Digital Pianos vs Acoustic

[starstruck5]

Since it is well documented that I have problem neighbours, I have been forced to practise these days on a digital piano  mostly -

I like my digital -it can be tweaked in terms of string and damper resonance and so on -it's a Kawai CA63 -all in all I would recommend it to anyone-

However it is a toy compared to my old 1915 Acoustic Gors and Kallmann -which is not a great piano -it has an awful action -despite my foolish attempt at employing a technician to recon the action -not a lot of difference resulted and I was a few hundred quid poorer -Having said that, it is alive when I play -much more subtle than any digital available -it even sustains better when I hold a note with the pedal -I love the piano and hate my neighbours with a passion -

So if anyone is debating acoustic vs digital -no contest -acoustic wins everytime!  The only advantage with a digital is the obvious one -you can play without disturbing anyone at any time -unless I suppose you have an echoey room which the key clacks could be a bit noisy -

[Derek]

I find myself playing my old beat up kawai upright more than my digital as well. However, the digital is much cheaper to maintain over time, never goes out of tune, and its extremely easy to record on it, great for an amateur who likes his own personal improvised sounds.

My Roland HP-302 is startlingly good. But...acoustic does win hands down in the sound department if you can afford to keep it well regulated and tuned. I've just found that the ear and the imagination usually doesn't care when well engaged with the act of music making. It all depends on your mood and your attitude I think, and what your ultimate goals for yourself musically are. For me, my goal is simple: to enjoy creating my own sounds.

Acoustic wins also in the action department. My old beat up kawai is a bit sluggish, yet I still find it more playable than the digital for difficult pieces. I really hope someday I can get the action replaced, then it'd be a real joy to play on. Again, the Roland is surprisingly good for a digital, but just isn't the same.

Like everything in life its a bunch of trade-offs.

[hfmadopter]

I'd venture a guess that your neighbours feel the same way about you ! Non the less, its a lousy situation.

It is true that digital and acoustic pianos are different things entirely. One is a piano, the other is a digital device with a keyboard that makes sound somewhat similar to a piano. However, each has their place.

[starstruck5]

I'd venture a guess that your neighbours feel the same way about you ! Non the less, its a lousy situation.

It is true that digital and acoustic pianos are different things entirely. One is a piano, the other is a digital device with a keyboard that makes sound somewhat similar to a piano. However, each has their place.

It is too involved to reveal a complete history -but for nine years, no complaints -and these people are not the type to suffer anything they don't like! Basically they are bullying control freaks -They chose to complain about my piano because we fell out over a completely different issue. In fact, in the letter I got from the council noting the times I was supposed to have been playing were fabricated, and I can prove these were lies -because it wasn't bothering them at all -they had to make them up!  I wasn't actually playing the piano either at that time,  because it was in need of repair -This is also from a couple who often shook our walls with their home cinema -though because they complained about us, couldn't risk a counter complaint -also the female has become a silence freak -and has manipulated the situation -

They may hate me it is true, but I don't deserve this hatred -Just be grateful you don't live next door to them-

[mahlermaniac]

I almost agreed to a digital piano which my husband initially wanted just to get something piano like in the house sooner rather than later. Fortunately, once he actually went to the piano store and tried them out, he was won over by acoustic!