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Post by philw on May 18, 2014 16:54:52 GMT
Forgive me if its not classed as acoustic  but anyone play the Piano?
When I was about 14 I took up the Organ and did my grades upto and inc grade 3 - but at the time my football was my priority then ......but as you guessed it I didn't make it to the big time in the footy, best I could manage was a trial at Huddersfield Town back in the day but it wasn't to be 
So I have toyed with the idea of getting back into it, even before the guitar but I put it on the backburner whilst I got going with the guitar  yes I will get a Larrivee in time and am currently looking into digital piano's rather than the keyboard/organ. With technology nowadays there are some cracking sounding digital piano's out there as I certainly cannot afford or do not have the space for one of the big boys piano's so digital seems the way
So anyone got any knowledge with them or recommendations as to good models? I was thinking of possibly the Yamaha P105, which sounds good but am open to suggestions and poss thinking of the 500 quid mark as that should be enough for a decent quality one - or am I wrong??
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Post by Martin on May 19, 2014 8:50:26 GMT
I would certainly class piano as acoustic, yes!  I've never learned to play it properly, but messed around on keyboards and my parents' piano for years. I've also been seriously considering a digital piano, mainly for my daughter, but I'd be having a go on it as well. I would definitely go the Yamaha route, as they seem the best quality for the money. What I would say is, try to get one with fully weighted keys and a full 88 key range as well - a lot of them are graded or semi-weighted with shorter keyboards, which while they might be fine to start with, will be restrictive as you progress. The other thing to consider is a good sustain pedal. Some of them come with one which is a simple on/off switch, and this isn't anything like a proper piano pedal, but you can get better ones. |
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Post by 007 on May 19, 2014 9:09:05 GMT
I have occasionaly seen digital pianos in charity shops at knock down prices
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Post by philw on May 19, 2014 17:52:14 GMT
cheers fella's - the cp4 is nice, but expensive I also like the P105 and the cp300 been giving my chas n dave cd some hammer in the car, and if anyone gets chance check out the BBC documentary on them on youtube or I player its a good one - and they are very talented musicians also got a ben waters boogie woogie cd coming too - blummin love the boogie woogie piano |
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Post by minorkey on May 29, 2014 18:04:18 GMT
Definitely an acoustic instrument. I once asked the magazine to include pianos in their content.
I hope to get an upright when we move-I've always wanted a piano!
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Post by minorkey on May 29, 2014 18:08:01 GMT
I would certainly class piano as acoustic, yes! I've never learned to play it properly, but messed around on keyboards and my parents' piano for years. I've also been seriously considering a digital piano, mainly for my daughter, but I'd be having a go on it as well. I would definitely go the Yamaha route, as they seem the best quality for the money. What I would say is, try to get one with fully weighted keys and a full 88 key range as well - a lot of them are graded or semi-weighted with shorter keyboards, which while they might be fine to start with, will be restrictive as you progress. The other thing to consider is a good sustain pedal. Some of them come with one which is a simple on/off switch, and this isn't anything like a proper piano pedal, but you can get better ones. I would look to the casio privia series. Their entry level PX150 knocks the competition for six. Much cheaper than Yamahas p series and actually better. The px 350 is the same as the 150 except that it has a USB drive capability. Bloody good keyboards compared to how casio used to be! |
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Post by philw on May 31, 2014 16:48:00 GMT
Well I plumped for the Kawai CN24 (on a 12mth finance deal) which will prob arrive next week or the week after?
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but anyone play the Piano?
yes I will get a Larrivee in time and am currently looking into digital piano's rather than the keyboard/organ. With technology nowadays there are some cracking sounding digital piano's out there as I certainly cannot afford or do not have the space for one of the big boys piano's so digital seems the way 
Jo whoever he is.
