I do like my P200; I should play it more. It is not the same as a real piano but it is good enough that I could practise on it most days without going nuts, to keep my hand in. I grew up with ivory keytops and of course those aren't available now (and rightly so), so many real pianos feel wrong to me as well; other than the plastic I'm happy with the touch (weighted action, right down to the bottom keys being heavier than the top). When I grow up and have Munny I might look into getting a piano with bone keytops, or perhaps just an elderly one with ivory, or nick a set of ivory keys from an ancient piano that's past being tuneable...
But as with any instrument, the trick with getting an electric piano is to play lots and lots and lots of them until you find the one that you like.
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Re: rambling about pianos
Date: 2007-11-18 12:13 am (UTC)I do like my P200; I should play it more. It is not the same as a real piano but it is good enough that I could practise on it most days without going nuts, to keep my hand in. I grew up with ivory keytops and of course those aren't available now (and rightly so), so many real pianos feel wrong to me as well; other than the plastic I'm happy with the touch (weighted action, right down to the bottom keys being heavier than the top). When I grow up and have Munny I might look into getting a piano with bone keytops, or perhaps just an elderly one with ivory, or nick a set of ivory keys from an ancient piano that's past being tuneable...
But as with any instrument, the trick with getting an electric piano is to play lots and lots and lots of them until you find the one that you like.