Suggestions for Digital Piano / Organ / Keyboard

[+ MysticMenace]

I am considering, and currently browsing through options for a digital piano / organ / keyboard. I used to have a starter one, like those Casio keyboards you get from Walmart, but I had chucked it out during one of my moves over 5 years ago. I have heard some pros and cons among the Nords, Rolands, and Yamahas, but if there are some musicians in the forum, do you have some go-tos you suggest? Sincerely appreciate your input.

[MikeBiDude]

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I am considering, and currently browsing through options for a digital piano / organ / keyboard. I used to have a starter one, like those Casio keyboards you get from Walmart, but I had chucked it out during one of my moves over 5 years ago. I have heard some pros and cons among the Nords, Rolands, and Yamahas, but if there are some musicians in the forum, do you have some go-tos you suggest? Sincerely appreciate your input.

Did you get your stimulus check? ?

[+ honcho]

I think which one depends on your intended use. I'm not a keyboard specialist, but I had to get one when I went back

to music school at age 57 in order to be able to practice at home (with headphones).

 

For my use, I did get the $500 casio, it was quite satisfactory. If I were going to put it to heavy use for a long time

I might have wanted to get something a little more rugged. I did some some expired listings for the entry level yamaha

on E-bay for $200, but nothing came available during the time I was looking. Both the casio and yamaha had midi-outputs, so

if had been really pic fy about the way it sounded, I could have bought a sample set for use with a computer.

 

If you're intending to play for other people , then you'll need to decide whether to lug around an external speaker with you

or something that sounds good enough with the built in speakers. And also whether you intend it for use only in your

home, or if you're going to travel with it.

 

One of the good things about brick-and-mortar old-fashioned music stores, or even guitar center (which usually does

have a keyboard department) is you can try out instruments right there without any obligation to buy.

 

(I'm an oboe player, and I'll just mention that the entire oboe section of the philadelphia orchestra was playing on yamaha

instruments for many years, and skywalker sound (part of the lucasfilm complex) up in marin has a big yamaha (Non-digital) piano as one of their on-site instruments).

[+ MysticMenace]

Did you get your stimulus check? ?

 

hahaha, I wish. I don't think I was qualified to get one. ?‍♂️

[+ MysticMenace]

I think which one depends on your intended use. I'm not a keyboard specialist, but I had to get one when I went back

to music school at age 57 in order to be able to practice at home (with headphones).

 

For my use, I did get the $500 casio, it was quite satisfactory. If I were going to put it to heavy use for a long time

I might have wanted to get something a little more rugged. I did some some expired listings for the entry level yamaha

on E-bay for $200, but nothing came available during the time I was looking. Both the casio and yamaha had midi-outputs, so

if had been really pic fy about the way it sounded, I could have bought a sample set for use with a computer.

 

If you're intending to play for other people , then you'll need to decide whether to lug around an external speaker with you

or something that sounds good enough with the built in speakers. And also whether you intend it for use only in your

home, or if you're going to travel with it.

 

One of the good things about brick-and-mortar old-fashioned music stores, or even guitar center (which usually does

have a keyboard department) is you can try out instruments right there without any obligation to buy.

 

(I'm an oboe player, and I'll just mention that the entire oboe section of the philadelphia orchestra was playing on yamaha

instruments for many years, and skywalker sound (part of the lucasfilm complex) up in marin has a big yamaha (Non-digital) piano as one of their on-site instruments).

 

yea, not planning on playing for anyone or transporting it - I used to play the keys (I didn't have formal lessons, but I self-taught how to play chords) to relax and just get lost in the music. so I really just want to buy one so I can practice and play music if and when I want to. although I would also prefer if the keys has a bluetooth function so it could work with my wireless Powerbeats headphone.

[+ MysticMenace]

am thinking of getting this...

 

https://www.roland.com/us/products/fp-90x/

[MikeBiDude]

am thinking of getting this...

 

https://www.roland.com/us/products/fp-90x/

I know nothing of keyboards, but that Roland product looks very cool and full featured.

[+ Charlie]

I bought a used Yamaha Clavinova about 15 years ago from a pianist who had dragged it around the world with him, but had finally settled down in a home big enough for a baby grand. It was fine for my purposes, but I was a not much of a pianist, and I gave it away when I moved.

[+ MysticMenace]

here we go - purchase made. we shall see if this was worth it.