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Compact Design with Unique Folding LidThe newest member of Rolands compact digital-piano lineup is the eye-catching F-110. Featuring an attractive wooden cabinet in a gorgeous Satin Black finish, it offers a fresh look that will blend well with any home environment. With its 88 keys stereo multi-sampled piano and high-quality library of sounds, plus its unique cabinet with folding lid, acclaimed keyboard touch, and an intuitive user interface, the F-110 is a smart choice for the budget and space-conscious musician.Form Meets FunctionAt just 12" deep, the streamlined F-110 fits easily into bedrooms and restricted living spaces. The unique folding-lid design covers the keys when closed, and serves as a music holder when open. The F-110 is available in two classy finishes: Satin Black and Satin White.Flagship Piano SoundThe F-110 features Rolands finest 88-key concert grand-piano sound, with individual stereo multi-samples for every key. Its touch responsive to the subtlest pressure and nuance from the deepest, most powerful bass to the most delicate high notes.PHA alpha II KeyboardThe F-110s 88-key Progressive Hammer Action PHA alpha II keyboard gives you the authentic feel of an acoustic grand, with a weightier touch in the lower registers and a lighter touch in the higher registers. Pedal positions are detected smoothly as well, causing the sound to be shaped in direct response to the depth to which a pedal is pushed, creating just the sound you want.Digital AdvantageWith the F-110, you can play day or night, year after year, and enjoy perfect sound and performance. Since the F-110 is fully digital, there are no strings to tune. No need to worry about temperature changes or aging strings. And since its digital, the F-110 lets you play through its built-in speakers, its external output, or privately through headphones.About V-Link:When using V-LINK, musicians can play video from their electronic instrument--or even control a live video camera--when used wit...
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So you want to buy a piano. What a great musical adventure you have before you. Starting out on the journey, however, can be overwhelming, what with so many types and brands of pianos to choose from. That's why I've provided this primer on piano types and brands for you, so that you can quickly and easily find the right piano for you and get on with enjoying a lifetime of making beautiful music together.
Types of Pianos
Grand pianos vs. Upright pianos: Grand pianos have an average of 10,000 moving parts and range in size from 4' 6" to over 9' long. They have a winged shape with a curved right side and flat left side. Grand pianos are generally owned by professional and more serious amateur pianists.
The two primary types of grand pianos are Concert Grand pianos, the largest of grands reaching 9' and over, and Baby Grand pianos, any grand piano that is smaller than 6' tall. Different sizes of grand piano differ in the potential volume of sound it is able to produce, the tonal quality of its lower register (the bass notes), and the overall sound quality.
Also known as vertical pianos, upright pianos have an average of 5,000-6,000 moving parts. They typically cost less and take up less space than grand pianos, and are more commonly owned by amateur and hobbyist piano players.
Upright pianos come in various types depending on their size, the tallest reaching about 60" in height. The taller an upright piano is, the better the action.
* Spinet pianos - approx. 36" tall
* Console pianos - approx. 40" tall
* Studio pianos - approx. 45" tall
* Professional pianos - approx. 48" tall
It is entirely possible to achieve the same quality with an upright as with a grand piano and, in some cases, better quality of tone than certain baby grands.
Digital pianos vs. Acoustic pianos: In contrast to traditional grand pianos and upright pianos, digital pianos utilize the technologies of audio microchips and speakers to reproduce the sounds of a traditional piano as well as those of other keyboard instruments like organs and harpsichords. Digital pianos also offer players the ability to record their practice sessions and performances.
The following brands produce some of the best digital pianos available:
* Alesis;
* Casio;
* Daewoo;
* Kurzweil;
* Roland;
* Suzuki;
* Technics;
* and Yamaha
Brands of Pianos
Because of differences in materials and construction and design techniques, a piano's sound and action vary greatly depending on where in the world it is made.
American pianos: American piano manufacturers are reputed for producing pianos of top-quality construction and design and, as a consequence, are typically more costly than most European pianos. At the top of the list of major U.S. brands of pianos is Steinway. Steinway pianos are considered by many professional piano players to be the premiere pianos, as well as among the most expensive. Steinway is best known for their line of grand pianos;
Other major U.S. piano brands include:
* Baldwin (also produces the Chickering and Wurlitzer brands);
* Mason & Hamlin (limited production, high-end pianos);
* Hobart M. Cable
* Winter & Company.
Asian pianos: Asian-made pianos are also highly valued today, with the two premiere Asian brands of piano - Yamaha and Kawai - coming from Japan. Yamaha produces some of the world's most revered pianos, which explains why they must produce 200,000 pianos each year to keep up with demand. Kawai is renowned for having been the first to utilize plastic parts in their pianos.
Other major Asian brands of piano include:
* Daewoo;
* Hyundai.
* Nordiska;
* Pearl River;
* Samick;
* and Young Chang
European pianos: Many countries in Europe - the U.K., France, and the Czech Republic - also produce great pianos, though arguably the best European pianos come from Austria and Germany.
Among the finest of Austrian and German pianos are:
* Bechstein;
* Bluthner;
* Bosendorfer;
* Feurich;
* Forster;
* Grotrian;
* Hamburg Steinway;
* Ibach;
* Sauter;
* Schimmel;
* and Seiler.
How to Evaluate Pianos
To decide on what type of piano to get, first consider where you plan to keep it and how much you'd like to spend on it. That will help you hone in on what types and brands you can feasibly choose from. Then you can start looking at (or listening to, as the case may) such other factors as piano tone quality, tuning stability (or life expectancy), action (or piano touch), and piano finish (ie. clear or opaque).
The Williams Overture is a console style 88-Key digital piano with a sliding key-cover and full vanity panel. The Overture features an 88-note hammer-action keyboard with selectable touch response; sustain, sustenuto, and soft pedals; 64-note polyphony; 15 main voices and 128 General MIDI voices; 3 keyboard modes; effects; 2-track recording; and a built-metronome. The Overture is expertly designed and crafted to look and sound its best for years of musical enjoyment. With a dark wood grain finish the Overture has a distinctive look and style to match any home decor. Williams digital pianos have an uncompromising attention to detail that you will see and hear every time you sit at the keyboard.
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| Price : $249.99The Grand 3 covers everything an artist is looking for in a virtual piano suite. Of course, it features five premium piano models with an overwhelming sound quality, but it also focuses on the intricacies: flexibility through different microphone positions, compatibility through multiple format support, and usability due to the range of included tools.Using latest recording technology, the three concert grand piano models and the vintage upright available in The Grand 3 have been sampled and edited with painstaking effort by a top sound-engineering team. The only exception being the sound of the Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand, the samples of which were recorded by Yamaha in Japan.
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