Why should you change for a digital when the acoustic has worked perfectly fine for so many years? Well… I’ll give you two main points.

First, unlike all the other digital devices, the Digital Grand Piano isn’t meant to perform better than the traditional Acoustic Piano. It’s meant to have the exact same performance.

Second, some of these pianos are much more accessible. That’s the case of the AvantGrand, an amazing Yamaha Digital Grand Piano. While you’d pay about $100,000 for a Grand Piano, this one costs about $19,000. Besides saving approximately $20,000, it is much smaller and lighter.

The keys of the AvantGrand hit a padded bar and pass by optical sensors that measure their speed so the synthesizer knows how loud a note to play. It also has two transducers under the keyboard to simulate the vibration a pianist feels. You could barely tell the difference from a real piano.

Take a look at some pictures!

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The Roland RG-7 Digital Grand Piano is an awesome and luxurious piano! It provides a wide variety of advanced digital features and has the “Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard” with Escapement. It can even play by itself, if you insert a CD.

However, what really draws my attention is the capability of being an absolute attractive instrument. If you look at it just once you’ll never forget its elegancy. It’s as if it adapts itself to any environment.

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This is a very nice video where Kevin talks about Roland pianos and their features. You’ll also see him playing the Roland KR-115 Digital Grand Piano a little bit.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

Many people, amateur or pro, dream of having a huge, shiny grand piano as the centerpiece of their home. Grand pianos have a rounded shape and are really gorgeous. However, you’ll never see something absolutely stunning until you look at a Digital Grand Piano.

It perfectly replicates the sound and the sensation of playing an acoustic grand piano, offering you a realistic playing experience. The piano keys contain sensors that detect the speed in which you hit them, and also correspond to how hard you hit the keys. In addition, the piano can recreate other sounds, such as organs and harpsichords. The best part is that they can be played faster than the other kinds and are thought to produce the most pleasing tones.

A Digital Grand Piano has other great advantages. Most of them have a headphone output, which means it can be played at any volume, at any time without a single noise. It also features Musical Instrument Digital Interfaces (MIDI), which allows the interface with another electronic musical device, such as a computer or a synthesizer. You can record or modulate sound with effects very easily, without the need for microphones.

Just by pressing a button, you can totally change the sound of the piano. And remember: tuning is not a problem.

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