Yamaha Baby Grand Piano Gb1k Review

Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range yamaha baby grand pianos are the ultimate expression of the piano maker s art.

Yamaha baby grand piano gb1k review.

First up is the 4 11 yamaha gb1k yamaha s only indonesian made grand sold in the u s. The yamaha gb1 is just 151cm long and pianos this small have very short bass strings. Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range grand pianos are the ultimate expression of the piano maker s art. The yamaha gb1k carries the classic lines of yamaha s famous g and c series grands.

Both models can be seen in our large surrey showroom. 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. Yamaha gb1 and kawai gm 10k comparison. The gb1k has a bass sustain pedal as well as a soft close fallboard.

While the new models ending in x ie c2x or s7x have the newly designed cabinet the gb1k carries on the traditional style lines. 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. Yamaha gb1 baby grand piano review information. Bright crisp and pleasant but a bit generic and lacking in tonal color.

Measuring in at 5 long this baby grand is considered the entry level. The compact size of the gb1k makes it perfect for any room. 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. You can find more i.

Both pianos are assembled in indonesia though we are informed that all kawai parts are made in japan so we assume that this is probably the case with the yamaha. Its full resonant tone is comparable to that of many substantially larger models. The gb1k and gc series put the unmistakable sound of a yamaha grand piano in more places and in reach of more people than ever before. To give you an idea of how a baby grand piano looks like here is a cfx yamaha.

With yamaha s uncompromising insistence on superb sound and resonance the gb1k is available at a price suitable for smaller budgets. A brief comparison video looking at yamaha and kawai s smallest grand piano models. Is it too small. 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.

Brown found the treble tone on this instrument to be typically yamaha. In order to review the yamaha gb1 baby grand we ve compared it to a similarly priced baby grand the kawai gm 10. 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.