Touching of a piano

[ricwyk]

The benefits on playing a heavy-key piano, and that on playing a light-key piano.

[donjuan]

You develop better technique on a heavily weighted piano, and have better control of the sound.  A piano with lighter touch is good if you are a physically weak person, or dont have the endurance to play on a heavier keyboard.

What is tons of fun is practicing a fast bravura piece like the Grand Galop Chromatique on a heavy touch piano, and then performing it on a light touch piano- WHEEEEEE...
although, it is really easy to lose control in this scenario.

donjuan

[shas]

I know what u meen.
My upright Rosmen has very heavy action and it is the piano I do the most practis on. when i play my digital Casio or any pianos at college i can often incrase my speed by a quarter at least.
nly draw back is I find it very hard to play any digital pianos that don't have extremly good action. the notes just arnt responsive anough to my fingers and i just end up ff all the time and stumbeling on my notes.

[dj]

my piano has quite a heavy action and i find that when i play lighter action pianos, my hands feel like they r gonna fly right off the end of the keyboard