Yamaha G1 Baby Grand Piano Review

Yamaha gc1 baby grand piano review information.

Yamaha g1 baby grand piano review. Also it s one of the rare professional grade pianos small enough to fit comfortably in a home setting yet still give you true baby grand sound. The yamaha g1 is the predecessor to the c1. Each note of the grand piano has a unique personality. A yamaha g1 baby grand piano a highly popular model and the most compact size grand made in their excellent japanese factory.

By the 1960 s the yamaha baby grand piano was considered the best low cost grand piano on the market. I was a yamaha dealer when they changed from the g1 to the c1. Yamaha artist jamie cullum visits the kakegawa factory where yamaha master technicians meticulously voice regulate and tune every piano. This baby is a prodigy.

This yamaha g1 is featured in a rare to see mahogany case for a more traditional look however with a gloss finish to give it more contemporary touch allowing this piano to blend into a wide variety of homes. A brief comparison video looking at yamaha and kawai s smallest grand piano models. 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. Both models can be seen in our large surrey showroom.

The yamaha g1 model was released in the 1960 s and at 5 3 is a perfect size for. We have sold several gc1 pianos in recent years and the customers have always been happy. Models such as the g1 were considered some of the best yamaha baby grand piano models ever built and still to this day are selling as quality used pianos. You can find more i.

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. Sx series 6 1 7 6 a more intimate concert grand. Yamaha c1 the g1 was discontinued in the early 1990s and the c1 took over as the uk s favourite top quality baby grand piano. Some say the c1 was an improvement over the g1 but here is an interesting comment from the pianoworld forum by steve cohen piano industry consultant.