3 ms·
The implication of this article is that even the furniture market is limited. You can get some very nice vintage-looking completely unplayable pianos from a Cra
by mechanical_fish 14y ago
The implication of this article is that even the furniture market is limited. You can get some very nice vintage-looking completely unplayable pianos from a Craigslist ad.
I also wouldn't say that a real piano is only for a serious pro. Real pianos are a different instrument from keyboards; I wanted one within two weeks of starting piano lessons. But that brings us to the other half of the equation: New pianos are relatively inexpensive, because manufacturing is increasingly efficient. It's more cost-effective to buy new than to take a chance on rehabilitating a piano from 1962.
EDIT: Incidentally, when I say "relatively inexpensive", I mean "for a piano". There's a very real temptation to stick with electronic keyboards. The temptation is measured in kilodollars.
- fredley 14y agoNothing is the same, it's true, but for serious practise a digital can be better. The key response and weighting will be consistent (good luck getting that with an old instrument) and the tuning spot on. I used to be a sceptic, but playing the latest digitals which acoustically model the soundboard, strings and action of a piano, the experience is very impressive. It genuinely does feel like playing the real thing, even if the sound comes through speakers. If I come to buy my own piano, I'd go digital.
- dman 14y agoAny recommendations for digital?
- gtani 14y agohttp://www.reddit.com/help/faqs/piano#ChoosingaKeyboard http://www.reddit.com/help/faqs/piano#ChoosingaKeyboard
- gtani 14y agoAlso for parts and service down the road, I tell people to stick with Yamaha, Roland and Korg for < $1200 instruments. You're not likely to find a Kurzweil or Nord used in that price range. Casio's play pretty well, but they've only been making decent weighted key (hammer action) digitals for a few years. Lots of info at that subreddit FAQ. Also this, about how Yamaha makes lots of models with Graded Hammer Action http://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/x4mw3/need_an_advice_on_choosing_between_few_models_of/ http://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/x4mw3/need_an_advice_...
- niels_olson 14y agoYamaha. Even an older Yamaha will play well. The proof: try finding a used Yamaha. After watching Craigslist for months, we ended up buying one new for our son, who had been hacking away at a keyboard in the garage for a year, and put in another 6 months of lessons. We waited something like 3 months to get it because of parts shortages in Japan.
- DrPhish 14y agoGet a good quality MIDI controller and use the plethora of awesome physical modelling software to generate any sounds you like. ZynSubAddFX is my personal favourite.
- fredley 14y agoWe have a Roland HP307, which is already a few years old. It's fantastic - every aspect is customizable, and the modelling is spot on - you can press notes down silently and the strings will resonate when you play other notes.
- mechanical_fish 14y agoI'll have to try a new digital. Part of the problem is that they're a moving target. I am probably judging digitals by the standards of eight or even ten years ago, and that's a mistake.