Should i buy acoustic piano or digital for teenager starting piano lessons and which name brand?

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Should i buy acoustic piano or digital for teenager starting piano lessons and which name brand?

Answer 1

A digital will be okay for the first year or two, at most.



A good acoustic piano will have a nice weight to the keys and, as far as I've searched, a digital piano cannot imitate it (And I've tried out Yamaha's Avantgrand N3 pianos which retail at £13,000, absolutely useless for a classical pianist).



The need for the weight keys is essential for the pianists technique. Say, for instance, the teenager takes it seriously and wants to learn. An electric piano will hinder any type of strength in the fingers, which in turn reduces control. If they can play a fast passage cleanly on an electric piano and that's all they've experienced they will more than likely trip up on an acoustic piano.

Another drawback is expression. It is near impossible to get any convincing form of expression out of an electric piano. When playing on an acoustic the pianist will become accustomed to the different vibrations the strings make when different pressure is applied. They'll be able to feel the vibrations of the piano through the pedals and the air, which are quite important things to feel when they get more experienced.



Another major issue with digital pianos is the pedals. Unless you're going for a top of the range digital piano the sustain pedal will simply have an on and off function. The pianist will lack any idea of pedal control. They'll lack the understanding of half pedaling (And it's benefits). Electric pianos which do have a continuous feed on the sustain pedal still do lack somewhat in their affect - I have a silent system fitted on my piano, granted it's extremely useful, it lacks a bit in the sustain.



As a pianist who had to endure 8 years on an electric piano I can tell you it's not worth it. If you have the drive and passion you can perhaps rectify the technical losses when you get an acoustic piano but it's hard work.



You can find second hand pianos extremely cheaply and they can be good quality as the seller either doesn't realise the value or they just need to get rid of it quickly after a downsize. Should you buy a second hand piano also go to test it out to see if it's right for you and bring a piano technician to have a look at it as you don't want to be buying a piano with a cracked soundboard.



Best of luck!

Answer 2

Digital.



An acoustic piano is heavey, loud and needs tuning and you have to pay a lot of money to get one to sound good. A digital piano can be used with headphones, or moved into another room so they can always practice without disturbing anyone. Also a lot of them come with other sounds and this can encourage learning different styles, such as using organ sounds to try gospel and Jazz or chruch music.



Roland and Yamaha make good pianos - and you pay more for ones that have wieghted keys that feel more like an acoustic piano. This will be important if they are going to go for a full modern classical training and may have occasional access to acoustic pianos at school or college.

A cheaper keyboard is fine if this is a casual thing.

Answer 3

It depends on the Digital/electric piano they vary quite a bit the low end ones, have a completely plastic feel, no piano feel at all, poor to average sound quality. For about $800-1500, you can get pretty decent digital pianos, that have a decent fell to them, with weighted keys, so they have a more realistic feel to them, and a better sound. Some of the more expensive digitals do sound and feel good. How good they sound will also vary on how good a sound system you run them through, The built in speakers are seldom any good. None of them, will sound as good as or feel just the same as the real thing however, Especially a good grand piano I'm sure someone here can explain it better Sadly, I had to sell my 1915 Chickering Grand, which sounded and played fantastic, (space) I now use an Ensoniq ZR-76, that I got about 10 years ago, through a Yamaha/Crown/JBL system

Answer 4

Digital yamaha electric piano, acoustic cost an extreme amount of money and can take a lot of fixing and tuning over time.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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