{"id":7771,"date":"2021-09-03T11:23:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianosplus.ie\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2023-09-21T08:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:32:23","slug":"buying-a-used-japanese-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianosplus.ie\/buying-a-used-japanese-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a Used Japanese Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt49o1ul-81f0379c7abca073a351023315d7d7d9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kt49o1ul-81f0379c7abca073a351023315d7d7d9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kt49o1ul-81f0379c7abca073a351023315d7d7d9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kt49o1ul-81f0379c7abca073a351023315d7d7d9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kt49o1ul-81f0379c7abca073a351023315d7d7d9 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Buying a Used Japanese Piano<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt49pdis-63263c00dd96629bbdce975c12d3a6b0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The popularity of pre-owned or second-hand Japanese pianos has grown significantly in the last 10-15 years, particularly Yamaha and Kawai instruments. However, to meet this increased demand, many retailers in Ireland and the UK have begun importing from the used piano market in Japan.\u00a0It is important to bear in mind that the majority of these pianos that were built for the Japanese domestic market differed in quality to the instruments built for export. This is particularly the case the older the instruments are. It is always preferable to invest in a new export built piano. However, if you are thinking of purchasing a pre-owned Japanese piano then a few rules should apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid &#8216;Reconditioned&#8217; Used Imports.<\/strong><br \/>\nBeware of people describing the pianos they have for sale as &#8216;<em>reconditioned<\/em>&#8216; Kawai or Yamaha used imports. At first it may seem as though there is added value to these instruments, however if a piano is in need of reconditioning then it suggests that it was a &#8216;well worn&#8217; instrument requiring significant work to be carried out on it before re-sale. These pianos will typically tend to be 35 to 40 years old and often ex-school instruments, in our opinion these pianos cannot be considered an investment. You can check the age of an instrument with the serial number. Provide Pianos Plus with the serial number and we will be happy to tell you the year of manufacture of the piano in question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid Economy Models.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is important that you buy a used Yamaha or Kawai piano from the higher quality ranges, equivalent to current Yamaha U1\/U3 and Kawai K5\/K6 models. Economy models built for the Japanese market are not recommended and do not stand up well to European conditions due to their poorer quality of materials and build.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of models to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yamaha UX1, U10\/UX3, U30<\/li>\n<li>Kawai K50\/K60 and also BS1\/BS2\/BS3, XO2\/XO5\/XO8, DS60\/DS65, CS11\/CS14\/CS40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Choose A Younger Model!<\/strong><br \/>\nIn our opinion if you are purchasing a used Japanese piano then you should spend a little more and purchase a piano around 20 years old or less. These pianos are more likely to have come from a private home and been subjected to normal domestic use. As a result, these instruments are capable of performing at a decent level for another 10 &#8211; 15 years. Pianos Plus specialises in a range of advanced student-standard models of used Japanese Kawai and Yamaha pianos between 5-20 years old.<\/p>\n<p>All of our pre-owned pianos have a 5-year guarantee and a trade-in allowance of 60% of original purchase price.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-3w9197-4fdb1e2305975673940f25abeff4e66d hr-default  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_social_share '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-2c0fgb-c2a22cbb269f637ab043c5f3e539a325 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" 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