Each piano is manufactured with a unique serial number that is recorded for future reference of not only when it was made but also where. Petrof is a very good piano, but prices have gone up in recent years. Young chang was founded in 1956 by three brothers, jaiyoung kim, jaichang kim and jaisup kim, who started off as distributors for yamaha pianos in korea. I plan to buy a grand piano, new or rebuilt, in the next few months. The ebook is objective, too, in that it compiles actual selling prices for used pianos of most makes and models, so you can easily see the price range within which your model. Young chang is one of the largest piano producers in the world, with the capacity in 1998 to build 5,000 pianos annually. The bluebook of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans to buy a piano. Piano blue book piano prices manufacturers suggested.
Your pianos age is one of the most significant factors in determining your pianos value. Used, in excellent condition some are worth more than original price. Young chang was the largest piano builder in the world around the time this piano was manufactured. It is used extensively as a source book in the piano business by both consumers and members of the trade. Group iii are pianos of generally lower price but completely capable of giving satisfactory service. Young chang is a korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial wood working machinery, headquartered in incheon, south.
We have compiled all the pricing in the entire piano industry into one simple webpage. Korea was recovering from a devastating war, and only the wealthy could afford pianos. Buy a piano sell a piano used pianos piano consumer. Not all pianos in a given group are of the same quality, price or value and there may only be a small difference between the top names of a lower group and the bottom names in the group above it. Buying a used piano, and the price you should expect to. The weber piano company is a former piano manufacturing company based in new york city and east rochester, new york from the middle of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, and continued as a division of aeolian american at east rochester, new york until 1985, when aeolian went out of business the weber name was then sold to south korean piano company young chang, which. A blue book of pianos is a compilation of prices of. Need advice young chang pg vs yamaha piano world piano.
Becker, blessing, handok, hastings, hanover, hinze, hohner, hsing, hai, hyundai, jasperamerican, maeari, nieer, pearl river. In 1964, young chang began manufacturing yamaha brand pianos under license for the domestic korean market, and, in 1975, young chang ended that relationship to focus on its own brand of. Dec 17, 20 the best examples of pianos in this price range are yamaha, kawai, young chang, sammick, and sohmer. Many people looking to buy or sell a seek to appraise its value by means of a so called blue book of pianos. Our entire line is completely redesigned by award winning designer del fandrich. Our available young chang pianos include a range of types, costs and conditions. Some confusion about new pianos during the interum period of young chang change in ownership. These newly designed pianos are noted to have exceptional tonal quality and evenness of touch and sound throughout the entire range of the keyboard. In general, these pianos are similar to their young chang counterparts in all but the name.
Young chang vertical pianos are constructed using all top quality materials by skilled artisans. Pianogems, young chang and yamaha are very similar. In 1956, three brothers jaiyoung, jaichang, and jaisup kim founded young chang and began selling yamaha pianos in korea under an agreement with that japanese firm. The best book of this sort, a practical, downtoearth price guide, workable, easy to follow guidelines.
Although young chang is well known for their high quality production pianos, this is a top tier, handbuilt instrument with renner action like in hamburg steinway and bosendrofer and aaa grade spruce soundboard. The first young chang factory was built in seoul in 1964. These prices and models shown in this report will reflect only the size and lowest price in a series and do not include all of the player piano configurations available. Piano buyer is the definitive guide for buying a new piano. The company was founded by three brothers, jai young kim, jai chang kim and jaisup kim, as south korea emerged as a major economy and producer of high quality goods. I saw some yamahas c1, c2, c3, c6 and s4 at one dealer and some kawais. Young chang pianos feature all top quality materials and craftsmanship including solid spruce soundboards as well as all of the new del fandrich designs with the unique floating soundboard and direct coupled bass bridge for fuller bass response on even the smallest grands. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 piano s year of manufacture, as well as 3 the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight. In each case we show the lowest price at retail for each size. Hundreds of new and used pianos from the worlds finest manufacturers. The company also makes guitars, harmonicas, reed organs, and industrial woodworking machinery. Young chang baby grand pianos grand pianos, baby grand pianos grand pianos, piano shawls. Browse our available selection, or use our filters to refine your search by size, price, location, distance from you, or color. The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their e book of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market.
The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the basis of the price shown. Hdc is a south korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial. T he three young chang brothers, jaiyoung kim, jaichang kim and jaichang kim founded young chang co. The fleuressence of american piano firms abated about 1920. These newly designed pianos are noted to have exceptional tonal quality and evenness of touch and sound throughout the entire range of the. Group ii are pianos of excellent construction and quality in a medium price range. See prices, specifications, exclusive pictures and factory tours. Weber piano company wikimili, the free encyclopedia. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america. They embraced the challenge of entering the piano market relatively late in the game. Haines brothers piano company was established in 1851 by napoleon j. You should be looking at pianos no older than the mid1970s for yamaha, and no older than the mid1980s for the others.
Young chang was founded in 1956 as a distributor of yamaha pianos for korea and other parts of asia. In 1990 they acquired kurzweil music systems, a major manufacturer of electronic keyboards. This conservatory model features a wide music desk for spreading out sheet music and double rubber castors so you can roll the piano around. The piano book is the bible of the piano marketplace. Used, in good condition some are worth more than original price.
Fandrich to redesign their product lines, including both the weber and young chang piano lines. Young chang piano prices and value upright, grand new, used. Young chang pianos at hollywood piano company, est. Now you have access to the complete piano pricing that before was only available to piano dealers. See our custom piano technician map to find a tuner nearest you. The company was founded by three brothers, jaiyoung kim, jaichang kim and jaisup kim, as south korea emerged as a major economy and producer of high quality goods. Young chang is a korean manufacturer of pianos and industrial wood working machinery, headquartered in incheon, south korea. Young chang baby grand pianos grand pianos, baby grand pianos grand pianos, piano shawls, roland digital pianos, piano baby, toy piano, piano stool, piano hinges, kids piano. Young chang pianos for sale buy a young chang piano at. Since there is no used piano price directory or blue book as there is for other merchandise, like cars for example, piano pricing can be very confusing for most.
I had to laugh at young chang when it first came outi thought it was a cheap piano with a name like that. Bechstein mint condition for more than two decades, pianomart has been the leading online resource for selling and buying pianos online. The best examples of pianos in this price range are yamaha, kawai, young. For the first 20 years, they built a nice selection of square grand pianos before building their first upright pianos in 1870. Piano store new and used pianos for sale living pianos. I dont know about you, but in the past 45 years i always liked any chinese piano ive played more than any korean piano ive played. The manufacturing facilities at east rochester was comprised of a series of separate and individual factories planned so that manufacturing of the various instruments was carried on in an entirely individual and distinct manner, and by separate organizations, each under direction of men who had been associated with each respective make for. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value.
The design also features an evenness of tone throughout the entire range including the transition from bass to tenor sections. This section lists the average resale prices for used pianos. The piano price point blog contains direct source articles about the piano, piano parts and piano technology. Chang america was established, followed by young chang canada in 1984 and young chang europe in 1989. For over 10 years living pianos has been offering a wide selection of toptier new and used pianos for sale. Young chang builds more than 200 models and configurations of pianos with model numbers and prices that are in a constant state of change. The young change 59 is a decent piano and you have been given a decent price. Young chang pianos for sale piano tuning and repair.
These brand names listed here accounted for over 95% of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the last 35 years. Discover your pianos age and country of origin with our 5 star accuracy guide to ensure the quality and. This has included albert weber, weber, pramberger, bergman as well as young chang. Next kawai, young chang, maybe samick because of warranty, and then baldwin top of the line only. The american walnut finish looks great in any setting. With an inventory of classic american and european pianos as well as late model and new asian pianos, living pianos has the piano youre looking for. These newly designed pianos are noted to have exceptional tonal quality and evenness of touch and. Young chang was founded in 1956 by three brothers, jai young kim, jai chang kim and jaisup kim, who started off as distributors for yamaha pianos in korea. Haines brothers was known for building high quality, lovely sounding instruments and they. All the instruments in our showroom are hand selected and worked on by our team of. Our manufacturing facilities are equipped with the latest precision equipment as we lead the world in the advancement of piano building technology. The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their ebook of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market. The e book is objective, too, in that it compiles actual selling prices for used pianos of most makes and models, so you can easily see the price range within which your model.
Our site is trusted by renowned dealers, professional. The bluebook of pianos the guide to new piano prices. This is the answer and the only free publication to provide this information in the piano industry. The piano book, now in its fourth edition, has been the standard consumer reference in the piano business in the united states and canada since 1987, and is the only book of its kind. These pianos are designed in favor of being more economical and have less weight on high performance features. Young chang pianos are a popular choice for students, home enthusiasts and professional musicians alike. Finish traditional mahogany satin, french cherry satin specifications. Young chang y118 yamaha pianos piano distributors piano. Young chang subsequently sold this subsidiary to samsung america in 1987. Yamaha ga1 young changweber chinese 12 samick 12 yamaha gp1, gh1, gc1 12 kawai gm10, ge20 strauss krakauer j. From what i have heard and read, young chang is the best quality at that cheap of a price.
An indispensable resource to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional pianists alike. The best examples of pianos in this price range are yamaha, kawai, young chang, sammick, and sohmer. These brand names listed here accounted for over 97% of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the last 20 years. Browse our available selection, or use our filters to refine your search by. The color is a high gloss black, also called polished ebony in some listings. Polished mahogany baby grand piano mfg 1983 in korea. Young chang pianos were the official piano of the david h. Although young chang is well known for their high quality production pianos, this is a top tier, handbuilt instrument with renner action like in hamburg steinway and. Young chang piano e109 beautiful black lacquer 88 key upright.
This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. Economic and competitive conditions investigation no. Young chang piano prices and value upright, grand new. This is the best made american upright other than steinway.
When they began piano production they were already experienced in the piano industry. We have always aspired to produce the finest quality pianos. It gives complete, practical guidelines that explains the workings of both grand and upright pianos. The exterior condition is very good with minor faint scratches from normal wear. Great condition 2002 young chang upright piano for sale. Young chang built pianos have and continue to be marketed under a variety of different brand names.
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