♥ My mother was a concert pianist, studied in Moscow with khachaturian, unfortunately her hand was injured in a closing door... I so loved stumbling upon this on you-tube... so many beautiful familiar pieces and so much fun to see all the pianos! We grew up with 3 grand pianos and 1 upright in our house - a whole room of pianos in my mother's studio space! :) The sound of measure after measure carefully practiced.... the sound of the tuners coming and going, etc. Thanks for posting - looks like so much fun having a go at all those Yamahas!
I have to say kudos to Yamaha for the new C7X! I went to the Piano Store looking for a Bosendorfer or Hamburg D and ended up falling in love with the Yamaha C7X. The touch and tone is unlike any Yamaha before it. I was definitely impressed and will definitely consider one in the near future!
Hervin Balfour Have you tried the CF6? It's smaller than the C7X, but it sounds like a mini-CFX. The CF6 and CF4 are smaller versions of the CFX, all 3 being built next to each other (More hand-intensive processes, using top materials, built and voiced by Yamaha's best craftsmen).Based on the audio recordings I have listened to, I feel that the bass in the C7X sounds a little too artificial. It feels like the tone quality of the bass was forced on and doesn't represent the natural properties of the piano. Even the C6X does better in this sense.
Great to hear extended excellent playing on 3 Yamaha grands, 2 smaller CXs and the concert grand CFX. These pianos are game-changers for Yamaha. I think starting with the C3X, you get to hear more CFX characteristics in this series but all of the CX's are a big change in Yamaha from the C's they replace. I think the uprights are next to change to this characteristic. The YUS series already is going in that direction.
I liked the C1X. It had a very even touch, easy to play soft, and was strong and loud when you wanted it to be. For me personally it had the sound I associate with Yamaha, a bit obvious, a bit too big, I prefer a more European sound, I own a Petrof. But I know many people like that Yamaha quality. The CFX was completely different, it was more like a Steingraeber or a Fazioli, unbelievable.
I had a Petrof. It was very interesting because it was new and it changed characteristics as it opened up. Now it's a mellower sound and definitely European. I think the CXs do sound more European than they used to, a lot due to the German strings and hammers they are using. If you go from a C to one of the CXs, I feel there is a strong departure. Yes, there is a bit of the Yamaha characteristics to these pianos, mostly the articulation, but much less, and a different type of sound now is produced in their CX-series. Yamahas are changing.
I adored the CFX, which had amazing touch and fantastic colour and tone. The others in the series were too heavy and obvious for me, what I think of as the typical Yamaha sound. But the CFX is something else!
I would take a listen to a properly tuned C3X. I thought this piano reminded me of the CFX I played last year. I have some videos that you can check out under C3X where I audition the piano.
I agree. There is definitely some of the CFX in the C3X. The bigger 5/6/7x have bigger bass sounds but really, the quality of the sound is no better than in the C3X. The C3X is great bang for the buck.
BACK TO HEAR YOU PLAY THE MOONLIGHT AGAIN, LOVE YOUR TAKE ON THE SLOW PART, NICE AND SLOW, LIKE YOU ARE REALLY LISTENING TO THE GORGEOUS PIANO SOUNDS (THAT'S THE WAY I PLAY IT TOO) ALSO LIKED IT AFTER THE FAST PART, DID YOU END UP BUYING ONE OF THE YAMAHAS - I GOT THE C2 BABY, LOVE IT !!! CURIOUS IF THE JOB YOU RETIRED FROM WAS MUSIC RELATED ?
***** thank you. I didn't buy one in the end - they were good, but apart from the CFX I prefer my Petrof baby grand for mellowness and mysteriousness. I was a computer network engineer before I retired.
fdsfsfsfdfsfsdfsdfa I was relatively naive about the series, and didn't know the C3X had a soundboard by Bosendorfer. I had heard a CFX a few weeks earlier and had been very impressed so when I saw they were willing to let me try that I leapt at the chance. I concentrated otherwise on the C1X and C2X because frankly they were the only ones I had any chance of being able to afford to buy.
♥ My mother was a concert pianist, studied in Moscow with khachaturian, unfortunately her hand was injured in a closing door... I so loved stumbling upon this on you-tube... so many beautiful familiar pieces and so much fun to see all the pianos! We grew up with 3 grand pianos and 1 upright in our house - a whole room of pianos in my mother's studio space! :) The sound of measure after measure carefully practiced.... the sound of the tuners coming and going, etc. Thanks for posting - looks like so much fun having a go at all those Yamahas!
I have to say kudos to Yamaha for the new C7X! I went to the Piano Store looking for a Bosendorfer or Hamburg D and ended up falling in love with the Yamaha C7X. The touch and tone is unlike any Yamaha before it. I was definitely impressed and will definitely consider one in the near future!
Hervin Balfour Have you tried the CF6? It's smaller than the C7X, but it sounds like a mini-CFX. The CF6 and CF4 are smaller versions of the CFX, all 3 being built next to each other (More hand-intensive processes, using top materials, built and voiced by Yamaha's best craftsmen).Based on the audio recordings I have listened to, I feel that the bass in the C7X sounds a little too artificial. It feels like the tone quality of the bass was forced on and doesn't represent the natural properties of the piano. Even the C6X does better in this sense.
Great to hear extended excellent playing on 3 Yamaha grands, 2 smaller CXs and the concert grand CFX.
These pianos are game-changers for Yamaha. I think starting with the C3X, you get to hear more CFX characteristics in this series but all of the CX's are a big change in Yamaha from the C's they replace. I think the uprights are next to change to this characteristic. The YUS series already is going in that direction.
I liked the C1X. It had a very even touch, easy to play soft, and was strong and loud when you wanted it to be. For me personally it had the sound I associate with Yamaha, a bit obvious, a bit too big, I prefer a more European sound, I own a Petrof. But I know many people like that Yamaha quality. The CFX was completely different, it was more like a Steingraeber or a Fazioli, unbelievable.
I had a Petrof. It was very interesting because it was new and it changed characteristics as it opened up. Now it's a mellower sound and definitely European. I think the CXs do sound more European than they used to, a lot due to the German strings and hammers they are using. If you go from a C to one of the CXs, I feel there is a strong departure. Yes, there is a bit of the Yamaha characteristics to these pianos, mostly the articulation, but much less, and a different type of sound now is produced in their CX-series. Yamahas are changing.
i do not know how but as big shegeru lover yamaha is better it is clearer and cheeper
Sounds great!
I adored the CFX, which had amazing touch and fantastic colour and tone. The others in the series were too heavy and obvious for me, what I think of as the typical Yamaha sound. But the CFX is something else!
That Place is a Heaven for me. Piano anywhere....
Superb performance on a superb instrument. I prefer Yamaha pianos over all makes, even Steinway. Their action is above all others.
Thanks Wilbur. The CFX was probably the best piano I ever played.
What's the C1x like as I really don't have room for anything bigger. I have a GC1 and was thinking of upgrading
I would take a listen to a properly tuned C3X. I thought this piano reminded me of the CFX I played last year. I have some videos that you can check out under C3X where I audition the piano.
I agree. There is definitely some of the CFX in the C3X. The bigger 5/6/7x have bigger bass sounds but really, the quality of the sound is no better than in the C3X. The C3X is great bang for the buck.
BACK TO HEAR YOU PLAY THE MOONLIGHT AGAIN, LOVE YOUR TAKE ON THE SLOW PART, NICE AND SLOW, LIKE YOU ARE REALLY LISTENING TO THE GORGEOUS PIANO SOUNDS (THAT'S THE WAY I PLAY IT TOO) ALSO LIKED IT AFTER THE FAST PART, DID YOU END UP BUYING ONE OF THE YAMAHAS - I GOT THE C2 BABY, LOVE IT !!!
CURIOUS IF THE JOB YOU RETIRED FROM WAS MUSIC RELATED ?
***** thank you. I didn't buy one in the end - they were good, but apart from the CFX I prefer my Petrof baby grand for mellowness and mysteriousness. I was a computer network engineer before I retired.
What dig you think of the C2X compared to the C1X? :)
much the same with a little more oomph
Great job. So what do you think of the new Yamaha CX series?
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Can I ask why you didn't try the C3X? 6'1 is something of a golden ratio with piano sounds after all.
not to mention it has the Bosie soundboard but the C1 and C2X don't. Did you research beforehand?
fdsfsfsfdfsfsdfsdfa I was relatively naive about the series, and didn't know the C3X had a soundboard by Bosendorfer. I had heard a CFX a few weeks earlier and had been very impressed so when I saw they were willing to let me try that I leapt at the chance. I concentrated otherwise on the C1X and C2X because frankly they were the only ones I had any chance of being able to afford to buy.
Hi John, nice to see your video! and you could recommend the C1X? Thanks!
Patricia Martínez sure, it is very well built. I prefer a muddier, darker sound, the CX1 is clear and clean. Depends if you like that tone really.
great, thanks so much John, good luck!