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Check YouTube for Casio flawed action. This affects the PX-S1000 series and PX-S3000 series. They shortened the keybed so that the keyboard depth is tiny, but in doing so, they changed the leverage point and made the tops of the keys way harder to press than the bottoms. Worse, to try and cope with that, they made the black keys lighter to press than the white keys. Content creators that have pointed this out have been harassed, and you'll find a bunch of shills on YouTube who say how great the piano is, including a few overproduced videos by literal virtuosos who would make any keyboard sound good. But in my experience, the action really is flawed.
I ignored this, and didn't think I'd feel the difference; I reasoned that I don't usually hit the tops of the keys with my fingers, and that this guy was being picky. I got the PX-S3000 and LOVED the sounds. Almost every single sound on that board is amazing. After a while I noticed regular chords were harder to play, and realized that I actually do touch the tops of the keys more than I realized. Had a heck of a time trying to resell it and took a big loss selling it back on eBay.
Casio's previous keyboards never had this issue, and have been some of my favorite action on a piano style keyboard. There's always some level of compromise that digital keyboard manufacturers have to go through, in order for a keyboard with less than a foot depth feel like a real piano. Keybeds on a real piano extend way back, and this is why you'll never feel the difference playing the tips of the keys vs the tops of the keys. The fulcrum of the key is like a foot back. The only keyboard I've seen that replicates this is the 1985 Kurzweil Midiboard. These are amazing, but super heavy, and the 32 note polyphony will cut off even the most basic arpeggios if you are using the the sustain pedal.
In short, I'd avoid these until they fix the issue in a new series. I believe they know this is an issue but need to quietly sell off the remaining boards in this series.
I got this keyboard for xmas this year. I've been a long-time Casio keyboard fan, and this one is pretty nice. For a beginner/intermediate, it's the perfect piano/keyboard to get.
There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
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I got this keyboard for xmas this year. I've been a long-time Casio keyboard fan, and this one is pretty nice. For a beginner/intermediate, it's the perfect piano/keyboard to get.
There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
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I got this keyboard last summer on sale for like $100 more! I thought about getting the Roland FP-30X but there was no sale anymore that was $4xx at the time . I missed all the good sales... so since I already have the Casio 3 Pedals ( it's a good thing that casio 3 pedals work for most of their models) I decided I should get a more advanced Casio ( had the Casio S150) for my kids who are late beginners or early intermediate. I don't know much about piano but this sounds sooo much better than S150 with 192 polyphony! And me and my kids all love the sound and think it sounds better than our relatives' Kawai ES110. I do think Roland has amazing sound and still want to get one though lol. And this Casio's while sounds super good ( comparable to Roland) , it does still make some clicking sound esp in low volume. Not as bad as the Alesis semi weight 88 I first got my kids though ( that keyboard has the most annoying clicking sound)
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I got this keyboard for xmas this year. I've been a long-time Casio keyboard fan, and this one is pretty nice. For a beginner/intermediate, it's the perfect piano/keyboard to get.
There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
Check YouTube for Casio flawed action. This affects the PX-S1000 series and PX-S3000 series. They shortened the keybed so that the keyboard depth is tiny, but in doing so, they changed the leverage point and made the tops of the keys way harder to press than the bottoms. Worse, to try and cope with that, they made the black keys lighter to press than the white keys. Content creators that have pointed this out have been harassed, and you'll find a bunch of shills on YouTube who say how great the piano is, including a few overproduced videos by literal virtuosos who would make any keyboard sound good. But in my experience, the action really is flawed.
I ignored this, and didn't think I'd feel the difference; I reasoned that I don't usually hit the tops of the keys with my fingers, and that this guy was being picky. I got the PX-S3000 and LOVED the sounds. Almost every single sound on that board is amazing. After a while I noticed regular chords were harder to play, and realized that I actually do touch the tops of the keys more than I realized. Had a heck of a time trying to resell it and took a big loss selling it back on eBay.
Casio's previous keyboards never had this issue, and have been some of my favorite action on a piano style keyboard. There's always some level of compromise that digital keyboard manufacturers have to go through, in order for a keyboard with less than a foot depth feel like a real piano. Keybeds on a real piano extend way back, and this is why you'll never feel the difference playing the tips of the keys vs the tops of the keys. The fulcrum of the key is like a foot back. The only keyboard I've seen that replicates this is the 1985 Kurzweil Midiboard. These are amazing, but super heavy, and the 32 note polyphony will cut off even the most basic arpeggios if you are using the the sustain pedal.
In short, I'd avoid these until they fix the issue in a new series. I believe they know this is an issue but need to quietly sell off the remaining boards in this series.
I suppose this will work as a starter piano for my 5.5 year old? Online reviews seem to be good and the comments here seem to be concerns for advanced players…
I especially like the portability of this. Light weight, works with AA batteries. Duet mode also sounded like a great feature (not sure if they all have it)
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I suppose this will work as a starter piano for my 5.5 year old? Online reviews seem to be good and the comments here seem to be concerns for advanced players…
I especially like the portability of this. Light weight, works with AA batteries. Duet mode also sounded like a great feature (not sure if they all have it)
I would not recommend the "slimline" Casio pianos for anyone learning piano. The flawed action is not just a concern for advanced players, it's an even bigger concern for anyone trying to develop a proper technique and muscle memory. Ideally I would suggest a piano with a deeper keyed, not any slimline model. Even some of the newer Yamahas are slimline. A Yamaha with deeper keys is good, or probably any Kawai model. Casio PX770 or PX870 are ok. I would stay away from Roland for young children, the return on the keys is sluggish and fatiguing for small hands.
I would not recommend the "slimline" Casio pianos for anyone learning piano. The flawed action is not just a concern for advanced players, it's an even bigger concern for anyone trying to develop a proper technique and muscle memory. Ideally I would suggest a piano with a deeper keyed, not any slimline model. Even some of the newer Yamahas are slimline. A Yamaha with deeper keys is good, or probably any Kawai model. Casio PX770 or PX870 are ok. I would stay away from Roland for young children, the return on the keys is sluggish and fatiguing for small hands.
Thanks for this. I have no idea if it's accurate, but it sounds helpful.
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Check YouTube for Casio flawed action. This affects the PX-S1000 series and PX-S3000 series. They shortened the keybed so that the keyboard depth is tiny, but in doing so, they changed the leverage point and made the tops of the keys way harder to press than the bottoms. Worse, to try and cope with that, they made the black keys lighter to press than the white keys. Content creators that have pointed this out have been harassed, and you'll find a bunch of shills on YouTube who say how great the piano is, including a few overproduced videos by literal virtuosos who would make any keyboard sound good. But in my experience, the action really is flawed.
I ignored this, and didn't think I'd feel the difference; I reasoned that I don't usually hit the tops of the keys with my fingers, and that this guy was being picky. I got the PX-S3000 and LOVED the sounds. Almost every single sound on that board is amazing. After a while I noticed regular chords were harder to play, and realized that I actually do touch the tops of the keys more than I realized. Had a heck of a time trying to resell it and took a big loss selling it back on eBay.
Casio's previous keyboards never had this issue, and have been some of my favorite action on a piano style keyboard. There's always some level of compromise that digital keyboard manufacturers have to go through, in order for a keyboard with less than a foot depth feel like a real piano. Keybeds on a real piano extend way back, and this is why you'll never feel the difference playing the tips of the keys vs the tops of the keys. The fulcrum of the key is like a foot back. The only keyboard I've seen that replicates this is the 1985 Kurzweil Midiboard. These are amazing, but super heavy, and the 32 note polyphony will cut off even the most basic arpeggios if you are using the the sustain pedal.
In short, I'd avoid these until they fix the issue in a new series. I believe they know this is an issue but need to quietly sell off the remaining boards in this series.
There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
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But this is a great price for this digital piano.
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There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
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There is one thing that might irritate more advanced players - pressing the keys closer to the 'fallboard' has much more resistance - think 75g vs 50g near the tips of the keys.Trying to play very fast, complex pieces may be challenging. This would only be an issue for 1-2% of the piano playing population I'd imagine - and these kind of pieces aren't great on any digital piano to begin with anyway.
Check YouTube for Casio flawed action. This affects the PX-S1000 series and PX-S3000 series. They shortened the keybed so that the keyboard depth is tiny, but in doing so, they changed the leverage point and made the tops of the keys way harder to press than the bottoms. Worse, to try and cope with that, they made the black keys lighter to press than the white keys. Content creators that have pointed this out have been harassed, and you'll find a bunch of shills on YouTube who say how great the piano is, including a few overproduced videos by literal virtuosos who would make any keyboard sound good. But in my experience, the action really is flawed.
I ignored this, and didn't think I'd feel the difference; I reasoned that I don't usually hit the tops of the keys with my fingers, and that this guy was being picky. I got the PX-S3000 and LOVED the sounds. Almost every single sound on that board is amazing. After a while I noticed regular chords were harder to play, and realized that I actually do touch the tops of the keys more than I realized. Had a heck of a time trying to resell it and took a big loss selling it back on eBay.
Casio's previous keyboards never had this issue, and have been some of my favorite action on a piano style keyboard. There's always some level of compromise that digital keyboard manufacturers have to go through, in order for a keyboard with less than a foot depth feel like a real piano. Keybeds on a real piano extend way back, and this is why you'll never feel the difference playing the tips of the keys vs the tops of the keys. The fulcrum of the key is like a foot back. The only keyboard I've seen that replicates this is the 1985 Kurzweil Midiboard. These are amazing, but super heavy, and the 32 note polyphony will cut off even the most basic arpeggios if you are using the the sustain pedal.
In short, I'd avoid these until they fix the issue in a new series. I believe they know this is an issue but need to quietly sell off the remaining boards in this series.
I especially like the portability of this. Light weight, works with AA batteries. Duet mode also sounded like a great feature (not sure if they all have it)
I especially like the portability of this. Light weight, works with AA batteries. Duet mode also sounded like a great feature (not sure if they all have it)
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