What brand and kind of digital home piano should I buy for my 8 & 10 year old kids?
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Basically, you're looking for a weighted digital piano, not a crappy little casio keyboard. All yamaha's are excellent, Roland's are great too, as are Kawaii if you're willing to spend the money.
If you're looking for something compact and portable though, you cant go past the CP33. If you're looking for something a little more permanent however, you'll want a kawaii or yamaha clavi.
Plenty of experience in piano's and performing etc.
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(1) Used - instead of buying a new one, I found someone that was willing to give away one. Ask around with people you know that play or have a piano. I did this and got a small piano free and all I had to do was pick it up.
(2) New - I did look at the new ones at Sparks Music in Arkansas City, KS. We ended up buying a TV instead because they were such a great local dealer and the owner was there. I had not realized that a lot of the digital pianos could upload music and were that small. I was really impressed with these smaller pianos. He also had a building full of used ones so I compared the difference.
I know you wanted specific brand, but I would call around and ask or talk with this owner directly if you are in the area. I'm in Tulsa and appreciated their answers.
Sparks Music
315 S Summit St
Arkansas City, KS 67005
(620) 442-5030
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However, in case you decide to buy something else, make sure that it is:
* not too expensive (kids are easily change their mood, if they decide to stop their lesson, it hurts when you have already bought expensive instruments)
* choose the digital piano that is touch sensitive and the keys are heavy enough when you press it (so that the fingers will have a good posture)
* or maybe you can just buy a second piano instead of digital one
hope that can help
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M$One decision you need to make is do you want something that looks like a piece of furniture. If not, the Roland FP4 might be something to consider. That's the piano I have. Last year I spent a considerable amount of time driving to various music stores comparing digital pianos and I picked the Roland FP4. I picked it because the sounds were very good. It has built in speakers which are reasonably good. It's moderately light weight which was a plus for me. It does not have wooden keys, which is the case with the Kawai MP8 (so the action on the Kawai was better but the sound was definitely not as good)
If you want to compare the sounds there is a site with mp3s of the various pianos at http://purgatorycreek.com/
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M$If you are looking more for a keyboard/synthesizer that they can learn to do more than just play the piano (i.e., mix, create/record digital compositions, etc.), I recommend anything from the Triton line (we use those with our church worship band, and they have nice touch-sensitivity and so much versatility with the patches!). Takes a different kind of learning to get used to those, though.
If your kids are just learning, I would recommend going with the Yamaha, and if they get into fancier stuff later, then trade it in for a synthesizer.
Good luck!!
Personal Experience
Yamaha P-70: http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail/0,,CNTI...
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thanks ton1c :) I was basing my rec on an older model, as you pointed out. I haven't tried out the P85 or the CP series.
The P-70 is actually a pretty outdated model, and has been superceded by the P85, however the CP series keyboards have both better touch and sound, as they're higher quality, yet as a result slightly more expensive.
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This is an excellent site giving personal review on the type of piano to be used. Actually my daughter is going to appear for her trinity 6 grade exam and we had bought a casio digital Privia PX-700 while she was doing her grade 2 but now the teacher insist we replace it with a much heavier weighted keys and now in a fix as to which piano to buy and what I do with the existing one as there is no buyer. This piano was approved by the previous teacher who was teaching her. It is such a waste!
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One thing that simply cannot be duplicated on a digital piano is when the piano "sings". The piano will produce harmonic chords beyond what keys are being depressed. You can hear it happen when you listen to recordings of great pianists. It is not something that a digital keyboard can reproduce. But even children, if they are talented, can get a regular piano to do it.
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ton1c - thank you for the advice - I'll keep that in mind
He needs to be careful about going second hand, as many second hand keyboards can be quite seriously damaged, or have stuck keys. For this reason it's usually better to go new, or have someone take a look at it before paying for it. It's always a bad idea to buy off the internet and have it sent, as it will usually turn up not working, or in pieces.
