Monday 13 April 2020

Reviewing keyboards for home / learning piano

Keyboards:

Fun stuff

Width of keyboard: min 5 octaves

e.g. Yamaha PSR-E363
this one has a great sound and is user friendly.
vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCcGVCN6QZ0
has some nice piano sounds and learning features including notes on the music staff on screen.
about £154
buy:https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/yamaha-psr-e363-61-note-keyboard
I'd recommend this to start with.


However:

There is an EW ( extra wide ?) which has all the keys of a piano - well almost
and it has 2 x 12 W amplifiers, so a little louder.

vid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnTi_DCkeY
buy:https://www.gak.co.uk/en/yamaha-psr-ew410/915106
£379

Then there is pure piano...

All the keys and a great sound.

Roland FP-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8oa7FbLvS0
https://www.roland.com/uk/products/fp_series/fp-10/

buy: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/roland-fp-10-digital-piano

I would buy this, but I already have a keyboard and only one corner for musi.
The hammer action is something that gives the authentic feel of a piano, but as I said before it
However - even though it has no screen, check out the 5 mins in has a great app which looks fantastic. If you have an ipad say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8oa7FbLvS0
buy: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/roland-fp-10-digital-piano
£399