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- From: rwberry@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert W Berry)
- Subject: Re: Yamaha Clavinova as a piano
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.033410.6543@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <dlhanson.10.722123613@nap.amoco.com>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:34:10 GMT
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- dlhanson@nap.amoco.com (David L. Hanson ) writes:
-
- >We bought a Yamaha Clavinova, CLP-560 (if my memory is right), last Christmas
- >for our 11 year old and 9 year old sons to play. The fact that we didn't
- >have to have it tuned and that it fit in our living room were major
- >criteria for the purchase. It is touch sensitive and is supposed to have
- >the feel of a traditional piano.
-
- These are all reasonable assumptions. However, there are better
- "feeling" controllers available. I'm not familiar with your particular
- model, but some of the "parlor" electronic pianos have a box separate from
- the keyboard that has MIDI in/out/thru. If this is the case you could
- buy a professional keyboard controller and use it with your existing
- sound module. You would get a much more sophisticated feel this way
- IMHO.
-
- >Since then the boys, who practice 1-1/2 to 2 hours every day, occasionally
- >complain that it doesn't feel the "same" as their piano instructor's Kawaii
- >studio piano.
-
- >Since my wife and I know almost nothing about pianos, let me ask a question
- >here for some expert to hopefully answer. Is the difference in feel going
- >to hinder their piano advancement? (I had an idea that there was probably
- >as much difference in feel between different types of traditional pianos
- >as their is between a traditional piano and the Clavinova.)
-
- Possibly. IMHO most of the consumer-type electronic pianos feel too
- "clicky". It's a distinctly different and somewhat distracting feel if
- you're used to something better.
-
- You are correct in assuming that different types of conventional pianos
- have different feels. I also think that pianos of the same model from
- the same manufacturer often feel different.
-
- My old piano teacher had a Wurlitzer upright that she started students
- on. After a couple of years you moved over to her Steinway and
- immediately noticed a much softer feel. She believed that the firmer
- Wurlitzer developed stronger muscles in the arms. Go figure. The lady
- got $15.00 for a half hour in 1972 and had more students that you could
- shake a stick at so she must have been doing something right.
-
- If your kids are that serious about playing, you might want to invest in
- a piano the a more "legitimate" feel (such as a Yamaha or Kawaii IMHO).
-
- Personally I think the most potential harm could come from the lack of
- harmonics in an electronic piano. You don't learn the proper damping
- action when you don't get the chance to listen to the whole range of
- the instrument.
-
- I wish your kids the best of luck in their studies.
-
- Later,
- Bob
-
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