Yamaha Baby Grand Piano Gb1k Review

Yamaha designers engineers and craftsmen were challenged to bring out the expressive tone subtle colors and dynamics of a conservatory grand from a more compact instrument.

Yamaha baby grand piano gb1k review.

Its full resonant tone is comparable to that of many substantially larger models. Yamaha gb1 baby grand piano review information. The gb1k has a bass sustain pedal as well as a soft close fallboard. Yamaha gb1 and kawai gm 10k comparison.

Is it too small. The yamaha gb1 baby grand piano now known as the gb1k is yamaha s most basic grand piano model but have yamaha cut too many corners in order to keep the size and the price down. While a concert grand piano can reach 9 0 3 in length 275 cm a baby grand piano is 5 0 5 6 152 168cm long. To give you an idea of how a baby grand piano looks like here is a cfx yamaha.

You can find more i. While the new models ending in x ie c2x or s7x have the newly designed cabinet the gb1k carries on the traditional style lines. Brown found the treble tone on this instrument to be typically yamaha. With yamaha s uncompromising insistence on superb sound and resonance the gb1k is available at a price suitable for smaller budgets.

The yamaha gb1k carries the classic lines of yamaha s famous g and c series grands. Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range grand pianos are the ultimate expression of the piano maker s art. In order to review the yamaha gb1 baby grand we ve compared it to a similarly priced baby grand the kawai gm 10. Measuring in at 5 long this baby grand is considered the entry level.

Embodying over 100 years of accumulated expertise these instruments epitomize the quality performance and value for which yamaha has long been renowned as we enter the second century of yamaha grand pianos. Over a century of grand piano making. 151cm 5 baby grand piano. It was reviewed in the chicago area by kevin a.

First up is the 4 11 yamaha gb1k yamaha s only indonesian made grand sold in the u s. A brief comparison video looking at yamaha and kawai s smallest grand piano models. Bright crisp and pleasant but a bit generic and lacking in tonal color. The first baby grand was built by ernest kaps in the 1860 s although only in 1884 was it first patented by hugo sohmer founder of sohmer company.

Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range yamaha baby grand pianos are the ultimate expression of the piano maker s art. The yamaha gb1 is just 151cm long and pianos this small have very short bass strings. Both models can be seen in our large surrey showroom.