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Model: Roland FP-10 88-Key Hammer-Action Compact PHA-4 Standard Keyboard with Built-In Bluetooth
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Wonderful piano. I own it. Feel is perfect. Main downside is the 1/8 audio out. Wish it was a 1/4, which is standard for playing anywhere but home with a pair of headphones. MIDI does solve that to some degree though with the right equipment.
It shows up at $699.99 for me. Is that only in-store? Is there a way to check local stock/prices other than calling?
Yeah thats in store, probably ymmv. $500 for that bundle was Costco's best holiday deal for it, so theres a decent chance the one dandan93 found was a floor model or something like that.
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Do note that if you can find the Costco bundle on sale (not on sale at my location) it's not exactly the same piano as the one in this deal. Costco's has been slightly upgraded in some way, look at the specs and you'll see the FP-10 has 96 voice polyphony and the Costco version has 128. Also some more sounds that are specific to the Costco version. There are some other differences but I can't recall what they are. But in the most important aspects the playing is exactly the same, aside from the obvious which is that Adorama's doesn't include a pedal.
Damn. I just picked up the Casio CDP-S160 bundle from Amazon/Adorama for $450. Worth returning to get this instead?
Really best if you can test the action in store somewhere yourself, but my understanding the CDP-S160 is lighter than the Yamaha P45 which I personally found too light compared to Roland's PHA4 which the FP-10 has. I liked Korg's RH3 even better though.
The Casio is probably gonna win in portability and I think a lot of the sort of non-essential extras, but ultimately the action is all that matters if you're serious about learning how to play an acoustic piano. If you just want to learn keyboard, without intention of switching to acoustic at some point, then it isn't quite as important. And if the stand and bench were important value adds in the bundle to you, it might end up costing you more to go with the FP-10 so you have that to consider as well.
I got a FP-10 very recently and love it except I do find repeating single notes very quickly to be quite difficult compared to any acoustic I've ever played around on. At my skill level it's a non-issue and unlikely to be one anytime soon, though. Otherwise I am extremely happy with it - I also got it for $180 from adorama (it had been dropped and some key guides were bent out of alignment, took me about an hour to repair myself), so any shortcomings are easy to overlook for me since the cost was so relatively low.
If you've got the credit and don't mind the environmental impact, you could just order both and return the one you like less?
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how often do these nice intermediate digital pianos go in sale? Wifey's birthday is in 45 days, if I go for this deal now I won't be able to hide it
I'm willing to bet you can get a better deal on a used one locally or online within the next month and a half, but if getting it new is important to you you're unlikely to find a better deal than this. If I were her I'd be happy to get my gift 45 days early
Last edited by ephemeraldisle February 4, 2024 at 02:37 PM.
Really best if you can test the action in store somewhere yourself, but my understanding the CDP-S160 is lighter than the Yamaha P45 which I personally found too light compared to Roland's PHA4 which the FP-10 has. I liked Korg's RH3 even better though.
The Casio is probably gonna win in portability and I think a lot of the sort of non-essential extras, but ultimately the action is all that matters if you're serious about learning how to play an acoustic piano. If you just want to learn keyboard, without intention of switching to acoustic at some point, then it isn't quite as important. And if the stand and bench were important value adds in the bundle to you, it might end up costing you more to go with the FP-10 so you have that to consider as well.
I got a FP-10 very recently and love it except I do find repeating single notes very quickly to be quite difficult compared to any acoustic I've ever played around on. At my skill level it's a non-issue and unlikely to be one anytime soon, though. Otherwise I am extremely happy with it - I also got it for $180 from adorama (it had been dropped and some key guides were bent out of alignment, took me about an hour to repair myself), so any shortcomings are easy to overlook for me since the cost was so relatively low.
If you've got the credit and don't mind the environmental impact, you could just order both and return the one you like less?
I'm willing to bet you can get a better deal on a used one locally or online within the next month and a half, but if getting it new is important to you you're unlikely to find a better deal than this. If I were her I'd be happy to get my gift 45 days early
Thanks so much for the comment. I ended up keeping the Casio, it's for my 8 year old daughter, and I think the CDP-S160 will be sufficient as a starter piano. The lighter action may work better for her. She will have plenty of time to upgrade in the future.
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I debated buying it but passed on it.
The Casio is probably gonna win in portability and I think a lot of the sort of non-essential extras, but ultimately the action is all that matters if you're serious about learning how to play an acoustic piano. If you just want to learn keyboard, without intention of switching to acoustic at some point, then it isn't quite as important. And if the stand and bench were important value adds in the bundle to you, it might end up costing you more to go with the FP-10 so you have that to consider as well.
I got a FP-10 very recently and love it except I do find repeating single notes very quickly to be quite difficult compared to any acoustic I've ever played around on. At my skill level it's a non-issue and unlikely to be one anytime soon, though. Otherwise I am extremely happy with it - I also got it for $180 from adorama (it had been dropped and some key guides were bent out of alignment, took me about an hour to repair myself), so any shortcomings are easy to overlook for me since the cost was so relatively low.
If you've got the credit and don't mind the environmental impact, you could just order both and return the one you like less?
The Casio is probably gonna win in portability and I think a lot of the sort of non-essential extras, but ultimately the action is all that matters if you're serious about learning how to play an acoustic piano. If you just want to learn keyboard, without intention of switching to acoustic at some point, then it isn't quite as important. And if the stand and bench were important value adds in the bundle to you, it might end up costing you more to go with the FP-10 so you have that to consider as well.
I got a FP-10 very recently and love it except I do find repeating single notes very quickly to be quite difficult compared to any acoustic I've ever played around on. At my skill level it's a non-issue and unlikely to be one anytime soon, though. Otherwise I am extremely happy with it - I also got it for $180 from adorama (it had been dropped and some key guides were bent out of alignment, took me about an hour to repair myself), so any shortcomings are easy to overlook for me since the cost was so relatively low.
If you've got the credit and don't mind the environmental impact, you could just order both and return the one you like less?
I'm willing to bet you can get a better deal on a used one locally or online within the next month and a half, but if getting it new is important to you you're unlikely to find a better deal than this. If I were her I'd be happy to get my gift 45 days early
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