Members flori Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 My wife would dearly love one for her Birthday.......traditional style/sound - weighted keys etc. My problem is:are only the Yamaha Clavinovas worth their salt in this department , or do other companies produce similarily 'good' digital pianos of this type? Anyone any experience of different makes or tips on what might be best? I am a reasonable classical/jazz pianist myself and have played several Yamahas Clavinovas over the years and been impressed by them....but neither of us has ever actually lived with one! ANy wisdom greatly appreciated. flori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Clavinovas are nice but HORRENDOUSLY overpriced and the dealers that sell them are incredibly unscrupulous in their attempt to take the casual customer and steal their money. You would be better off saving your money and buying a Yamah CP300 or YDP223, something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Son of HuHefner Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 if you have $5000-$10,000 to spend and you and wife are into appearancethe Clavinova is ok Like Eric said, you are overspending. Kawaii is a distant 2nd in this category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cygnus64 Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 My wife would dearly love one for her Birthday.......traditional style/sound - weighted keys etc. My problem is:are only the Yamaha Clavinovas worth their salt in this department , or do other companies produce similarily 'good' digital pianos of this type? There are plenty of good digital piannys. But we're talking about women. If she wants a Clavinova, she wants a Clavinova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaul Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Our church Clavinova CP-130, after 5-6 years of use once/twice a week, started to get sticky keys. There must be some better alternative. And their sound is not really that good. I can't say which pianos are better but don't be hesitant to explore this thing a bit further in some good local store nearby. Unless, your wife really wants Clavinova with a candy box on Clavinova which will make her look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrobaby Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 And their sound is not really that good. well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 80k Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 As an alternative, check out the Roland HP-series for very high quality digital uprights. The HP207 is the flagship model with the highest quality keys, cabinet, and sampling that Roland has to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Son of HuHefner Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 As an alternative, check out the Roland HP-series for very high quality digital uprights. The HP207 is the flagship model with the highest quality keys, cabinet, and sampling that Roland has to offer. I agree with the Hp207 as a strong alternative. I tried out several of the higher end Clavs over a year ago. I felt the acoustic piano was lacking compared to the quality of pianos in many of todays digital pianos/workstations The Hp207 acoustic piano was much better, IMO. It also has a very cool ' piano designer' I recall the Hp207 had better pricing. its very difficult to ' deal ' on the Clav's . The yamaha stores have a nearly complete lock on holding uppricing at retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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