Yamaha NP30B-K Portable Digital Piano (black finish). |
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YAMAHA
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List Price: £199.00
Our Price: £166.37
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Yamaha
EAN: 4957812365659
Label: YAMAHA
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Manufacturer: YAMAHA
Model: NP30B-K
Publisher: YAMAHA
Release Date: 2007-06-10
Studio: YAMAHA |
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Bargain digital piano, 2008-12-29
I have 3 pupils learning on this digital piano and its fantastic:
*Easy to use
*Light enough to carry around
*Good entry level digital piano
Although its not got as many keys as a piano, it has enough to last you for years and years of fun playing
Perfect practice keyboard, 2008-12-28
I was looking for a "dummy" keyboard on which I could learn and repeat difficult passages hundreds of times in succession without driving the neighbours mad. I also wanted to be able to practise late at night or early in the morning at weekends. The "annoyance to neighbours" factor has always held me back from practising properly as I'm constantly aware how loud my real piano must sound to the poor folks next door. This keyboard more than meets the requirements.
Although the keys have a spring mechanism and not a hammer action, they feel more realistic than the keys on previous generations of electronic keyboards. If you want a basic no-frills keyboard to learn music and drill sequences of notes into your fingers, as I do, this does the job perfectly, and there is no need to spend several times as much money on an 88-key hammer-action keyboard. The 76 keys are enough for all music up to at least Beethoven and much music later than that. The keys are marginally smaller than conventional keys (the white keys are 140mm long versus 145mm, and an octave span is 163mm versus 165mm), but the difference is not noticeable.
The sound that comes out of those integrated speakers is surprisingly realistic (the harpsichord being particularly convincing), and the volume slider control that lets you play any dynamic from silent upwards is useful if, like me, you don't like wearing headphones and you only need minimal auditory feedback to confirm that you're playing the right notes. I would have no hesitation in recommending this keyboard to students in halls of residence or flat-share situations, as its light weight and portability make it a practical and versatile gadget which can be loaded into the back of a car in seconds. It is extremely good value for money. If I didn't already own a real piano I would probably buy a more expensive 88-key weighted keyboard, but as a supplementary practice tool to complement an acoustic piano, this is a perfect compromise at a very good price.
Outstanding value, 2008-12-24
Let's get this straight - this is an amazing product which is OUTSTANDING value for money - particularly at Amazon.
It isn't perfect, though, because:
1. The keyboard doens't feel like an acoustic piano - there again, the keyboard on my £3k+ clavinova doesn't either, nor that on my P70. Acoustic pianos are living physical things - this is a lump of plastic. I almost always play digital pianos - whenever I sit at an acoustic piano I find it physically shocking - the difference is that great.
2. It doesn't sound like an acoustic piano - what d'ya expect - they don't make a digi piano that does - no matter how much you pay.
However this thing sounds sweet and compared to any other 'real' digital piano, it weighs nothing - my P70 is twice the weight - I carry this around with ease. I can't stress the difference. I teach a bit of piano and this thing is invaluable for carrying around from lesson to lesson.
I've spilled coffee all over mine and damn it - its wrecked 'cos it isn't waterproof. I'm buying another one without hesitation because it's weight sound and all round cool-ness means it's not possible to replace it with anything else. And it's so cheap - go on - buy it!
 Fantastic Practise Piano, 2008-10-20
Since starting uni, after just putting Grade 7 under my belt, I found it difficult to keep up with my piano playing due to the lack of pianos...so I went out and bought this Yamaha keyboard. It doesn't have the thousand different songs, sound effects and voices that the majority of electronic keyboards have...which is a plus. Instead, there's a clavinova style collection of sounds, which are suprisingly realistic.
The keyboard itself responds well to pressure...so if you want to play quiet/loud/legato/staccato, you can. The only issue I have is the keys themselves. They still feel like an electronic keyboard with no weight in them. (that may just be because I'm used to playing on acoustic pianos)
saying that, i would definatley recommend it to someone who needs a cheap alternative to an acoustic piano or clavinova, whether experienced or just starting to learn!
Best value piano ever!, 2008-12-06
I have recently been learning the piano and it got to the point where 61 keys just wasn't enough so i looked for a full size one. The 88 key ones were loads of money but them someone recommended this to me.
Unfortunately, even with all the reviews and how much I wanted one, nowhere had them in stock and I couldn't wait until the new year. Got one with the adapter delivered the very next day from Rocking Rooster for £160.
It is amazing.
I have done twice as much practice this week as I can't stop playing on it. It sound exactly like a piano, the alternate sounds are quite good but I want it for gigs so not really bothered for sounding like a church organ.
Lightweight, great value, and something I would recommend to anyone wanting a portable grand.
As Craig Revel Horwood would say A-maz-ing!
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