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I have a Yamaha CLP685- they are about £3k but there are cheaper options available.
Can be lifted by two normal people, rather than requiring specialist movers.
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@munckee it needs to be a few feet away from a radiator at least. We had our radiator replaced with a more compact one with the same power output because of this same issue.
he repaired pianos whilst his blind brother did the tuning
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Or if your piano is anything like mine - old small with 2 broken strings and almost untuneable rammed up against an outside wall next to the radiator - they will pray you stop phoning them
One day, when I stop travelling I'll probably get one too.
My point is this is for a child and there is plenty of time to get a large, heavy upright that requires fettling to stay in tune.
There is no way I'd buy a full sized acoustic piano for a child, no matter how dedicated they are.
A quality electronic piano will be a much easier fit, IMHO.
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An electric piano would be easier to manage but I think she really wants the actual piano, heat is my fear though.
Maybe I'll need to reshuffle the house!
Thanks for all the answers.
An actual piano worthy of the name will be seriously expensive. The feature that an advanced piano student needs is a proper hammer action key mechanism.
I would still probably go for electronic route but perhaps try them and see how she responds to it?
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Find a shop that restores pianos, you can buy a very decent one for 2.5k and an excellent one for 5k.
But if you buy a cheapo and find that it needs work, the work can easily cost several thousands, it’s not worth taking the risk.
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I'm amazed anyone wants a piano these days, they are so unrelentingly noisy! You can get amazing digital pianos these days and you can either adjust the volume or play with headphones on. I can play at 12.30am without disturbing anyone in the house and likewise 7am weekends.
The feedback of physical input to sound just isn't there
Digital pianos sound decent, but proper pianos sound beautiful, even average ones
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I have an RD2000 - OK its a stage piano and has control functions and much more than piano sounds - BUT the hammer action is great and the V-Pianos pounds are really good. I play it though good sound reproduction - originally a pair of Adam A5Xs then more lately Neumann KH120s - but with a Yam sub. Cost of the monitoring and keyboard itself is circa £3200
Now the sound itself is great - BUT one trip to a piano shop looking at used models in the £3k to £5k range..... lets just say the feeling of the wood resonating, and pure projection from the pianos..... If I was only interested in Piano sounds, didnt need to gig it (ie home use only) and had room Id have the real piano without blinking an eyelid.