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by candu
4055 days ago
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Re: piano - for most use cases, mid-to-high range digital pianos are more than good enough nowadays. They don't require tuning, they fit in even fairly small apartments, and they can be moved with relative ease. It's not uncommon to see professional musicians using digital; the action and sound are at least comparable to the real thing. Someone in my area sold me an old Roland RD-500 in excellent condition, two amps, and a stand for $500. Total cost including van rental to move it, music stand, and a bunch of sheet music: $700-800. Not sure what an equivalent setup would cost new, but I'd wager somewhere in the $1.5-3k range. |
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I actually have a digital. In fact I have something somewhat better than a digital: a hybrid (Yamaha N1). It has the action of a grand but I can still use it in an apartment.
I also thought this would be good enough, but after taking lessons it's obvious that it's really not. Even though the action is supposed to be that of a grand piano, the reality is that when I actually try to play on a grand I can't play it. My teacher has also said that I really need to get an acoustic piano.
I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I think the main difference is that even if the action feels like that of a real piano, it doesn't react quite the same. There are a lot more subtleties that you can get from a grand piano that's just not possible from a digital with the touch and especially with the pedal.
Note that this is for classical music, I don't know a thing about Jazz or pop music.
I really do appreciate your trying to help though!