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Bought the Yamaha U3 (arrives thursday)! A big thanks to everyone who posted! Anyway details are: Yamaha U3FS (with matching stool) Serial No. 5222223 Built in Japan, Sold New in UK (NOT grey import) 1 Previous owner 12 Months Warranty First tuning free Including delivery and transportation of old p...

However if and it is unlikely you needed and Yamaha parts or back up from Yam UK you will politely be told to go away as its not a UK piano they wont hold parts. Strings, shanks etc your tech will have its only odd bits you would need from Yam UK. But as youve saved loads of dosh thats the trade of...

Going to see the piano tomorrow! ( :D can't wait!) Anyway it seems owner gave me slightly incorrect info, they've emailed me with the exact details Yamaha U3FS c1990 - 1997 (includes sostenuto pedal) £3,495 Uk Specification 5222223 Second hand I'm guessing the FS just means it has a sostenuto pedal ...

Just a thought - but how much should a brand new Yamaha U1 or Kawai K2/3 cost in the North West? The current second hands I'm looking at are all around 3000, can I stretch my budget to say around £4000-4500 and get a well prepared new piano? Or would this take considerable luck to find. PS I've also...

Any idea about the 'buzz' then (heard when playing loudly)? Is it a sign of wear and tear or poor refurbishment? Or is it just a loose screw that can be easily fixed?

Will update when I go back to have another play.

Hey guys, Finally managed to get my parents to drive me to 2 showrooms. First one I visited, most of the second hand U1s and U3s were quite old 1-3million range. I'm not sure what the exact technical term is but they sounded 'dead' to me and gave the impression of huge wear and tear over the years (...

Thanks for the advice PianoGuy, I just read some of your older posts (must get tiring answering these type of questions! so props again for the effort), I have posted some REALLY USEFUL links if you're also in my situation of previous discussions on this forum. Anyway I was just wondering if anyone ...

Hi all! First time post here on this great forum. I've been reading a lot of the past posts regarding buying grey import Yamaha U1s and U3s. Opinion here seems to be that a late 1980s (4-5 million series) is a good budget piano. Every dealer that carries this piano seems to have renovated it in some...