digital/acoustic?

[mushy7]

Ok, I am a total digital snob, I just don't like them.  But I don't want to be one sided.  So, what do you guys think, digital Roland piano or an acoustic?  As much information as you have would be great.  And which one would be better to teach piano lessons on becuase a lot of kids drop out of piano lessons becuase they are bored.   

[steve jones]

Hmmm, well I guess budget is really the deciding factor. If an acoustic is totally out of the question, then a digital is better than nothing at all, right?

However, Im into acoustics so I would never get one as my main axe. I WOULD however get one as a second instrument and to use to output midi data. Lets face it, having a digital around does have its advantages. I mean, if you're doing any recording and want to use a sample library, then there would be no better midi input device than you own tried and testing EP keyboard!

This might also be quite applicable to you as a teacher. Being able to quickly record passages then instantly edit them, slow them down, repeat etc would be very useful.

SJ

[leahcim]

Ok, I am a total digital snob, I just don't like them.  But I don't want to be one sided.  So, what do you guys think, digital Roland piano or an acoustic?  As much information as you have would be great.

Yeah, but there are degrees of snobbery

The rule of thumb, if someone's budget / skill level equals [or exceeds] their snobbery level they'll be a happy snob If it doesn't and you don't want misery, you can always try reverse snobbery.

Why Roland? It makes a change from Yamaha, but neither make the best digital pianos IMHO.

In practise it's an apples and oranges comparison. There are some of genres of music that might be interested in electrics for different reasons than this forum in the main. As this one tends mainly to be classical players it's generally price / noise.

There's no question the instrument of choice for playing classical piano is...err, a grand piano. So if you're serious then you're going to want one. Reality might beg to differ.

And that's the apples and oranges, I mean, if someone's sitting on the dosh to buy a real piano, then they wouldn't be wondering about acoustic v roland. At which point they aren't being much of a snob imo, unless it's an acoustic guitar?

I personally think my digital is better than any acoustic I could get for the same money - in terms of touch and sound, and, in a different way it has features that if they matter to you [headphones, portability, different sounds and whatever else they can do] could make the decision between it and a much more expensive upright arguable.

But there's no question that a real piano beats it out of the water and with that kind of dosh, the space and so on, I'd buy both, some would just have the grand.

[nsvppp]

The question is not digital or acoustic but when digital and when acoustic. If you can extend your hours of practice by having a digital, I asume your level of playing will rise as well. So, unless you live alone and have no neighbours, I'd recommend both.