How to buy a piano How to pick a trustworthy piano
A. Quality: the main quality of the piano lies in several aspects, 1.
Sound quality aspects. Sound quality refers to the color of the sound of the piano, probably including: the purity of the sound, the texture of the sound, the sensitivity of the sound, etc. Purity refers to the cleanliness of the tone, the sound is clean, transparent, no noise.
The texture of the sound refers to the characteristics of the tone itself, which is a big difference between each brand of piano, and with the purchase of the piano some of the people's preferences, some people like the sound of atmospheric, open, and some people like the sound of soft, quiet. In general, you can choose a piano with a deep, calm sound that is not too open or soft.
Sound sensitivity refers to the degree of sensitivity to changes in the color of the sound, and a good piano is able to bring out the subtle changes in the player's emotions through the color, which is very difficult to identify without engaging in the piano profession.2.
Tactile aspect. The sense of touch refers to the player's feeling of the piano's mechanical movement properties.
Including the speed of mechanical response, the lightness of the falling keys, the depth of the falling keys, etc. This aspect can be selected according to the conditions of the hands of the children learning to play the piano, the age of the young, small hands, the weight of the arm is lighter, you can choose the mechanical response, the touch of the piano is lighter. In addition, the mechanical properties can also be changed through the adjustment of the piano tuner, experienced piano tuner, can be based on the characteristics of the player, the piano's mechanical properties to be adjusted.
3. Workmanship.
It refers to the overall manufacturing level of the piano, including the appearance of the piano, the quality of the baking varnish, the precision of the machinery, and so on. 4.
The stability of quality. Selection of the piano with the purchase of electrical appliances is very different, most of the electrical appliances are mechanical assembly line manufacturing, the same type of quality, performance difference is not big, while the piano is different, because most of the piano manufacturing is done by hand, in the performance of the quality of the difference will be.
For example, in the same brand, the same model of the piano, some pianos have a greater difference in the articulation of the three sound areas, the treble area of the sound is tighter, small air, the bass area sound thick, high and low sound areas have a more obvious difference, while some pianos have a more uniform tone. Second, the purchase: Because of the current domestic piano brand more, a variety of price of the piano are, first of all, according to their own economic conditions to choose the brand, and then according to the living environment and personal preferences to choose the model and color, and then choose the after-sales service is better than the selection of the piano store piano (if you do not know, you must look for a professional piano teacher or tuner to help select).
Most of the ordinary type pianos are around 10,000 RMB, and there are some differences in performance, so such pianos should be carefully selected. If the economic conditions allow, I personally think it is better to buy the market price of about 26,000 yuan joint venture YAMAHA and other famous brands of pianos, such pianos almost do not need to pick, the performance is very stable, many professional teachers are using.
Third, the price: As the selection of the piano is very important, the larger piano stores can choose more pianos, but the price will be slightly more expensive, and too small piano stores after-sales service is not guaranteed. So you can actually choose the piano store.
The price can generally be cut to about 9.5 percent off.
What is the role of the piano? How to choose a piano?
The piano is known as the king of musical instruments.
It has a complex structure and a wide range of sounds. It can be used for solo performance and accompaniment.
Piano **** there are two major categories, one is called the platform piano, which is characterized by high volume, good touch, beautiful appearance, suitable for stage performances. Another category is the vertical piano, it is small, easy to carry, suitable for family practice.
The piano has 88 keys. There are also a small number of pianos with 85 keys, 83 keys, 92 keys and other keys.
The most common 88-key piano includes 52 white keys and 36 black keys. Pianos have fixed standards for key width and key length, so one player can easily play different models of pianos.
Platform pianos come in a variety of sizes and are customarily categorized by the length of the body, such as 9 feet, 7 feet, 5 feet, and so on. Upright pianos are generally divided by the height of the body, such as 120 (120 centimeters high) u5, 113 and so on.
Regardless of whether the platform piano or upright piano, its structure can be roughly divided into five parts: shell, keyboard machinery and pedal machinery, string columns, paste boards, brackets and so on. When you play the piano, you press the keys with your fingers, and the other end of the keys pushes up the corresponding part of the internal striking mechanism, which drives the mallets to strike the strings.
The mechanism should be responsive, ensuring at least 8-12 repetitive strokes per second. When the touching finger is raised, the stop on the mechanism drives the stop against the string, stopping the sound.
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How to buy a piano?
First, pay attention to the style and ignore the quality
The piano is a very complex, sophisticated musical instrument. It consists of more than eight thousand parts. The production of piano involves many industries, such as metallurgy, textile, chemical industry, wood processing and so on. So the quality of the piano and the country and enterprise industrial technology level, as well as the quality of practitioners are closely related, and these conditions are difficult to improve in the short term. So many manufacturers will be in the appearance of the piano style to do articles, the production of the piano appearance of a variety of styles, catering to many people chasing new and different mentality. Especially some of the weak technical force of small and medium-sized piano enterprises is so, in order to compete for more customers and higher profits. Piano is the most important thing is its performance, should be in the piano acoustic quality and mechanical performance under the premise of good and then consider choosing the appearance of the favorite style. World famous pianos such as Germany's Steinway piano, Japan's Yamaha piano, etc., its appearance is simple, stable and generous, and its inner quality is not comparable to other pianos. Therefore, when you buy a piano, you have to pay extra attention to the piano in vain.
Second, blindly advocate foreign brands
Throughout the current market piano, many foreign brands, Chinese brand piano only Xinghai, Pearl River and a few other kinds. In addition to foreign original imported pianos, such as Germany's STEINWAY, BOSTON, Japan's YAMAHA, KAWAI and other pianos, most of the foreign-branded pianos are not from overseas, nor Sino-foreign joint ventures and cooperation in the introduction of technological talent, advanced equipment, and even more than the business introduction of so many imported parts. In fact, many foreign brands of pianos are mostly from small and medium-sized piano factories, their equipment conditions and technical force with the Beijing Piano Factory, Guangzhou Piano Factory and other large state-owned piano enterprises compared to a certain gap. To the piano to take a foreign name for the brand to achieve claptrap, increase sales, but also cater to a part of the people's foreign mentality. So the quality of foreign brands of pianos is not necessarily high, so when choosing a piano can not blindly superstitious foreign brands, it is best to consult with industry insiders in advance to the relevant brands, to master the details before deciding to buy which brand of piano.
Third, the tone of the understanding of the misunderstanding
The general thought that the piano tone should be loud, bright, brittle, like many Chinese folk songs and ethnic instruments, such as the yangqin, Panhu, suona and other ethnic instruments. In fact, pianos with this kind of sound often lack the richness of timbre changes, and cannot reproduce the music in a delicate, accurate and perfect way. This tone of the piano in the production is often due to the use of poor materials, technical process is not fine, such as the sound source using composite materials, mallet felt elasticity is poor, with the drug soaked mallet head felt is too hard, resulting in the piano tone is too bright, blowing up, at first glance can be heard, but it is very easy to cause auditory fatigue, and slowly on this tone to produce aversive. Good piano tone should be pure, mellow, thick, not fried, too thin, to have a certain thickness, especially in the treble area. The bass area should be clear and not muddy. The entire tone area should be unified, and the harmony should be strong, that is, the sound should be embraced. When choosing, you should listen more, compare more, and trust your own hearing. You can also ask others to help make a choice.
Fourth, touch preference
Many people like to choose the piano keys heavy piano, think that practicing on such a piano can forge the strength of the fingers, play up powerful. Some people prefer a lighter piano keyboard, which makes it easier to play and ensures faster playing speed (not many pianos in this situation). In fact, there is a national design standard for the weight of the piano keyboard, and it is not good for the keys to be too heavy or too light. The keys are either too heavy or too light. Heavy and tight keys are often due to the inflexibility and resistance of the piano's strings and keyboard mechanism. Such a piano to play, not only make people easy to fatigue, but also due to the slow rebound speed of the keys, do not follow the hand, resulting in slow performance speed, affecting the play of due technology; piano keys are too light, is often the piano manufacturing process and material deficiencies. Therefore, when purchasing a piano, you should choose a piano with light and heavy keys that are suitable, responsive and comfortable to play. The piano with good performance ability should be light but not "dead" and heavy with strength. These mainly depend on the design of the strings, materials, production process, and tuning technology, to ensure that all aspects of the smooth movement of the strings. These must be rich in professional knowledge and experience of the branch art staff to help identify.
Fifth, the confusion of the second-hand piano
Over the years, with the increasing production and sales of pianos, second-hand pianos began to appear on the market. Most of the second-hand piano is used by others for a period of time after the transfer of others. Faced with such pianos many people do not know how to choose. The low price of second-hand pianos makes people moved, but people are concerned about the quality of second-hand pianos and the length of their service life. In fact, because of the different sources of used pianos, the use of each piano, wear and tear, as well as the maintenance of good and bad different. First of all, you should choose a high-quality brand-name pianos, such as Japan's YAMAHA, KAWAYI, etc., and its fine production materials and advanced production process determines that these pianos are better than the general performance of the piano, long service life; in the second-hand pianos of foreign brands, some of which are really second-hand, some of which are refurbished pianos, there is a big difference in the price between them; secondly, you should pay attention to the condition of the piano you purchased. You can ask an experienced piano tuner to help you fully check the maintenance and wear and tear of the piano before making a decision. You should avoid purchasing a used piano in poor condition for cheap, such a piano not only can't be used normally, but also often breaks down and needs to be repaired, which in turn increases the cost. Therefore, you should choose a used piano that is well-maintained and played with little wear and tear.
How to choose a piano What to look for?
A few tips when shopping for a piano
First, don't just focus on the style and ignore the quality
The piano is a very complex and sophisticated musical instrument. It consists of more than eight thousand parts. The production of piano involves many industries, such as metallurgy, textile, chemical industry, wood processing and so on. So the quality of the piano and the country and enterprise industrial technology level, as well as the quality of practitioners are closely related, and these conditions are difficult to improve in the short term. So many manufacturers will be in the appearance of the piano style to do articles, the production of the piano appearance of a variety of styles, catering to many people chasing new and different mentality. Especially some of the weak technical force of small and medium-sized piano enterprises is so, in order to compete for more customers and higher profits. Piano is the most important thing is its performance, should be in the piano acoustic quality and mechanical performance under the premise of good and then consider choosing the appearance of the favorite style. World famous pianos such as Germany's Steinway piano, Japan's Yamaha piano, etc., its appearance is simple, stable and generous, and its inner quality is not comparable to other pianos. Therefore, when you buy a piano, you should pay extra attention to the piano in vain.
Second, do not blindly advocate foreign brands
Throughout the current market piano, many foreign brands, Chinese brand piano only Xinghai, Pearl River and a few other kinds. In addition to foreign original imported pianos, such as Germany's STEINWAY, BOSTON, Japan's YAMAHA, KAWAI and other pianos, most of the foreign-branded pianos are not from overseas, nor Sino-foreign joint ventures and cooperation in the introduction of technological talent, advanced equipment, and even more than the business introduction of so many imported parts. In fact, many foreign brands of pianos are mostly from small and medium-sized piano factories, their equipment conditions and technical force with the Beijing Piano Factory, Guangzhou Piano Factory and other large state-owned piano enterprises compared to a certain gap. To the piano to take a foreign name for the brand to achieve claptrap, increase sales, but also cater to a part of the people's foreign mentality. So the quality of foreign brands of pianos is not necessarily high, so when choosing a piano can not blindly superstitious foreign brands, it is best to consult with industry insiders in advance to the relevant brands, to master the details before deciding to buy which brand of piano.
Third, the tone of the understanding of the misunderstanding
The general thought that the piano tone should be loud, bright, brittle, like many Chinese folk songs and ethnic instruments, such as the yangqin, Panhu, suona and other ethnic instruments. In fact, pianos with this kind of sound often lack the richness of timbre changes, and cannot reproduce the music in a delicate, accurate and perfect way. This tone of the piano in the production is often due to the use of poor materials, technical process is not fine, such as the sound source using composite materials, mallet felt elasticity is poor, with the drug soaked mallet head felt is too hard, resulting in the piano tone is too bright, blowing up, at first glance can be heard, but it is very easy to cause auditory fatigue, and slowly on this tone to produce aversive. Good piano tone should be pure, mellow, thick, not fried, too thin, to have a certain thickness, especially in the treble area. The bass area should be clear and not muddy. The entire tone area should be unified, and the harmony should be strong, that is, the sound should be embraced. When choosing, you should listen more, compare more, and trust your own hearing. You can also ask others to help make a choice.
Fourth, touch preference
Many people like to choose the piano keys heavy piano, think that practicing on such a piano can forge the strength of the fingers, play up powerful. Some people prefer a lighter piano keyboard, which makes it easier to play and ensures faster playing speed (not many pianos in this situation). In fact, there is a national design standard for the weight of the piano keyboard, and it is not good for the keys to be too heavy or too light. The keys are either too heavy or too light. Heavy and tight keys are often due to the inflexibility and resistance of the piano's strings and keyboard mechanism. Such a piano to play, not only make people easy to fatigue, but also due to the slow rebound speed of the keys, do not follow the hand, resulting in slow performance speed, affecting the play of due technology; piano keys are too light, is often the piano manufacturing process and material deficiencies. Therefore, when purchasing a piano, you should choose a piano with light and heavy keys that are suitable, responsive and comfortable to play. The piano with good performance ability should be light but not "dead" and heavy with strength. These mainly depend on the design of the strings, materials, production process, and tuning technology, to ensure that all aspects of the smooth movement of the strings. These must be rich in professional knowledge and experience of the branch art staff to help identify.
Fifth, the confusion of the second-hand piano
Over the years, with the increasing production and sales of pianos, second-hand pianos began to appear on the market. Most of the second-hand piano is used by others for a period of time after the transfer of others. Faced with such pianos many people do not know how to choose. The low price of second-hand pianos makes people moved, but people are concerned about the quality of second-hand pianos and the length of their service life. In fact, because of the different sources of used pianos, the use of each piano, wear and tear, as well as the maintenance of good and bad different. First of all, you should choose a high-quality brand-name pianos, such as Japan's YAMAHA, KAWAYI, etc., and its fine production materials and advanced production process determines that these pianos are better than the general performance of the piano, long service life; in the second-hand pianos of foreign brands, some of which are really second-hand, some of which are refurbished pianos, there is a big difference in the price between them; secondly, you should pay attention to the condition of the piano you purchased. You can ask an experienced piano tuner to help you fully check the maintenance and wear and tear of the piano before making a decision. You should avoid purchasing a used piano in poor condition for cheap, such a piano not only can't be used normally, but also often breaks down and needs to be repaired, which in turn increases the cost. Therefore, you should choose those used pianos that are well-maintained and played with little wear and tear of the brand name used pianos.
Before buying a piano, it is best to consult with a professional technician to learn as much as possible about the various aspects of the piano to avoid being cheated when buying a piano.
How to buy a piano?
Faqiedier piano (faqiedier.blog.163/) to give you a solution to this problem -------- piano is divided into vertical and horizontal two kinds of form, horizontal piano is also known as the grand piano, mainly used for the stage performance; vertical piano is mainly for the study of the piano, suitable for family use.
The piano has thousands of parts, mainly by the sound source part, keyboard machinery, pedal system and shell 4 parts. In general, the bigger the piano, the more expensive it will be.
When shopping, you should focus on observing the piano's tone, appearance and keyboard. According to the principle of sound, the piano is a percussive string instrument, is widely popular in the world of keyboard instruments.
It is divided into two forms of vertical and horizontal, horizontal piano, also known as grand piano, mainly used for stage performance; vertical piano is mainly for learning, suitable for home use. The piano consists of five main parts: the *** sounding board, the hammer, the keyboard, the pedal system and the shell.
The most common piano we see has 7 tone groups and 88 keys, which are also arranged in accordance with the twelve equal temperament chromatic relationships. Its range is from the A note of the large character group 2 to the C note of the small character group 5, which is the widest range of all kinds of musical instruments.
The piano is used to express and express the composer, the performer for the musical mood of thought and emotion, and make it with the audience for musical communication tools. It can also play a role in people's lives in the role of leisure, entertainment, can cultivate people's sentiment, pleasant mood.
In addition, people of different ages can learn to play the piano, through the human ten fingers on the keyboard percussion movement, and the eyes, brain, hands, feet of the linkage with the exercise of the human left and right brain; children's early music education and the development of the sense of music and so on have a very good role. The main performance of the piano is: a wide range of sound, beautiful tone, extremely rich in expression, can play harmony and polyphonic music; can serve as a soloist, accompanist, repertoire, and can be concertized with a large symphony orchestra; can be used to play a high degree of performance skills to play the high degree of difficulty of the repertoire.
It is because of its vitality and unique sound is people as the "king of musical instruments". The piano originated in Europe, invented in the 18th century by the Italian Cristofori, and later improved by European piano makers, has a history of 300 years in the West.
In pop, rock, jazz, and classical and almost all forms of music have played an important role, and has always been loved by composers. The German "Steinway" and Austrian "Bessendorfer" pianos are renowned worldwide for their superior quality, and are still the pianos of choice in today's international music scene.
In the 1950s, the Japanese Yamaha and Kawai made the piano a mass-produced industrial product with modern industrial production. Pianos began to be introduced to China in the early 19th century, when there was only a small repair industry.
In the 1950s, there were only four piano factories in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Yingkou and Guangzhou, with an output of less than 10,000 pianos. The real sense of domestic piano manufacturing began in the 80s.
Since the reform and opening up, the rapid rise of the piano manufacturing industry, the industry scale unprecedented growth, the sales market is hot, product competition is becoming increasingly fierce. 2000, China's piano production enterprises increased to more than 20, the total annual output of about 200,000 frames.
At present, the quality of China's piano product quality in general is improved, but in the world is still in the mid-range level. There are individual excellent enterprise products can reach the mid-range, where the better products can reach the same level with the Korean piano.
Compared with Japanese pianos, especially with the European brand-name pianos, the quality gap between the products is very large. The main problem is reflected in two very key indicators: one is the acoustic quality (sound quality and tone), and the other is the performance (key touch and feel).
Currently, there are more than a hundred piano manufacturers in China, a wide range of brands, styles; and this large consumer durables and strong professionalism, therefore, understand the necessary product knowledge to help buy their own desired piano products. The working principle of the piano piano has thousands of parts, mainly by the sound source part, keyboard machinery, pedal system and shell 4 parts.
The specifications of the vertical piano are divided into 118cm, 120cm, 121cm, 122cm, 123cm, 125cm, 130cm, 131cm, 132cm, etc. by the height of the backboard; the weight ranges from 200 to 400 kilograms; in general, the bigger the piano, the more expensive it is. The sound source part is the sound body of the piano.
The strings are struck to send vibrations to the soundboard to produce a pleasant sound. The length, thickness, and tension of the strings determine the fundamental frequency of the vibration of the sound, which produces rich overtones.
The tensioned part of the strings should maintain good pitch stability and acoustic quality, and can be tuned by adjusting the string axes. The range of the piano is from A2 to C5 according to the national standard, ****88 keys.
The keyboard mechanism is a dexterous drive system consisting of keys, linkage, rotary strikes, mallets, makers and other components. It quickly transfers the force of the fingers on the keys to the hammer on the strings, and has a variety of functions that can change the expressive power according to the needs of the player.
The drive performance of the keyboard mechanism determines the sensitivity and tactility of the playing. The pedal system, with its three valves, plays the role of changing the strength of the tone, the *** sound and the sustain, respectively.
Shell modeling solemn and generous, gorgeous finish; play a solid connection between the various components of the role, and has the function of the speaker. Piano purchase in the purchase should pay attention to some of the following issues: 1. must go to the regular piano or regular production enterprises to buy sales outlets.
2. Choose a larger scale, product quality and service quality of the better-known enterprises of the product. 3. The product logo should be complete and full.
There are trademarks and specifications, manuals, certificates of conformity, inspectors, factory date, warranty card, as well as the name and address of the manufacturer. 4. Piano tone is very important.
First of all, the mid-range should be good, consistent; sub-bass sound should be pure, bright, penetrating, powerful, with the effect of bells and whistles; the sound of the two ends of the piano is the assessment of the level of design, the higher the level of design, the better the sound of the two ends of the piano. 5. Appearance.
The overall structure and composition of the shell of the board has not been deformed, and square, straight; the appearance of the paint is flat, bright, no white lines and paint uneven corner paint phenomenon. 6. The keyboard is flat, the gap is even, and the load of the keys should not be too heavy, so as not to cause damage to children's fingers.
7. The piano should be characterized by strong weather resistance. Consumers try not to buy pianos with large geographical differences to reduce the deformation of wood and felt caused by the environment.
8. Pianos are relatively expensive consumer durables, but whether it is a poor quality piano or a high quality piano, there will be no significant difference from the appearance to the sound quality and feel when it first leaves the factory.
About how to buy a piano?
The piano is a sophisticated and complex structure, high technical content of valuable musical instruments, and has a service life of several decades, so it is extremely important to carefully select a quality piano when buying. A piano has about eight thousand parts, any part of the processing deviation may become a long-term use of the failure of the hidden trouble. Therefore, when buying a piano, you need to check the piano's manufacturing process from various aspects and carefully select the most suitable piano for you. In view of the current purchase of home upright piano users more, the following method of selecting the piano is introduced to you, for everyone's purchase process to provide some reference basis.
Many people believe that the purchase of the piano as long as to see the appearance of there is no bump on the line. As for the performance of the piano, tone, volume and keyboard touch, etc., they do not need to care, and later left to the tuner can make arbitrary changes, in fact, this is a misunderstanding. Piano tone, volume and touch, etc., in the piano production of various technical indicators is difficult to make specific and uniform provisions, especially after the factory piano is more difficult to make fundamental changes. Many tuning lawyers have encountered such a user, they say that the piano is not good to listen to, tuning lawyers to the various parts of the piano have been carefully adjusted, the technical indicators are fully in line with the standard, but the user still feel bad to listen to the sound of the piano is too boring. In fact, this is called the tone is not uniform. There are also some users in the purchase of the piano to ask professionals to help buy, but after a few years, the piano slowly become difficult to hear. After several years of research, experts found that the user's personality has a close relationship with the tone of the piano.
In fact, it is easy to pick a good-sounding piano, but it is impossible to pick two pianos with exactly the same tone, volume, and touch. There is no fixed format for the various indicators of a piano, so you must pick the right piano for you according to your personality preferences. Generally, most outgoing users prefer brighter tones; if they are introverted, they tend to prefer softer piano tones. Piano pickers should try to meet with the users every time they help someone to choose a piano. Through communication with the user to understand their personality, and then choose the piano; or in different pianos with the same strength to play the same music, ask the user which sounds better. You also have to disassemble the piano and check whether the parts inside are installed and tuned correctly, and you have to use a tuning wrench to check the tightness of the string axle. If it is loose when the piano is in a new state, it will be difficult to maintain intonation after a few years, and then the user will have to bear the cost of changing the axle unnecessarily.
Most importantly, the tone of the piano must be uniform. The tone of the piano, whether bright or soft, must be relatively uniform. Otherwise it will sound uncomfortable when playing the music.
When choosing a piano, it is best to choose a louder one, because the louder the sound indicates that the soundboard vibration performance is better, and the selection of materials is also better.
The touch of the piano is also very important, which may affect the user's ability to learn to play the piano smoothly and correctly. The strength of the keyboard should not be too light, because it is not conducive to exercising the fingers enough to play, or even make the fingers stand up like playing an electronic piano, resulting in a lack of granularity and blurring of the notes when played quickly. On the contrary, the keyboard strength is too heavy, will also cause the fingers to run on the keyboard, affecting the speed of playing. The fingers of younger children are very weak, and practicing on a keyboard that is too heavy is more likely to result in broken fingers. In short, to select a piano to their satisfaction, is a more complex thing, need to be careful, do not be hasty.
These are some of the views summarized by experts over the years, for reference only.