I ❤ my Estonia L190 Hidden Beauty! My husband purchased it for me several years ago after I pretty much tried them all. It took several months of trying various pianos from Steinway (used), Mason & Hamlin, Kawai, and Yamaha,. I deliberated over them and finally narrowed my choices down one by one and the Estonia was the clear winner. Workmanship is impeccable. It is an instrument of great beauty. I was classically trained on a Steinway and the Estonia is very comparable in sound and action to that piano. I love it! The action is superb! The sound is truly amazing, it is bright and it just sings! Great video as I enjoy seeing other pianists love their Estonia L190 too! Your jazz music is absolutely beautiful! The piano is such a personal instrument, the player must feel it, experience it. For me, there is no other piano I would prefer to own.
Im glad you gave Indrek kudos! He is a wonderful guy, and he absolutely ADORES his job. He is a friend of ours and he brought us on a tour of the factory, and to say that the factory is his child is an understatement. He cares so deeply for every part of the process and strives to continue improving the pianos, it made me jealous. I dont play piano, but his passion is so profound I couldnt help but have it rub off a bit. And thank you for the info!
Thanks for your info. I bought a Estonia L190 hidden Beauty. I have to be honest, although Estonia is a middle high piano in terms of price, the quality of the piano in terms of sound and materials are high end and for many even better than Steinway NY, High end Yamahas, Shigeru Kawai or Mason and Hamlin. I even played Mason and Hamlin and Estonia was better to my taste. Congratulations on your piano.
Very good useful meaningful review. Few years ago I was not aware about Estonia pianos, I am very passionate about the pianos as I am working with MI business as a piano and keyboard specialist I have a 18 years of sells experience in this line. I do constant research about the piano brands and one day randomly I show the Estonia piano on RUclips and that was I guess a Piano Bath store they made the video It blow- away my mind so impressed with the sound after that I tried to get more details on Estonia. There are many piano reviewers on RUclips I show almost all the videos and then I have noticed that the character of the sound is very much same and that is the good shine about the good company. In my country piano market it growing and unfortunately we have very less choice here. Yamaha & Kawai is major selling pianos and Pearl River Group pianos doing decent business here including Steinway design Essex & Boston too. I played Boston/Yamaha and Kawai they are nice but I felt Estonia has a very unique and different tone character and very versatile sounding piano and I terms of longevity I guess it can last and perform well for years and years. I wish to try Estonia pianos. Thank you so much for making informative review, enjoyed your playing. ❤❤❤
Oh I love your touch and the sound of your instrument!!! Yesss the middle register is of course the most important! And even an upright can have basses which sounds good, but the basses on smaller uprights do not have a really clean pitch; thick strings causing more inharmonicity.
After trying an L190 I am seriously considering getting one. The one I found is new, and I am having a tough time justifying that cost. But the instrument is so incredible.
@@adamczerepinski I ended up getting the Estonia L190 in the end. I considered a second hand Kawai RX7, which was similarly priced, and decided that the Estonia is a much better quality piano, especially after seeing videos on how they're built. Your video really helped me decide, so thank you!
That's one beautiful piano. I feel you on finding pianos. I live in LA and got to play quite a bit of them. I had a nice budget for a Steinway, but after a lot of trying many pianos, some blind folded, I landed on what many consider an entry level Japanese piano, namely the GL40. I tried a few GL40s. There were three at the store I got mine in. I don't know why, but the one I got sounded significantly better to the other two. I liked it over the Steinway, the gx2, and C series from yamaha. I took that baby home, and it's been sounding better and better. It doesn't have that shimmer on the trebles that you find in the Shigeru, but it makes up for it with a bold, dark, and smooth sound. Anyways, your piano sounds lovely.
I have chosen my piano, but I'm now working on microphone choices and placement for a grand and an occasional vocal. Do you have any advice/videos on that? Its so inspiring to listen to you play.
The videos on my channel are all recorded with a pair of Beyer m160 or Shure KSM141. Feel free to listen to those and see what you think. I'm no expert on microphones though.
What do you think of the L190 vs the Kawai GX3? People like to compare it to the SK3 which does make more sense but the SK3 will cost a lot more now where I can get a GX3 for 5k to 6k less than the L190 putting the L190 right in between the two. Truth be told, at my level of playing a GL30 would be enough but I don't mind springing for the next level up.
In my limited experience testing pianos, I prefer the SK3 over the L190. GX3 is a little more inconsistent - with the right prep work from a great technician it might be in the same tier as the Estonia. I've found I like some Kawaii's and dislike others even considering the same model.
You can negotiate on all pianos except Steinway I believe. The price you'll get is very much market dependent though - really depends how many dealers you have near you, and how far away you're willing to travel to price shop.
@@flippendad3532 If you do some research you may be able to find out what the dealers pay and offer them a fair profit from there. I don't know for certain but I believe dealers pay roughly half the amount in the rightmost column on this page: www.pianobuyer.com/estonia
I ❤ my Estonia L190 Hidden Beauty! My husband purchased it for me several years ago after I pretty much tried them all. It took several months of trying various pianos from Steinway (used), Mason & Hamlin, Kawai, and Yamaha,. I deliberated over them and finally narrowed my choices down one by one and the Estonia was the clear winner. Workmanship is impeccable. It is an instrument of great beauty. I was classically trained on a Steinway and the Estonia is very comparable in sound and action to that piano. I love it! The action is superb! The sound is truly amazing, it is bright and it just sings! Great video as I enjoy seeing other pianists love their Estonia L190 too! Your jazz music is absolutely beautiful! The piano is such a personal instrument, the player must feel it, experience it. For me, there is no other piano I would prefer to own.
Im glad you gave Indrek kudos! He is a wonderful guy, and he absolutely ADORES his job. He is a friend of ours and he brought us on a tour of the factory, and to say that the factory is his child is an understatement. He cares so deeply for every part of the process and strives to continue improving the pianos, it made me jealous. I dont play piano, but his passion is so profound I couldnt help but have it rub off a bit. And thank you for the info!
Thanks for your info. I bought a Estonia L190 hidden Beauty. I have to be honest, although Estonia is a middle high piano in terms of price, the quality of the piano in terms of sound and materials are high end and for many even better than Steinway NY, High end Yamahas, Shigeru Kawai or Mason and Hamlin. I even played Mason and Hamlin and Estonia was better to my taste. Congratulations on your piano.
Very good useful meaningful review. Few years ago I was not aware about Estonia pianos, I am very passionate about the pianos as I am working with MI business as a piano and keyboard specialist I have a 18 years of sells experience in this line. I do constant research about the piano brands and one day randomly I show the Estonia piano on RUclips and that was I guess a Piano Bath store they made the video It blow- away my mind so impressed with the sound after that I tried to get more details on Estonia. There are many piano reviewers on RUclips I show almost all the videos and then I have noticed that the character of the sound is very much same and that is the good shine about the good company. In my country piano market it growing and unfortunately we have very less choice here. Yamaha & Kawai is major selling pianos and Pearl River Group pianos doing decent business here including Steinway design Essex & Boston too. I played Boston/Yamaha and Kawai they are nice but I felt Estonia has a very unique and different tone character and very versatile sounding piano and I terms of longevity I guess it can last and perform well for years and years. I wish to try Estonia pianos. Thank you so much for making informative review, enjoyed your playing. ❤❤❤
Oh I love your touch and the sound of your instrument!!!
Yesss the middle register is of course the most important! And even an upright can have basses which sounds good, but the basses on smaller uprights do not have a really clean pitch; thick strings causing more inharmonicity.
After trying an L190 I am seriously considering getting one. The one I found is new, and I am having a tough time justifying that cost. But the instrument is so incredible.
What else are you considering? In my market Kawai is a bit cheaper and still super nice.
@@adamczerepinski I ended up getting the Estonia L190 in the end. I considered a second hand Kawai RX7, which was similarly priced, and decided that the Estonia is a much better quality piano, especially after seeing videos on how they're built. Your video really helped me decide, so thank you!
Thanks for the Info.
That's one beautiful piano. I feel you on finding pianos. I live in LA and got to play quite a bit of them. I had a nice budget for a Steinway, but after a lot of trying many pianos, some blind folded, I landed on what many consider an entry level Japanese piano, namely the GL40. I tried a few GL40s. There were three at the store I got mine in. I don't know why, but the one I got sounded significantly better to the other two. I liked it over the Steinway, the gx2, and C series from yamaha. I took that baby home, and it's been sounding better and better. It doesn't have that shimmer on the trebles that you find in the Shigeru, but it makes up for it with a bold, dark, and smooth sound. Anyways, your piano sounds lovely.
GL40s are great pianos. Not surprised that you are enjoying yours!
I have chosen my piano, but I'm now working on microphone choices and placement for a grand and an occasional vocal. Do you have any advice/videos on that? Its so inspiring to listen to you play.
The videos on my channel are all recorded with a pair of Beyer m160 or Shure KSM141. Feel free to listen to those and see what you think. I'm no expert on microphones though.
What do you think of the L190 vs the Kawai GX3? People like to compare it to the SK3 which does make more sense but the SK3 will cost a lot more now where I can get a GX3 for 5k to 6k less than the L190 putting the L190 right in between the two. Truth be told, at my level of playing a GL30 would be enough but I don't mind springing for the next level up.
In my limited experience testing pianos, I prefer the SK3 over the L190. GX3 is a little more inconsistent - with the right prep work from a great technician it might be in the same tier as the Estonia. I've found I like some Kawaii's and dislike others even considering the same model.
Got a 2009 L190 last week from EU auction for only 12000 Euro😁
Should I expect to be able to negotiate with the dealer on an Estonia?
You can negotiate on all pianos except Steinway I believe. The price you'll get is very much market dependent though - really depends how many dealers you have near you, and how far away you're willing to travel to price shop.
Assuming they will negotiate, should I expect motorhome level discounts like 40%, or is the goal more like 20%?
@@flippendad3532 If you do some research you may be able to find out what the dealers pay and offer them a fair profit from there. I don't know for certain but I believe dealers pay roughly half the amount in the rightmost column on this page: www.pianobuyer.com/estonia
It's true. Estonia pianos are fantastic. if you got the cash that is.
Even if you don't have the cash, they remain fantastic 😀