Can't afford a piano, keyboard help?

Question

I always loved the piano, from Mozart to Beethoven and always dreamed of being able to play Fur Elise and other classics. Unfortunately I don't have the money to purchase what I would call a traditional (grand piano) I guess. I need a less expensive alternative but know almost nothing about pianos. I see 51 key, 64 key keyboards and just want to know which one is the closet(in sound and key setup) to an actual grand piano. Also if you know of a particularly good brand that I can learn on that would be much appreciated as well. I don't want the keys to sound futuristic or electronic, I just want a keyboard that will sound as close as possible to a "normal piano". Thank you so much for your help this means a lot to me.

Answer 1

My friend, if you can afford to buy a new electronic keyboard then chances are you can afford, for near the same price, a good quality used piano.

That's a fact. If you've got three hundred dollars or so to spend for a new high quality electronic keyboard then somewhere out there, if you look hard enough, you'll find a used, second-hand piano for the same price. If you really want to learn and play on a piano you'll figure out where and how to get one.

Try looking in your local classified ad section of your local newspaper. And you don't 'have' to have a baby grand piano to play Mozart or Beethoven on. My daughter learned and practiced for ten years on an upright and mastered the piano enough to win herself a scholarship.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Of course you can! I use a keyboard, but you need to get a good one for it to work. Pianos with weighted keys are the best, but if you can't, that's okay because you will still practise on an accoustic piano in school. (Weighted keys mean that if you hit the key hard, it comes out accented and loud, and if you hit it softly, the note comes out softly. It basically means that the piano responds to your touch better.) Keyboards without a lot of bells and whistles (large demos, extra voices, things like that) are much cheaper. Keyboards without all 88 keys are cheaper yet, but if you really want to learn piano, it would be better for you in the long run to get a full keyboard. It depends on how serious you are about learning the instrument. Good luck!

Answer 4

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RE Can't afford a piano, keyboard help?

I always loved the piano, from Mozart to Beethoven and always dreamed of being able to play Fur Elise and other classics. Unfortunately I don't have the money to purchase what I would call a traditional (grand piano) I guess. I need a less expensive alternative but know almost nothing about pianos. I see 51 key, 64 key keyboards and just want to know which one is the closet(in sound and key setup) to an actual grand piano. Also if you know of a particularly good brand that I can learn on that would be much appreciated as well. I don't want the keys to sound futuristic or electronic, I just want a keyboard that will sound as close as possible to a "normal piano". Thank you so much for your help this means a lot to me.

Answer 5

go to a music shop and check some out try roland and korg but if your on a budget casio makes some great ones for 4-6 hundred

Answer 6

my best advice, ignore the number of keys, listen to how the piano or keyboard sound, see which best fits your soul, they have some starting at walmart for as cheap as 40=70 bucks.

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Answer 7

Try and get one with weighted keys but if you cannot afford that then you must at least get touch-sensitive keys ie. it plays soft and loud according to how hard you touch the keys.

Answer 8

Hi...

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alrite thanks and good luck with the piano.