[HANASHIR:16545] Re: Keyboard advice

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

I think shopping for keyboards is a very personal mission.  How
accomplished a pianist/musician are you?  What are your goals?   What do
you need to do?  DO YOU NEED TO SHLEP THIS THING around from gig to gig?
I bought a Korg Work Station about 2 years ago - fabulous instrument.
But the older I get, the heavier it gets to shlep around.  However, I
insisted on weighted keys.  It's really quite a tricky matter.  Go play
on several in different stores and don't rush into your final decision!
Ask people who have them what they do and DON'T like about them. Good
luck and have fun!  Also - if you have a very sensitive ear, listen to
all the piano sounds -- I still haven't found one that is perfect.
Hmmmmmm.....
Meris

Meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com


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Behalf Of efleischmann (at) ncjhs(dot)org
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:22 PM
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: [HANASHIR:16544] Re: Keyboard advice

I just purchased a Korg Stage Piano for my choral music class.  It is
also a full 88-key, weighted keyboard with built-in speakers.  I
tried the Yamaha and liked the sound and feel of the Korg better.  

I had to purchase separate speakers so that the choir could hear the
sound, though, because the built-ins face up, towards me.  (Also, I
don't have my own room, so I have to be a nomad before and after
every class.)  If your congregation has a decent sound system you can
plug the keyboard in to, there shouldn't be any need for external
speakers, amp, mixer, etc.

Best of luck,

Ellen Fleischmann
Choral Music Director
NCJHS
West Hills, CA

---- Original Message ----
From: shir_chadash (at) hotmail(dot)com
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
Subject: RE: [HANASHIR:16525] Re: Keyboard advice
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 14:51:16 -0500

>I am hoping to  purchase the Yamaha P120 digital piano for our
>congregation 
>and am presently trying to raise funds for it.  It's a good value
>with  88 
>weighted, touch-sensitive keys, a good sound, a handful of voices
>(electric 
>piano, harpsichord etc.), built-in speakers and sits on a separate
>stand for 
>easy moving.  Here in Canada it runs about $1800 with stand and case
>sold 
>separately.
>
>Rachelle Shubert
>
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