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🎹Yamaha vs Kawai vs Samick Pianos | Indonesian Pianos | Pianos of the World Mini-Series - EP. 03 🎹

🛒 Shop for Indonesian Pianos HERE ▸ https://geni.us/all-pianos 🛒 Shop for Kawai Pianos HERE ▸https://geni.us/kawai-pianos 🛒 Shop for Seiler Pianos HERE ▸ https://geni.us/seiler-pianos 💕 Subscribe to Merriam Pianos HERE ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam 🔔 Click the 🔔 bell to be notified of all videos! ▸ http://bit.ly/SubscribeMerriam 0:00 - Video Intro 0:51 - Seiler Playing Sample 1:16 - Video Overview 2:32 - Yamaha Indonesian Made Pianos 4:24 - Samick Indonesian Made Pianos 6:17 Samick's Highest Rated Indonesian Pianos 9:37 - Touch and Tone of Indonesian Pianos 11:05 - Laminated Soundboard Discussion 12:43 - Japanese Made v.s. Indonesian Made Pianos 15:37 - Video Outro Thanks for joining us on the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. Next up in our series on various pianos-producing regions of the world is Indonesia. Indonesia’s piano producing story is interesting as they went from 0 factories prior to the 1970s, to being an absolute powerhouse of piano production in 2022. Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell! Overview When it comes to piano-producing regions, Indonesia is certainly an interesting one to take a look at. Unlike virtually all other countries, Indonesia didn’t begin piano production to sell pianos domestically but rather experienced an influx of giant foreign manufacturers who set up production facilities strictly for worldwide export. Many other American, Asian and European companies have set up production facilities in Indonesia as well for a variety of commercial and consumer goods to take advantage of the less expensive, yet highly skilled labour. Yamaha Yamaha started this trend in the piano industry in 1974, which brings us close to the 40-year mark of their presence there. Currently, in North America, Yamaha offers their B series uprights, and GB1 grand piano for sale, which are built-in Indonesia. Kawai Kawai built an Indonesian facility much more recently in 2001, and has a much smaller footprint there overall, with Yamaha producing close to 10x as many pianos in Indonesia as Kawai. In terms of pianos available in North America, Kawai produces their K-15, K-200 and ND21 uprights and their GL-10 and GL-20 grand pianos (the GL-20’s sold in Canada are still 100% Japanese made). Samick Samick moved to Indonesia in the early 1990s. Their factory was originally designed to produce components and parts for Samick’s Korean operation, but they quickly shifted gears and today, most of Samick’s piano production occurs in Indonesia. Product Lineup Approaches While the overall quality is fairly consistent across the various Indonesian piano facilities (with some exceptions), the approach to branding and market positioning has been quite different between the manufacturers. In Yamaha’s case, all of their Indonesian-built pianos are Yamaha branded. Kawai’s Indonesian offerings include both Kawai branded products, as well as some Boston branded products which are sold through Steinway’s dealer network. On the Samick side, their Indonesian production includes a very wide selection of brands, including Knabe, Kohler & Campbell, Story & Clark as well as a couple of Seiler brands. Of the 3 factories, the Samick factory is producing the highest industry-rated lineup with the Eduard Seiler Studio line, which features strung backs and cabinets from Indonesia, which are then shipped to Germany for assembly and regulation. The ED Seiler’s are also highly regarded, as they are essentially Indonesian reproductions of the German Seilers. Indonesian Pianos Today Despite a relatively brief period of time in which pianos have been made in Indonesia, their pianos have rapidly improved in quality, to the point that Indonesia is one of the key piano-producing regions in the world today. The biggest reason for this has been the seamless integration of Japanese and Korean production techniques into Indonesian manufacturing as a whole. Tone Many Indonesian pianos of the past featured laminated soundboards. Laminated soundboards are durable and less susceptible to cracking, but the downside is that these soundboards are not nearly as resonant, so as a piano building practice, laminated soundboards are seen as sub-optimal. As such, many Indonesian pianos of the past were criticized for their tone and lack of sustain. These days, many Indonesian pianos are now featuring premium solid spruce tapered soundboards, which has done wonders for improving the tone and sustain of their pianos. Indonesian vs Japanese What’s the difference between a Kawai or Yamaha produced in Indonesia versus a more expensive Japanese alternative? We tend to find that Japanese pianos require very little prep right out of the box and play very well right away. Indonesian pianos tend to have great potential, but generally require much more prep time out of the box by a skilled technician to get the piano to that point.