Bucks County Piano
(215) 946-3388
Serving the Philadelphia region including PA, NJ, and DE

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Bucks County Piano
is the
Authorized Roland Digital Piano Dealer
for the area!
 

We have them in stock
and we are featuring
special prices on all Roland Digitals

Come in now to try one of the finest digital pianos available
and check out these great prices

What if the man that invented the reader for the blind and the optical character reader and many other incredible innovations turned his attention to the world of electronic music?  What if this genius was challenged by one of music's great names to create a digital instrument that could blend the richness of acoustic sound with the control of electronics?

That is what happened in the early 1980's when Stevie Wonder met with Ray Kurzweil.

Today Kurzweil is one of the most respected and admired instruments available.  Artists know the name.  Studio musicians know the name.  Sound recording experts know the name.  Churches, schools, and performance halls know of this name.

But you may not have heard of Kurzweil.

Those who recognize the name, know that Kurzweil excels in sound reproduction.  There is no other digital instrument like it.  The full and warm sound of the many pianos.  The power of the orchestra.  The hit of the bass and the sweet breath of the flute.  These sounds ring true because they are the actual recorded sounds of the original.
 

What is the difference between a keyboard and a digital piano?

Most keyboards are not full 88 note instruments.  They usually have 61 or 76 keys and often the keys are not full sized (they are smaller than a piano).  The keys are also not normally weighted to feel like a piano.  They feel like an organ (it takes no finger strength to play).  Keyboards do not usually have pedals.  And most importantly they are not built to accurately reproduce the true recorded sounds of the original instrument.

A true digital piano is full sized, weighted, 88 key instruments.  The feel (action) is built to have the same type of feel and control as an acoustic piano.  It has working pedals in the same position as a traditional piano.  And most importantly, the sounds are recreated from the original (piano, flute, guitar, etc.).

So what you should ask yourself is: what is this keyboard to be used for?  Is it just for fun, just to see if there is any musical inclination?  Just to play around on and make some fun sounds?  If so, then an inexpensive keyboard is a reasonable purchase.  You are not then asking it to deliver more than it is capable.  It is a fun toy.

But if you want a musical instrument, if you want a piano with the digital advantages (no tuning, volume control, headphone jacks, other instrument sounds, recording capability, accompaniment, etc.) then a keyboard is probably not the best decision.  Most piano teachers will not continue with students that only have a keyboard for more than a few months.  Those students are not building the strength in their fingers necessary to play an acoustic piano (they would on a weighted note digital piano though).  Keyboard students do not have access to all 88 notes or the pedals.

If you are considering piano lessons for your child and you are not sure if he or she will stick with it, you might be hesitating to make the financial commitment to a piano or digital piano.  At least not yet.  That makes sense.  What you might want to consider instead of buying that cheap keyboard is renting a piano.  Click here to read about our rental program.  Buy that little keyboard for the fun of it, not as a substitute for a true musical instrument.

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