Digital Piano or Upright Piano?

Question

Hey everybody!I plan to buy a piano,since I always practiced at night or even midnight,so I think digital piano will be the best choice for me since I can use headphone so that others won't get disturb.

But for the sound quality,for sure is upright piano better then Digital Piano,right?Think of the touch respond and sound quality,I will prefer an Upright piano...

I am confused now,a Digital Piano or an Upright Piano.
Comments are welcome.I very appreciate that,

I would prefer to play all kind of music...especially pop,but classical as well....that's why I not really sure which type of piano suitable for me..

Casio PX-410R look quite ok for me...but any suggestion?

Thanks to all of u all!!

Now I've already narrow down my scope either pick the Yamaha Silent Series - U1J or the Yamaha Clavinova - CVP-305/307/309....

But I still can't make up my mind whether to go for an Upright piano or Digital Piano...I just feel the Digital Piano have more features,can do plenty of thing so that won't be so bored when practicing piano....confused...

Answer 1

If you like to play all genres of music, a digital may be your best bet. I am a piano teacher and in my home I have a grand, an upright and a digital. I actually do most of my teaching on the digital because of all the neat things I can do with it! Mine has a 3.5 disk drive so students can play along with background music which is a fun way of improving rhythm. There are numerous things one can do with a digital, but let's not forget the quality of the instrument.
If you are investing in a digital piano, be certain to get the best model you can afford. Yamaha Clavinova's are the best in my opinion. The touch, the sound and the overal quality of the instruments are top notch. There are more basic model Clavinovas and the top of the line. If you have a Yamaha piano dealer in your area they can assist you.
Remember digital pianos and keyboards are completely different instruments.
If you are interested in studying classical music you will need to be sure yu have a good instrument with excellent key response. Most uprights will have more depth of sound than a digital. But often the digitals have better key reponse.
Visit a few piano dealers and try out as many instruments as you can. This will be Your piano, so be sure it suits your taste and your needs.
happy playing!

Answer 2

I am a professional pianist and would say that if your budget is only £500 you won't get much for it. You may have all sorts of issues such as strings that break or cannot be tuned up to concert pitch. The old joke was.."It's a credit to its previous nineteen owners". I hear what some others are saying about a 'steam' piano but to get anything decent you're looking at paying in the thousands not a few hundred. For gigs I have used a Roland RD-100 for over 14 years. I would not part with it because it is so good and true to what a piano needs to be. You won't find many - if any - second hand for the reason that once bought you'll do anything to keep it going. I test-drove many before choosing it and it was the right decision. More modern Rolands don't have the same high quality piano sound I'm afraid. So, search avidly for the RD-100 or save up until you can buy a piano worth having. If you plan to play in public then the Roland is a real must. Don't rely on venue instruments to be any good; their well-being is presided over by well-meaning folk who have their ears sewn on. Also beware what I call the pieces of furniture; these are digital pianos that are made primarily to look rather than sound good.

Answer 3

Hello! (: I'm currently a Grade 8 student (piano).

If you would like to focus on playing classical pieces, I would definitely go for an Upright Piano. However, if you want to play pieces towards the Jazz genre, I would go for a Digital Piano. I've only a an Upright Piano at home, but I've tried a Digital Piano and I don't really like its sound quality that much. If you're learning piano and you're aiming to take exams (like the ABRSM exams) I suggest that you get an Upright Piano.

I'm not familiar with Digital Pianos, but I could give you advice on Upright Pianos. For the best tone quality, choose German Pianos. Even though they may be rather costly, it is very worth it especially if you intend to play for a very long period of time. Sometimes, you may see pianos being labelled as 'exam models'. They're not really exam models; it's just a name given by the distributors. Wilhelm Tell is a good piano in my opinion.

Hopefully I've helped you in some way :D

Answer 4

Overall, I would pick an upright piano, however if you're planning on getting a pretty nice digital, the sound on those are awesome. They even manipulate the sound of a grand piano very well. All decent digital pianos have great touch response. I go to local music shops and test out all there digitals.

Answer 5

If you want to play all sorts of music, a digital piano would be better cos an upright piano is more for the classical side. But if you're taking piano lessons and needs to sit for the piano exams, then you'll have to get the upright one.

Answer 6

It depends on how much you want to spend? You can get digital ones which sound, feel and look like real ones. I would probably say digital, but don't go too cheap or you'll become frustrated with it. Make sure it has features such as sensitive to touch ect. You also get the features of recording your songs and cool sounds which adds to the experience. Also make sure they come with pedals as well. What type of music? Jazz, pop ect i would definitely say digital but if more classical i would lean a little closer to upright but still i would say go for digital...good luck, either way!