivalent Yamaha models. A longer key-stick further increases repetition speed potential, and can actually offer a greater sense of control when playing further up the key. • Piano Soundboards: • While this is less talked about, it’s actually another important difference and big reason for the tonal difference between these two brands. Yamaha uses tapered solid spruce soundboards in their top S and CF series grands, whereas Kawai uses tapered solid spruce soundboards through their entire lineup, except for its more basic continental uprights. Most pianists agree that when it comes to improved sustain, response and dynamic range, tapered soundboards will deliver this better than non-tapered soundboards. • Piano Scale Design: • A third difference is the scale design and string lengths for comparable models. For example, the Yamaha U1 has a shorter string length than the comparable Kawai K300. The Yamaha GB1 grand is shorter than the Kawai GL10, and the C1X is shorter than the GX1 - so on and so forth. Yamaha tends to use a higher tension scale design with a shorter string for a brighter, more clear tone. Kawai's by comparison use a lower tension scale and longer strings, combined with a tapered soundboard for a more resonant bass and longer sustain. • Piano Sound: • This is definitely the most famous difference between the brands. Yamaha’s are known to sound quite bright, whereas Kawai's are known to sound darker and warmer. Yamaha has started voicing their hammers to sound darker over the last few years, there are still the above mentioned design differences that lead to a sharper tone. • Thanks for watching, have fun shopping! Long live the piano! • Connect with Merriam Music: • ● Website ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/ • ● Contact Us ▸ https://www.merriammusic.com/contact/ • ● Instagram ▸ / merriammusic • ● Facebook ▸ / merriammusic • ● Twitter ▸ / merriammusicinc

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