Comments on: Costco Roadshow: Yamaha Pianos

By: Ken Chan

Ken Chan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:41:50 +0000

@ ken woodrow – while the road show only displays a limited number of pianos, I think you can see the pricing for and buy other Yamaha models.

I am not fond of the buying experience through a dealer, where pricing can be a bit opaque. I prefer seeing a price list up front and figuring out which product I want to buy, not a forced conversation through a salesman where I have to ask how much this piano costs, then how much that piano costs.

By: ken woodrow

ken woodrow — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:09:24 +0000

One more thing, most of the pianos sold at costco are not the top quality pianos by yamaha but the least expensive chinese made yamaha pianos, like the U-1 and the P-22 and the GB-1 and more.

By: ken woodrow

ken woodrow — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:04:01 +0000

What the heck, why not buy a piano at Sears, because they stopped selling them because the sales people did not know squat about pianos and could not answer the thousands of questions you have for a quality informative discussion about the qualitites and pricing of pianos.
Go to a Dealer that sell pianos not a road show where costco collects 10 to 15% of the selling price. It is a rip off!

By: Tim Nguyen

Tim Nguyen — Tue, 31 May 2011 00:46:20 +0000

The informations above are helpful… because I’m looking and pricing for Yamaha Piano model T118 . Thank you!

By: David

David — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:00:38 +0000

I feel much better buying from a real piano store that know what they are talking about. I like Costco, but I would go to a store like Keyboard Concepts. Better selection to choose from.

By: Ada

Ada — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:51:42 +0000

kawai gm12 verse yamaha gb1k
which one should i choose? any advise please

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:40:56 +0000

I like the sound, feel and quality better in the Kawai K-3 and the GM-12 over the U-1 and the GC-1b BTW (Made In China). Yamaha is brighter. I found the dealers that sell Kawai pianos do a better job of explaining the differences in pianos than do the Yamaha dealers.

Yamaha dealers are kind of order takers. Yamaha is very commercial! Costco proves this!
Go the the Dealer in San Jose that sells Kawai pianos, I can’t remember the name I think is is ‘kawai factory store’ on Winchester. The sales team there will beat the price of yamaha and be in business longer (as they have been) to serve your future piano needs

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:32:06 +0000

I know that the roadshow at costco gets paid at least 10% to costco for using the facility, why not go to the dealer directly and save the 10%. They will sell you the U-1 for alot less than at a costco. Do not reveal that your were at the costco because they (the dealership) get in trouble if they send you to the store to save money.

By: steve the piano man

steve the piano man — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:35:39 +0000

The Gb1 is an old model. The GB1k comes with the slow close fallboard

By: Ken Chan

Ken Chan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:50:51 +0000

I guess every Yamaha / Costco roadshow operates differently. At the one I attended, the salesperson was willing to sell any Yamaha piano, not just the models on display. I could pick my finish and options. I also know that the polished mahogany lists for more than the polished ebony. Here’s a link to the latest prices I’ve seen:

http://www.hiwhy.com/2010/02/24/yamaha-piano-special-event-at-costco-2010/