Wednesday, January 27, 2010

yamaha UX-2

as you most likely know, i am selling my yamaha UX-2 piano. this is a bitter sweet experience for me seeing i wrote my upcoming album on this particular piano so there is definitely a sentimental attachment to it. i've decided to upgrade to another yamaha piano in the form of a grand which will be great as i move into the future and truth be told if i could keep both i would. however due to our space limitations i have to sell this one to accommodate the next.

i bought this piano 4 years ago after extensive looking, looking and looking. i wouldn't call myself a piano expert by any means but have been around enough and played enough pianos to know when it's a good one or not. i have settled comfortably on yamaha as a brand which sits well within most peoples price ranges and the quality is amazing especially throughout the 'U' models and beyond. i like yamaha so much in fact that i own one in australia, and upon moving here there was no question i wouldn't buy the same model again.

it's called a 'UX-2'...the'U' is the name of the model, it's the best piano you can pretty much buy before upgrading to a grand piano. The 'X' refers to the frame structure. if i had super strength i'd turn the piano around and show you
that on the back there is a huge 'X' that goes from the top to bottom in a diagonal fashion hence the 'X'. this 'X' frame gives the piano strength if it was to be moved around a lot (school or church) but even in a home sense it gives it strength to hold it's tune better than those without.

The '2' refers to the size. if you research it you'll find a U1 is 48" tall, the U2 is 50" tall and finally the U3 is 52" tall. the U2 is snug in the middle of these two and has plenty of power to give a nice rich sound to fill a house but also works perfectly for the subtlety needed within townhouses and apartments.

The design on the front of the cabinet (slots) allows the sound to flow and not be muffled by the cabinet. to look inside you see black material that matches the black ebony finish but allows the sound to escape. most pianos don't have this feature, but it is nice to find one that does.

this piano is still covered under a warranty which i'd say is not necessary but a little piece of mind is always a good thing when buying a piano and 100% transferable to the new owners.

i'm looking around $4200 for this beauty or a bigger house so i can keep both but i don't think the latter is a possibility right now :)

feel free to pass this along to whoever may be interested and mention there's free piano lessons included too.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

happy new year

i hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

this coming week piano lessons are back in full swing so everyone get your practice on :)

it's a four lesson month for all tuesday, wednesday and thursday students.

see you this week.