I concur with another review of this digital piano as I too went into my local Guitar Center and found the YDP-140 to be an excellent choice in digital pianos... and especially because you can, as said, walk away with a smile on your face for the price you (ultimately) pay before you walk out of the door (if you've done your homework).The assembly is easy, if not simple; seven steps to completion in about an hour or so requiring only a Phillips screwdriver (for the provided screws - less than a dozen?) and a small crescent wrench (for the included piano bench assembly) and an extra set of hands at the end to place the keyboard on top of the sturdy housing.If you're older than ten years old, you can put this piano together with the help of a friend.
As you might be considering the more expensive YDP-160, I can tell you it too is an excellent choice for both quality of product and cost (do your homework on the prices offered), but only if you actually need the two 20 watt speakers that the 160 model has, or the additional voices (I just wanted something that sounded like a real piano, and with the extra voices the 140 already has, who needs more?It comes with an electric piano, church organ, and strings, in addition to an ability to adjust for tonal reverberation AND ambiance, as in a room, hall, or even stage - more than adequate for my more limited needs).The 140 has two 6 watt speakers (stereo sound) and can fill a good sized room adequately with the volume still not turned all the way up.I think the 160 comes in a rosewood finish with gold-colored pedals, as an additional option, if I'm not wrong, but even (if?) in alder alone (similar to a dark walnut color) and with the silver pedals on the 140, it isn't a cheap looking instrument if you set it up in your living room.As the speaker output and the number of voices offered are the basic apparent differences between the two choices (of the 140 versus 160), consider your ultimate needs, as again, creatively, the 160, with a wider array of voices, in addition to other creative recording choices not mentioned here might be your better choice (if you want to spend the additional 300 bucks).
And by the way, I'll mention it again here as I see some people are buying benches for their YDP models, mine came with a good quality bench in the box... so why buy another? (Is this model being sold without benches by some retailers?Ask.)
And finally, I've had a real, upright piano for more than thirty years.This recent purchase of a digital YDP-140- with the facility to control the volume - was important to me for other reasons I won't go into here.However you decide, I found the YDP-140 I purchased from Guitar Center (and certainly offering the best price yet!) to be a good decision and I can't fault the sound as compared to my other piano, nor the fact that it can fill a room nearly as well.The weighted, graded keys are another thing that you might consider in the purchase of any digital piano; you want such if you want to easily "translate" from one type of piano to the other.
After you've put your piano together, you can then take your first free classical piano lesson with Shawn Cheek, or from others, on YouTube.com, although I found Shawn's methods to be nearly a no-brainer, even for this beginner.His lessons are also available at reasonable cost on webpianoteacher.com, but try his YouTube "treat" first.Try this link for Shawn's classical lessons on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/resultssearch_query=shawn+cheek+classical+piano+lessons&search_type=&aq=f
or just type in a search for "shawn cheek piano lessons" at YouTube and his name should come up (with other popular piano music suggestions that he gives for free on YouTube.com .By the way, I get no compensation for this mention, but only the satisfaction that it might help others learn something they've always wanted to do.YouTube, I just found out (gee, am I slow or what?), offers a lot of other helpful instructional videos on many other subjects, including instrument learning lessons.
I hope this review has been somehow useful to you.
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