![]() I suppose my experience is sometimes influenced by the forum hype - but that's a double-edged sword. There is no unequivocally "right" answer for everyone, of course. ![]() Mostly it goes back to the age-old discussion of what path is best with very limited funding, but ambitious expectations: new, used, refurbished, grand vs upright, etc. and individual dealer prep can do a lot to "make or break" the playing experience. Note my comments about that one model aren't applicable to all their models, for sure. I was comparing the Rit 148 to the YC 150 in my mind because of the very similar sizes (only 1" difference), peeking at the PB pricing database puts these pianos in the same neighborhood also. Sorry, I can't remember if it was the YC or Weber version, but I do remember being pleasantly surprised at the piano's tone overall considering the size limitations. The only <5' new grand piano I remember remotely liking was the 150 cm Young Chang/Weber model that Del recently designed, fwiw. I would have much preferred one for similar money. The same store had some 48"-52" Knabe uprights which had a tone that I felt was far superior and better balanced across the instrument. For some reason, this effect was more pronounced than on any other new grand piano I've played in recent memory. The tone quality on the bass side of the break was not nice, and playing across the break (as it moved from one bridge to the other) was actually distracting as you could easily hear the sound source seem to move from one side of the piano to the other as you crossed the bridges. ![]() ![]() I played a recent Ritmuller 148 at a tech-owned store and was honestly unimpressed. I think the price for the Samick could be negotiated down a bit if you decide you like it best. ![]()
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