Comparing digital pianos

[Old Grumpy]

Thanks both (#29, #30) for your constructive replies. The piano is not a visually beautiful furniture item. I very much suspected what you suggest, Dave2002, that it would require a lot of sequential (and therefore costly) work to bring it to pitch. I do not know what the state of the mechanism is - probably as good (or bad) as you'd expect at almost 100 years of age!

Part of the problem is that my daughter has a sentimental attachment to the instrument, it's what she learned on - but as she as not in a position (in Canada) to receive it - I think we will have to be hard headed and hard hearted in that regard!

As I mentioned in my post #28, the Casio keyboard / (self-styled) electric piano is perfectly acceptable for my purposes at the moment. Who knows, we may look at acquiring a better digital instrument in the future if my skills advance.

OG

[Dave2002]

I just found something which "real" pianos can't normally do. There is an app for the Yamaha - which runs on iPads. It has some great features - see https://youtu.be/t3HnGvrCeHg Watch it!

This Youtube is very good. There are a few others, which may go into other features in different depth, but this one is excellent at covering most of the features.

It enables one to analyse recordings, record both Midi and audio from the keyboard, set up the Yamaha pianos, and even transpose etc. Looks like a very good app.

I'm not sure whether any other manufacturers of digital pianos - Kawai, Roland, Casio have similar apps.

[Dave2002]

I'm not sure whether any other manufacturers of digital pianos - Kawai, Roland, Casio have similar apps.

Still not sure about Kawai, but Casio and Roland do have apps for some of their ranges.

https://www.millersmusic.co.uk/blog/top-5-apps-to-learn-piano-online/

The Yamaha one still looks very good though, and maybe tr**** - no can't use that word (!! ) the others.

[Louisemol]

The Yamaha is a surprisingly good digital piano, especially if you get one of the higher end models like this P125. I played one a few years back and considered buying it since, at the time, my family did not share in my enthusiasm for serious practice on an acoustic instrument.