Electric pianos are popular and can be cheap.

The original Fender Rhodes pianos and Wurlitzer electric pianos are still used by professional musicians because of their unique sound. They are difficult to repair and parts are hard to come by.

Other electric keyboards use sampled sounds of other real or electric instruments to recreate their sounds.

In general they offer advantages of low price and they don’t need to be tuned either.

They don’t have the rich tonal qualities of a real piano and your ear may get “tired” of their sounds. This is what keeps the electronic keyboard market alive – you’re always looking for new sounds.

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I am looking for an upright piano. I am currently in grade 9 and feel that my small piano wont cut it anymore. The piano dealer said that petrof is the best…yet yamaha and kawai are more well known. Which type of piano will take less maintenance (tuning)? or are they all the same?

thanks alot!

Most people (if they actually answered the question!) would probably say Petrof. It’s not very well known, but I’ve played a handful of ‘em and I don’t really like them all that much. I think they’ll be a bit more expensive that Yamahas or Kawais too. Some Yamahas can be good, but they seem to sound a bit too bright for my tastes. Kawai would have to be my favorite out of the three. It really depends on the piano though.

Out of the three, Kawai is probably the one which will hold it’s tuning the longest.

kawaii<3

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