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The YPT210 is simply a great starter keyboard. With 375 instrument sounds and 100 acompaniment styles there is no limit to what you can create. It features 61 full size keys and Yamaha’s Education Suite. The Education Suite is an advanced set of helpful learning tools built into the instrument, letting you teach yourself how to play and perform. Y.E.S helps you master a song with easy lesson steps. Each lesson can be done in isolation with either your left, right hand or both to (more…)

Digital drum set with 4 programmable percussion pads, each with guide light. Follow-the-light learning system. 49 styles, 22 percussion sounds assignable to pads. Demo, main volume, rhythm volume and tempo controls. 2 Drumsticks. Headphones jack. Mains adaptor jack (6-12 volts). Requires 6 x C batteries. Item size 395 x 280 x 105 mm (15.8 x 11.2 x 4.2 inches).

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1 x Digital drum set 2 x Drum sticks

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The new NP30 Contemporary Digital Piano represents an entirely new class of Yamaha digital pianos. Designed to offer quality, value and portability with a lighter touch, the NP30 includes 76 Graded ‘Soft’ Touch piano-style keys and stereo-sampled piano voices. Additional features include 10 quality voices like Pianos, Organs, and Strings plus 32 notes of polyphony and ten recordings of standard piano repertoire.Graded ‘Soft’ Touch provides medium resistance in the left hand that ge (more…)

The DGX230 is the new 2008 base model in the popular Yamaha DGX Digital Piano range. With a superb stereo Grand Piano sound, and 76 box style piano keys the DGX230 is an ideal introduction to piano playing. Not only is the piano action touch sensitive but this model features Yamaha’s ‘Graded Soft Touch’ offering an authentic key action – heavier towards the bass end lighter towards the treble end. The DGX230 has improved content over the old model (DGX220) with extra new styles, 4 (more…)

The latest model in the long and best selling ‘P’ series from Yamaha: The P-85 (black finish) is lighter and more compact than the previous P-70 model but includes improvements to the sound quality and operability.The sound of the 10 voices uses Yamaha’s AWM sampling technology coupled with 64 note polyphony and an improved speaker system. The Graded Hammer (Standard) keyboard action is perfect for a portable piano whilst maintaining a superb natural feel. On top of the P-85 all (more…)

A fantastic quality digital piano by Gear4music with an 88 note weighted hammer action keyboard that allows you to have professional features in the home or on stage and finished beautifully in Beech.

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The YDP140DA offers the perfect solution to the player who prefers the traditional approach to case design and to begin playing the piano immediately with none of the problems an acoustic piano brings. A digital piano never needs tuning and has none of the moving parts that need maintaining in a traditional piano.The YDP140DA boasts a superb range of sampled instrument voices including Stereo Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Stereo Pipe Organ and Strings. For the first time at this lev (more…)

The new NP30 Contemporary Digital Piano represents an entirely new class of Yamaha digital pianos. Designed to offer quality, value and portability with a lighter touch, the NP30 includes 76 Graded ‘Soft’ Touch piano-style keys and stereo-sampled piano voices. Additional features include 10 quality voices like Pianos, Organs, and Strings plus 32 notes of polyphony and ten recordings of standard piano repertoire.Graded ‘Soft’ Touch provides medium resistance in the left hand that ge (more…)

The piano musical instrument has come a long way since its discovery hundreds of years back. The original edition has now been simulated and enhanced innumerable times, following-on in a big quantity of diverse piano designs and with the most recent technology, digital pianos have emerged and turn into a well-liked substitute. But which one is exactly for you? That depends significantly on what you plan to do and how much would you be willing to shell out. Yet, there are many advantages and disadvantages for both sides.

THE ACOUSTIC PIANO

The acoustic piano is a complex configuration. When the keys are pressed the result is that a string vibrates whish is responsible for sound production. This is improved by the piano’s soundboard providing a rich, accurate piano sound, and quite appreciated at concerts and recitals. On the other hand, an acoustic piano needs a lot of room, maintenance and funds.

When choosing an acoustic piano, there are many things that you need to think about. First, is that it requires a standard tuning, especially during weather changes or if the piano is transported from one place to another.

Second while it requires regular tuning and maintenance, nothing beats then sound of an acoustic piano making it a worth it investment.

Third, acoustic pianos let any musician to play softly or loudly, depending on the kind of piece being played and the mood it portrays.

Fourth, acoustic pianos are heavy and huge and take a lot of space because of its size.

Lastly, acoustic pianos are generally expensive. Most affordable ones are usually full of defects and not worth buying at all.

THE DIGITAL PIANO

The digital piano is a duplication of an acoustic piano. Unlike an acoustic piano, the digital piano uses a device, which is usually a recorded notes from an acoustic piano that produces sound. Digital pianos are the most preferred instrument by bands as they are handy and very light.

Just like an acoustic piano, there are many things to consider when buying a digital piano. First, is the price generally, digital piano are cheaper compared to acoustic pianos.

Second, digital pianos have less sensitivity in its keys, making it difficult to interpret piano pieces accurately.

Third, if you enroll in a piano class, you will find that most teachers recommend the use of acoustic pianos than digital ones. Therefore, most of them will not teach you how to manipulate a digital piano.

Fourth, digital pianos are very handy and light, they even have a carry bag for better handling.

Fifth, a high end digital piano contains features and styles in a wide selection. These include drum tracks and notes which were recorded from several instruments and kinds of pianos.

Sixth, unlike an acoustic piano, digital pianos need no tuning even when the weather changes significantly.

The debate between acoustic pianos and digital pianos goes on and on up to this point in time. Classical pianist claims that nothing beats the sound of acoustic pianos. However, digital pianos are commonly used especially for bands as they are very handy and don’t take much room for storage. They are also cheap compared to acoustics. So if you were to choose, which would you prefer – acoustics or digital?

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What defines a piano as being a piano?

A piano has a board of 88 black and white keys which operate hammer struck wires.

What does the word, “Piano” actually mean?

“Piano” is the shortened form of “piano forte” meaning literally “soft loud”. The term was coined in the mid eighteenth century when the harpsichord was developed with the addition of keys that could vary the volume of playing depending on how hard you hit them.

How does the action of hitting a key transfer into make a noise?

When a piano key it hit, a felt covered hammer hits a steel string. The hammer rebounds, which allows the string to continue to vibrate giving the piano its distinctive sound. The vibrations travel through a bridge to a sounding board so that it can be heard loudly enough. Only when the key is released does the hammer rest on the string again to stop the sound.

How many strings does a modern piano have?

The average modern piano has 230 strings, each of which has approximately 75 kilograms of tension. When combined, that would make a force of about eighteen tons, while the total string tension in a concert grand piano is a staggering 30 tons, which is enough to lift five adult elephants!

When Was The First Piano Built?

Early ancestors of the piano include the harpsichord, the hurdy gurdy and the clavichord, but the first piano is credited to an Italian gentleman by the name of to Bartolomeo Cristofori. He was a subject of Prince Ferdinand de Medici and was an expert Harpsichord maker and it is unclear exactly when he built his first piano, but it is thought to have been around 1698-1700.

Do Any Ancient Pianos Still Exist?

Only nine Cristofori pianos survive today with only three surviving from the 1720s, of which one is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one in Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali, Rome, Italy and one in Leipzig University, Germany. All three bear the same inscription, “BARTHOLOMAEVS DE CHRISTOPHORIS PATAVINUS INVENTOR FACIEBAT FLORENTIAE” meaning, “Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, inventor, made in Florence.”

Who is the most famous contemporary pianist?

Arguably the greatest and most famous pianist of all time is Sergei Rachmaninoff. He is known for having the largest hands of all the most famous pianists and was reportedly able to span an amazing 14 notes at a time!

Who are the most well known composers of works for the piano?

Most of the most well known piano compositions were written by the early classical composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and even some of the romantics; Chopin, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms and Liszt. It should be noted that they wrote for a form of the piano very different from the modern piano!

What was the most expensive piano ever sold?

The Guinness Book of Records lists John Lennon’s white Steinway upright piano upon which he composed his masterpiece “Imagine” as being the most expensive piano sold at ?1.5 million. It is currently owned by George Michael and is on display in Liverpool at “The Beatles Story” museum.

What Is the World Record for the largest Piano Ensemble?
According to the Guiness World Records, in 2007 conductor Lee Sun-Young led an ensemble of 555 pianists at the Incheon Samsan World Gynasium in Incheon, South Korea.

Author Bio: This article was written by Charlie Debost for Chappell of Bond Street’s Piano and Digital Piano department to celebrate the history of the piano.