RedditchJay Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Totally O/T my 5yr old is having piano lessons and according to the teacher she is doing very well...... {she would say that to carry on charging for lessons}!! anyway.... we are looking to purchase a digital piano, reason for the digital option is a} smaller and b} never need tuning, we will get one with the full 88 keys and a good brand... QUESTION does anyone have any past experience with digital piano's ?? good or bad ?? Quote
Captain Colonial Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I know where you can get a classic pianola for a great price! Quote
Dave Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 My daughter has been playing for 4 years and started with a Yamaha keyboard, then needed a bigger version with touch sensitive keys and now has a full digital piano http://uk.yamaha.com/en....e=model The piano was about £1100 new but sell for 900 ish 2nd hand so if he gives it up you will get most of your cash back. it sounds really good and here playing has improved massively. The keyboards she had originally were 2-300 and worth nothing second hand, so spend the money to guarantee you get most of it back Dave Quote
Dommo Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I had a digital piano when I was younger - didn't have any problems going from that to my instructor's real piano. It had the soft-touch and pedals, sounded the part too. I think it was Roland but my have been Casio. My keyboard was one, piano the other. I'm pretty sure real musical instrument shops still exist, so worth hunting one down and having a play. Quote
Dibby Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Keybpoard with a midi port so you can make it sound like a piano or any other instrument? How does a 5 year old get on with full size keys? Get something with a headphone jack to save having to put up Mary Had A Litlle Lamb all the way through the F1. TBH I'd get a cheap one, being 5 she'll probably be into karate next week and if she's still going in 5 years you can upgrade Quote
RedditchJay Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 She is doing fine with full size keys, Gaynor's brother has a full size Grand Piono so she tinkles on that also....... we have looked at a few, most have the 88 keys and have weighted keys for that "real" feel.... Looking at Yamaha P85 or similar {approx £300 - £400 seond hand}..... Ideal starter piano's with some modern keyboard twists ..... Quote
bobsy Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Friend of mine has a Rhodes, amazing bit of kit, but very expensive. Not something you'd want to buy when he may choose to play a guitar next week. Some years back my girlfriend wanted a piano, we bought an upright, then took it apart to get it up the stairs. It looked like a harp and a load of firewood, but it went back together ok, needed tuning several times to settle though. Fortunatly she already knew, but if you remove a traditional keyboard, every key must go back in the same order for all the gaps to be perfect. That age is definatly the age to learn though, I wish I had. Quote
RedditchJay Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 Start them young LOL.... she is also trying electric guitar which she had last xmas..... its a 3/4 size Fender but her hands are too small at moment for that..... Quote
dombanks Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 from my experience of learning and its pretty much been said, make sure you get weighted keys it makes a huge difference. i learnt keyboard first and although i had touch sensitive keys i never really moved to weighted keys properly. smaller keys are a waste of space just go for the full size. ive used to have casio keyboards which are great and my teacher had a collection of fantastic rolland stuff and this massive old upright. that one linked to above looks alot like the one that costco sell and it sounds/feels great. might be worth a little trip to a a music shop to see what the littleun likes or plays on best?? what does the teacher recomend? edt: just read hes 5 so might not have much to say but even so you can hear them and decide on what you like. one of my favourite pianos at my techers place was this piano that needed a separate amp/speaker but sounded and played amazing. Quote
erictharg Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 If you can stretch to it, go for the Yamaha Clavinova. Next best thing to a real piano at anything like affordable prices. Key action is nice and progressive, and very close to the real thing. Quote
RedditchJay Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 which model ?? CVP 35 ?? CVP 107 ?? Quote
Mooch Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 We bought a KORG Concert 3500 on E bay for £300. It was a few years old but immaculate. I do a bit of live music, but mostly guitar, so bought this on instinct rather than any real knowledge, but it turned out to be a bargain. Digitally sampled so sounds like a Steinway and is on a par with Yamaha Clavinovas. Perfect for learning on and beyond. These things tend to be looked after so second hand is the way to go as they are rather expensive new but last for yonks. This has probably already been raised, but avoid 'keyboards' with whizzy sounds and effects. Go for a proper digital piano with weighted keys. Mike Quote
RedditchJay Posted September 30, 2011 Author Posted September 30, 2011 anybody have Chris {Ragged Racing } telephone number pls he pm'd me his mobile with a digit missing Quote
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