The Best Digital Piano

A Look at the Best Digital Pianos for the Home

Easily put; this type of electronic piano has full size keys and all 88 of them as well.

You can play loud and soft and it has pedals.

Why would you choose a digital piano and not an acoustic instrument?

Let's look at the pro's and con's: The advantages of a digital piano compared to an acoustic piano are many, for example:

• You don’t have to tune it.

• Digital pianos are relatively lightweight, and can be moved easier.

• You can practice with headphones anytime of the day (and night!)you like.

• You can easily record yourself, to use for practice or even to make your own CD.

• A digital piano keyboard can be connected with a computer; internet and software- there are no limits!

• There are fun sounds to change to when you play- you don't have to practice with piano sound all the time. Play organ, harpsichord and ukulele- anything you like.

• A digital piano is usually much cheaper than an acoustic piano.

• An electronic piano is not very sensitive to climate changes. Because of that it is great for very humid or dry locations (like the rain-forest or the desert!) where an acoustic instrument would require too much maintenance.

So what are the disadvantages?

• It is not an acoustic piano! Acoustic pianos are the real deal. Unless the acoustic is in a really bad shape, nothing compares to having a “real” instrument.

• You need electricity. Black out? No practice!

• Even the best digital piano wear out. An acoustic piano can last for a lifetime and more. An electric- has yet to be seen? So far, after 10 years of relatively heavy use, my Yamaha Clavinova has had some issues with a key that had to be replaced (cost as much as a piano tuning) and generally does not seem to have the same key “action” anymore as when I bought it.

• The dynamic range of a digital piano is not the same as an acoustic piano. It can be really good- but an acoustic piano has no limit to what “colors” of sound you can produce.

• Not as pretty!

• I don’t think it is a good idea to buy a second hand one. At least not if it is more than 10 years old. Whereas a well maintained and cared for acoustic piano can get even better with age.

Some Great Digital Pianos to Consider:

Yamaha:

• Clavinova CLP and YDP models

• Yamaha YDPV240 Digital Piano With Bench

• Yamaha DGX-630 88 Full-Sized Keyboard with Weighted Action

• Yamaha CVP-409 GP (digital grand piano)

• Disklavier

Kawai:

• Kawai Classical Series:

• CS-3 (with inbuilt piano lessons!)

• CN series

• CP-209 (digital grand piano)

• Kawai CE200 Digital Piano

Roland:

• Supernatural:

• KR, RG and V-piano (digital grand pianos)

Casio:

• Celviano models

• Casio AP220 Celviano Digital Piano with Bench

• Privia (budget piano)

• Casio PX830 Privia Digital Piano, Black

The Best Digital Piano of All…?

I will make it even harder for you!

Today we have the better of two worlds available. A modern “Player Piano”; the Disklavier (Yamaha)!!

This is a hybrid between a digital and acoustic piano- since it is both!

The Disklavier is an amazing, amazing instrument with limitless possibilities. You can choose between upright and grand pianos.

This is a really fantastic instrument, and definitely the one thing I would bring to a deserted island… (...or maybe not, no electricity!) But, it is expensive. On my wish list, right after a Steinway or Bosendorfer grand piano - absolutely!

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