Precautions for buying a piano, how to buy a piano for beginners What are the precautions

Nowadays, in order to enrich themselves, many people have a wider range of interests and hobbies, and the piano has become their preferred learning goal, but many piano beginners do not know how to buy a piano? New or second-hand? What should I pay attention to when buying a piano?

If the beginner's financial ability is limited, in fact, you don't necessarily have to buy a piano, you can rent a piano first, so that the financial pressure will not be too great, and you can also practice the piano. Of course, some businesses in the rental market will rent out some second-hand pianos or miscellaneous pianos, so how to identify whether it is a brand new piano?

First of all, you must choose an authoritative piano rental platform to rent big-name mainstream brand pianos, such as Pearl River, Yamaha and other brand pianos;

Secondly, the appearance quality, observe whether the appearance of the piano is smooth and smooth, whether there is any damage, and whether the key skin is scratched or cracked. Whether the shell is assembled securely and firmly, and whether there is any deformation. Whether the ribs and soundboards are degummed or cracked.

In addition, for a preliminary inspection, first play a piece of music to check whether the timbre, volume, and pitch of the piano are satisfactory. Whether the keys are well-balanced and consistent, and the weight is appropriate. Whether the pedal is sensitive, whether there is any noise.

Then check whether the bass is clear and the treble has enough volume. Whether the timbre is uniform when the mid-high tones are excessive.

Sound check, play the chromatic scale, check whether the sound quality is balanced and the sound is coherent. Open the lid and remove the door. Then replay the keys note by note to check for sand or murmurs.

Some of the noise is easy to eliminate, and some of the noise is caused by cracking of the soundboard, rib opening, or bass string winding is not qualified. The latter is difficult to repair.

Check the performance of the action, play the chromatic scale, and check that the keys are balanced and consistent to the touch. If there is a key that cannot be afforded, you can press the key and shake the key left and right, and it is not a big problem to return to normal after shaking, and you can continue to check. Flick the chromatic scale, and each note must not have a "beep" combo, nor can there be a noticeable mechanical bump and grind.

Press the resonance pedal and hold, press all the black and white keys in a pitch with both hands and slowly lift them up, then play the notes again to observe if any of the notes are not strong or do not sound strong.

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**Mainly is** the appearance of the piano, look at the quality of the piano paint, the piano paint is not the brighter the better, a good piano paint will look like a thick feeling, and even the shadow reflected on the piano should have a certain three-dimensional sense. Secondly, open the keyboard cover of the piano, the piano keyboard with good craftsmanship is neat, and the gap of the keyboard is relatively even. Then open the lid to see if the gap between the hammers is even.

2. Listening

Don't let go after playing the keys, listen to whether there is any aftersound, the aftersound is not long, here it is recommended that the aftersound be as long as possible. Play it slowly in the form of a chromatic scale, listening to each key to see if the pronunciation is uniform. If a sound is particularly sharp and harsh, it is a sign of inconsistent pronunciation.

3. Playing feel

Flick it gently and feel if the keys are responsive. The piano with a good feel is easy and flexible to play, with a sense of depth; The black and white keys have similar elastic force. Play hard, if there is a key sound that explodes, it means that there is a problem somewhere, especially at the junction of the mid-bass and mid-high tones, play it a few times to check how well it is cohesive.

It is recommended to find a friend with the ability to play the piano and go with yourself, of course, if you can play that better, and then repeatedly play some arpeggios, trills, tremolos, etc., on the piano to test its feel and timbre.

Buying a piano is the same as buying a car, but most Chinese people still know a little about cars, but the piano is different, and there are only a handful of people who can really understand it. The following precautions for beginners to buy a piano can be understood:

Listen to the pronunciation for a long time. After playing the keys, don't let go of the keys, the longer the aftersound, the better.

Listen to whether the pronunciation is uniform. If the bass is particularly loud and the treble is very short, it is best not to buy it; In addition, a certain sound is particularly sharp and harsh, and the bass has a "numb" sound, which is a manifestation of inconsistent pronunciation.

Timbre: Regardless of the pitch, the timbre should be uniform and uniform. The bass area should be deep and not dull (too dim timbre is not conducive to expressing a bright and lively work, it will give people a sense of oppression); The treble should be penetrating but not harsh (too bright timbre is not conducive to expressing a deep composition, and listening to such a note for a long time will produce a single harsh feeling); The overall sound should be good, the timbre should be mellow and soft, and it should sound comfortable and not "blow up the ears".

Look at the appearance. Carefully inspect the texture of the outer panel, the lacquer decoration, and the assembly process, and the fineness of the assembly can reflect the level of craftsmanship of the instrument. The piano housing with good craftsmanship is compact, with smooth lines and even movement clearance (around 1mm).

Open the lid, the mallets are arranged in a straight line, slightly bulging in the middle, the gap between the mallets is very even, and the string circle on the pinshaft nail should be three and a half turns as standard; The copper wire of the left string row should be the same height.

The upper door, lower door, collar cover, side panel, keyboard cover, etc. of the shell are all made of wood, high-end piano with logs, synthetic wood for the popularization of piano, and the most afraid is to use waste plates This kind of piano is often wrapped beautifully by veneer.

Play hard, if there is a key sound that explodes, it means that there is a problem somewhere, especially at the junction of mid-bass and mid-high tones, play it a few times to check how well it is cohesive.

The elasticity of the keys: that is, the touch of the keys, in addition to whether the keys are consistent, smooth, and loose when the keys are lowered, the key is to see whether the quality of the action is good and whether the keys are elastic.

Inspect the pedals. Play the chord, then press the right pedal and listen for a loud sound, and let go of the pedal so that the sound disappears completely without any noise. Most importantly, the keys are still responsive when you press the pedal while playing.

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Beginners need to pay attention to the following things when buying a piano:

1. Rational consumption in combination with your own economic situation and budget.

2. Brand selection: domestic well-known brands are enough, for the so-called German piano, imported piano, joint venture piano, but ** is below 60,000, you should buy carefully, 100% is not real.

3. When choosing a piano, pay attention to comparison, internal comparison of technology, material configuration and workmanship, external comparison of details, timbre and feel, horizontal comparison, and comparison of quality in models with similar prices, in order to choose a cost-effective piano.

4. If you are optimistic about the piano and talk about it, you should pay attention to the security issues such as delivery and after-sales, sign the contract, and get the receipt.

5. Beginners do not have any subjective needs for the piano, a beginner piano person's need for timbre and feel perception is not high, as long as a timbre feel meets the standards of violin-making, of course, the more authentic the cultivation of the later musicality, the better, so it is still necessary to buy the brand and model of the piano with a positive timbre feel, which is more important for the cultivation of children's subjective cognition in the later stage.

At present, domestic families can afford, the cost performance is relatively high, piano brand: the old domestic brand Xinghai piano, the earlier export brand: Schumann piano, and now the largest domestic production factory of Pearl River piano, are very good, economical, in the same price in the horizontal comparison of configuration and technology, the timbre and feel is good.

Piano is an art discipline that requires further study, and if you really choose to step into the field of piano, you have to think carefully, after all, it is not something that can be achieved in a short time. First of all, look at the venue, whether the home is suitable for vertical or triangular, and choose the right one according to the size of the family space. Then consider the height, and then look at the budget, but remind that the value of imported pianos is high, you can imagine the ** tariff transportation of the piano itself, which is basically doubled.

Therefore, unless the low-priced imported piano is second-hand, the new piano of the big brand will not be less than 150,000 200,000. (Be careful of export to domestic sales, and pay attention to yourself). Domestic pianos also have a lot of outstanding advantages are remarkable, this year's Shanghai Musical Instrument Exhibition of a new domestic brand red flag, the Red Great Wall bar should be, it looks good, the photo artifact, the circle of friends have been blown up, the quality has been tried and the name matches, worthy of this name, imported piano let's not talk about it, the domestic one can do this, made in China really impressed me.

1. Choose a brand according to your budget;

2. Compare materials, configurations and work within the brand;

3. Contrast timbre and feel;

4. Contrast**.

First of all, the authentic upright piano imported from Germany is less than 100,000 yuan in the market, which is a counterfeit brand; Secondly, Indonesia and Malaysia imported, is their country's manufacturing technology stronger than China's, it must not be comparable; Moreover, the brand is good and worth starting, such as Zhujiang Casad Xiuxinghai and so on, and then make a comparison of materials, processes, factory credibility, official websites, etc., which is indispensable for after-sales service, and good manufacturers have lifelong after-sales service and so on.

There are a few things to consider when buying a piano for beginners:

1. Your own economic budget, the budget determines the brand and model, for example, if you have a budget of 100,000, then you can consider purely imported piano products, but if your budget is about 10,000. The domestic one is certain, and don't think about any joint ventures.

2. Choose your favorite brand, different brands have different positioning, each brand has different price piano products, and determine specific piano products according to the budget.

3. Find a professional teacher to play the piano and listen to the timbre of the piano, the teacher will generally recommend it, and you can listen to it yourself. Even if you don't understand it, it doesn't matter, there are still contrasts between different pianos.

4. Look at the appearance, after all, the piano is also a part of the home decoration, according to the size of the family space to choose the size of the piano, as long as the space is large enough, it is recommended to choose a higher piano, because the higher the timbre, the better. Just match the color of the exterior and the style of the home.

5. Listen to the introduction of the internal details of the piano by the professional sales staff, the more people who understand the introduction more carefully, and many parts of the piano are visible.

6. Buying ideas, it is not recommended to choose the cheap one at the beginning, and then choose the expensive one after learning to do so. This is a kind of superimposed consumption, and the cost will be higher, so it is recommended not to buy it, even if you don't buy the best one, you will not buy the bad or cheap one. The piano is not compromised, which is also an affirmation of **.

7. Ask about the relevant after-sales and delivery service policies, generally about two or three times, and the delivery should basically be delivered to the home.

Two: feel.

Directly determine the feel of the piano is the core component of the piano - the action, now the world's top action German "Renault" and "Shu Nan" action, of course, we can not require our piano to be configured, after all, the cost is too high, but we have to know how to judge a standard qualified action, a standard qualified action needs to have a loud sound, sensitive keys, no noise, obvious strength, standard upright piano each key to reach 8 to 12 times per second speed pronunciation, The standard for a grand piano is 12 times per second.

In order to ensure that the steel action machine has the above requirements, there are four important links in the machinery:

1: The sinking depth of modern piano keys is that the distance between the hammers and the strings is generally 48-50mm, and the ratio between their strokes is 1:5, which is also the basis for the operation of the action.

2: In the process of striking the string, the stroke directly generated by the elastic force should be terminated when the distance is 5mm, and the remaining stroke (5mm) should be completed by the inertia of the hammer.

3: The key is pressed and then stationary, and the hammer should be at 1 2 or 1 3 of the stroke.

4: When the string is hit, when the hammer is halfway through, the silencer begins to open, that is, when the key sinks to 5-6mm, (the silencer starts to work + out of the silence state) When the key sinks to the bottom, the string can vibrate freely, when the string is lifted to half, the silencer begins to stop, and finally the silencer is closed when it is fully lifted.

Three: appearance and components

1: The appearance of the piano is mainly divided into two kinds, upright and grand piano, the higher the body, the longer the strings, the larger the soundboard, the richer the resonance, the longer the duration of the sound, and the timbre will be more beautiful and pleasant, so the size should be carefully considered when buying and selling the piano.

2: Check the parts, open the door of the piano, check whether the color of the piano strings is unified, whether the size of the bare strings from the upper string pillow is unified, and the different lengths indicate that the production process is not sophisticated enough; Then observe whether the parts of the action are evenly arranged and show a straight line, and observe whether there are deep string marks on the felt of the hammer, if so, it proves that the piano has been used for some time