Thinking of getting a digital piano
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Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.
Edit: GX2, not RX2.
wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 20:57 last edited by@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.
RX2s haven’t been built for 15 years. The oak models are also custom for the Mormon Church. That’s very odd…
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@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.
RX2s haven’t been built for 15 years. The oak models are also custom for the Mormon Church. That’s very odd…
wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 21:00 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.
RX2s haven’t been built for 15 years. The oak models are also custom for the Mormon Church. That’s very odd…
She probably said GX2 and I misremembered.
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wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 21:33 last edited by
Still, a nice piano.
You know, you don't really need both kidneys...
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wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 21:39 last edited by
It sounds great. I had never been much impressed with Kawais before today, but the ones I played had exceptional tones.
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wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 21:42 last edited by
They're nice pianos. Especially in the verticals, I prefer their tone to Yamaha.
All personal preference, though.
I'm also one of the dimwits that liked the old Baldwins...
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:25 last edited by Horace 11 Aug 2023, 17:28
I borrowed a piano stencil from the Kawai gallery. How serious is the rule about not putting a piano next to a window? This gets direct sunlight for a couple hours in the morning, but is shaded the majority of the day. Also there's a door to the outside there right behind it. This is the only place in the acoustically advantaged living room. Otherwise it'd go into my office.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:29 last edited by
Are the windows UV treated? I would also consider purchasing a hydrometer that measures AND RECORDS the temp and humidity and put it on a table smack in the middle and see how much variation you see over the course of the day.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:29 last edited by jon-nyc 11 Aug 2023, 17:30
Get an electric awning for outside the window and lower it in the mornings. They’re compact and not very visible when rolled up.
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Are the windows UV treated? I would also consider purchasing a hydrometer that measures AND RECORDS the temp and humidity and put it on a table smack in the middle and see how much variation you see over the course of the day.
wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:34 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Are the windows UV treated? I would also consider purchasing a hydrometer that measures AND RECORDS the temp and humidity and put it on a table smack in the middle and see how much variation you see over the course of the day.
They aren't UV treated. Will do about the hydrometer.
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Get an electric awning for outside the window and lower it in the mornings. They’re compact and not very visible when rolled up.
wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:37 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Get an electric awning for outside the window and lower it in the mornings. They’re compact and not very visible when rolled up.
There's a covered porch there already. The direct sun I'm talking about is the near-horizontal kind. It's an east-facing window.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 17:41 last edited by
My biggest concern is refraction. If the light is hitting the windows in a manner that causes it to be focused in a particular area, that could be bad. Since the windows aren’t UV treated, I would consider getting film for them.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 18:17 last edited by
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 19:48 last edited by
I'm in Copper's camp. Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 20:26 last edited by
@Jolly said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.
The blinds that Copper recommended are about $1050 per window in my living room.
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@Jolly said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.
The blinds that Copper recommended are about $1050 per window in my living room.
wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 21:16 last edited by@George-K said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
@Jolly said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.
The blinds that Copper recommended are about $1050 per window in my living room.
Yeah, but Copper has enough money to burn a wet mule on a windy day.
You can get the same look much cheaper.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 21:23 last edited by
Well I have blinds. Just a shame to use them. Good sun and view is the whole point of those windows.
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wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 23:03 last edited by
That oak Kawai ain't a bad view in and of itself...
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wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 02:42 last edited by
Horace, you could always use that oak Kawai for firewood if necessary, like a really cold day. I think oak is good firewood. Maybe ask Jolly.
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Horace, you could always use that oak Kawai for firewood if necessary, like a really cold day. I think oak is good firewood. Maybe ask Jolly.
wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 03:07 last edited by@Rainman said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:
Horace, you could always use that oak Kawai for firewood if necessary, like a really cold day. I think oak is good firewood. Maybe ask Jolly.
Well, it’s only a veneer. The rim is Matoa, a whole lot of glue, and a third wood lamination, likely luan mahogany.
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wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 07:23 last edited by
My first grand was a Kawai 5'8". It was a nice instrument, had a split in the rim you could only see from underneath, and Kawai, through the dealership of course, immediately replaced the piano. No excuses, no spin, no "would you take cash back" or other nonsense. Always have liked the brand, even though I may say stupid stuff along the way. I even had to teach class piano years ago, and it was on a Kawai setup. Pretty cool setup, can't imagine how far they've come since those days. I suppose they still have class piano at the college/university level. Helps pay the bills.