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NicMM
ParticipantMANmom,
Actually I have encountered all these names of seller and services online and wondered how good they are. It’s great that you recommend them.
Now I saw a used Kawai 502-T built in 1994 asking for $1400. Do you have a rough idea about the piano and price? 502-T seems to be a discontinued model, which I don’t see in Kawai website.
NicMM
[quote=MANmom]I am a piano/guitar/voice teacher, he is still quite young. Most of my students quit when it gets hard, around year 2. Do you play? Buying a piano is a good investment if you enjoy it. I have a Yamaha G5, I only tune it every year to year and a half, and it gets a lot of play. Depending on where you live you can tune every year or so. More moisture in the air, the more it will go out of tune. Moving it will also affect the tuning, so “recently tuned” doesn’t mean a whole lot. Most people can’t really hear it when the piano is out of tune anyway. Have you tried Piano Warehouse in San Marcos? Last time I was there they had several good used pianos. The suggestion of renting a piano is also a good one, if he quits in a year or so, you are not bound to the instrument. But having one in the house even if he is has stopped lessons is a good thing. I have a son who loves to play piano but has never taken a lesson. He asks me how to play his favorite songs, I show him and he plays it. You can also look up how to play songs on Youtube, he has learned several from there. Also if your son ever wants to pick up guitar or another instrument, it is useful to have a keyboard or piano in the house to tune things with. I suggest you either rent for a while and keep looking. Times are tough right now, you might come across a great used Yamaha U that someone needs to get rid of…also, Encore Piano movers are the movers I use, I just moved to my new house with my G5 and it is perfect.[/quote]
ParticipantThanks, sdr!
[quote=sdrealtor]NIc
Just sent you a PM with the scoop. Anyone looking to rent a piano reasonably here is the companies website. He’s located in Encinitas.ParticipantThanks, sdr!
[quote=sdrealtor]NIc
Just sent you a PM with the scoop. Anyone looking to rent a piano reasonably here is the companies website. He’s located in Encinitas.ParticipantThanks, sdr!
[quote=sdrealtor]NIc
Just sent you a PM with the scoop. Anyone looking to rent a piano reasonably here is the companies website. He’s located in Encinitas.ParticipantThanks, sdr!
[quote=sdrealtor]NIc
Just sent you a PM with the scoop. Anyone looking to rent a piano reasonably here is the companies website. He’s located in Encinitas.ParticipantThanks, sdr!
[quote=sdrealtor]NIc
Just sent you a PM with the scoop. Anyone looking to rent a piano reasonably here is the companies website. He’s located in Encinitas.ParticipantFlyer,
What a fortune it is that you inherited two Steinway Grands! I encountered a 30 year old Steinway Upright (re-tuned and repaired by seller), it was still priced at several thousand dollars.
-NicMM
[quote=flyer]So great to read a thread about children taking piano lessons!
We raised our, now grown, children with music lessons of many types, and they still thank us for it.
We inherited two Steinway Grands when they were young, and our entire family has enjoyed playing them for years.
As many here have suggested, if you do not currently have a piano in your home, definitely rent one, and see how it goes. You will find many reasonable opportunities to buy in the future, if it seems appropriate.
Enjoy![/quote]
ParticipantFlyer,
What a fortune it is that you inherited two Steinway Grands! I encountered a 30 year old Steinway Upright (re-tuned and repaired by seller), it was still priced at several thousand dollars.
-NicMM
[quote=flyer]So great to read a thread about children taking piano lessons!
We raised our, now grown, children with music lessons of many types, and they still thank us for it.
We inherited two Steinway Grands when they were young, and our entire family has enjoyed playing them for years.
As many here have suggested, if you do not currently have a piano in your home, definitely rent one, and see how it goes. You will find many reasonable opportunities to buy in the future, if it seems appropriate.
Enjoy![/quote]
ParticipantFlyer,
What a fortune it is that you inherited two Steinway Grands! I encountered a 30 year old Steinway Upright (re-tuned and repaired by seller), it was still priced at several thousand dollars.
-NicMM
[quote=flyer]So great to read a thread about children taking piano lessons!
We raised our, now grown, children with music lessons of many types, and they still thank us for it.
We inherited two Steinway Grands when they were young, and our entire family has enjoyed playing them for years.
As many here have suggested, if you do not currently have a piano in your home, definitely rent one, and see how it goes. You will find many reasonable opportunities to buy in the future, if it seems appropriate.
Enjoy![/quote]
ParticipantFlyer,
What a fortune it is that you inherited two Steinway Grands! I encountered a 30 year old Steinway Upright (re-tuned and repaired by seller), it was still priced at several thousand dollars.
-NicMM
[quote=flyer]So great to read a thread about children taking piano lessons!
We raised our, now grown, children with music lessons of many types, and they still thank us for it.
We inherited two Steinway Grands when they were young, and our entire family has enjoyed playing them for years.
As many here have suggested, if you do not currently have a piano in your home, definitely rent one, and see how it goes. You will find many reasonable opportunities to buy in the future, if it seems appropriate.
Enjoy![/quote]
ParticipantFlyer,
What a fortune it is that you inherited two Steinway Grands! I encountered a 30 year old Steinway Upright (re-tuned and repaired by seller), it was still priced at several thousand dollars.
-NicMM
[quote=flyer]So great to read a thread about children taking piano lessons!
We raised our, now grown, children with music lessons of many types, and they still thank us for it.
We inherited two Steinway Grands when they were young, and our entire family has enjoyed playing them for years.
As many here have suggested, if you do not currently have a piano in your home, definitely rent one, and see how it goes. You will find many reasonable opportunities to buy in the future, if it seems appropriate.
Enjoy![/quote]
ParticipantNot having anyone in the house playing piano is part of the problem. But I do have a relative who is a piano teacher in SD. In case of piano shopping, I guess I could borrow some of her time to verify a piano when we find one we like.
CBad, what kind of keyboard do you have? Do you recommend it?
-NicMM
[quote=CBad]Do any adults in the house play or plan on learning? If not, for a 5yo child, definitely rent or buy a decent full sized keyboard. You just have no idea if they are going to be playing in a few years. Decide later what to do when you have an idea of how serious they are about it.
I play and bought a used upright about 8-9 years ago after looking for over a year. I got a total steal. Like cars, I’m really not sure why you’d buy a brand new piano. My 3 kids all play now and I don’t plan on ever upgrading to a baby grand/grand. Yes, I can tell the difference and grew up playing on a Baldwin grand (my mom plays as well and is a total piano snob) but there’s just not enough of a difference that I can justify the $ and household space for it unless one of the kiddos got very serious about it (and I don’t see that happening so far).
We have a keyboard as well which let me tell ya, that has the advantage of HEADPHONES my friend! Sometimes after hearing 3 sets of piano practice I send them to their room to go goof off on the keyboard instead for my own sanity.[/quote]
ParticipantNot having anyone in the house playing piano is part of the problem. But I do have a relative who is a piano teacher in SD. In case of piano shopping, I guess I could borrow some of her time to verify a piano when we find one we like.
CBad, what kind of keyboard do you have? Do you recommend it?
-NicMM
[quote=CBad]Do any adults in the house play or plan on learning? If not, for a 5yo child, definitely rent or buy a decent full sized keyboard. You just have no idea if they are going to be playing in a few years. Decide later what to do when you have an idea of how serious they are about it.
I play and bought a used upright about 8-9 years ago after looking for over a year. I got a total steal. Like cars, I’m really not sure why you’d buy a brand new piano. My 3 kids all play now and I don’t plan on ever upgrading to a baby grand/grand. Yes, I can tell the difference and grew up playing on a Baldwin grand (my mom plays as well and is a total piano snob) but there’s just not enough of a difference that I can justify the $ and household space for it unless one of the kiddos got very serious about it (and I don’t see that happening so far).
We have a keyboard as well which let me tell ya, that has the advantage of HEADPHONES my friend! Sometimes after hearing 3 sets of piano practice I send them to their room to go goof off on the keyboard instead for my own sanity.[/quote]
ParticipantNot having anyone in the house playing piano is part of the problem. But I do have a relative who is a piano teacher in SD. In case of piano shopping, I guess I could borrow some of her time to verify a piano when we find one we like.
CBad, what kind of keyboard do you have? Do you recommend it?
-NicMM
[quote=CBad]Do any adults in the house play or plan on learning? If not, for a 5yo child, definitely rent or buy a decent full sized keyboard. You just have no idea if they are going to be playing in a few years. Decide later what to do when you have an idea of how serious they are about it.
I play and bought a used upright about 8-9 years ago after looking for over a year. I got a total steal. Like cars, I’m really not sure why you’d buy a brand new piano. My 3 kids all play now and I don’t plan on ever upgrading to a baby grand/grand. Yes, I can tell the difference and grew up playing on a Baldwin grand (my mom plays as well and is a total piano snob) but there’s just not enough of a difference that I can justify the $ and household space for it unless one of the kiddos got very serious about it (and I don’t see that happening so far).
We have a keyboard as well which let me tell ya, that has the advantage of HEADPHONES my friend! Sometimes after hearing 3 sets of piano practice I send them to their room to go goof off on the keyboard instead for my own sanity.[/quote]
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