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| Brand: Casio
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $699.99
Buy Used: $575.00
as of 3/12/2010 05:30 CST details
You Save: $124.99 (18%)
Used (3) from $575.00
Seller: 1611KJVPR
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 16728
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: No
Battery: 4 AA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 38
Dimensions (in): 59 x 15 x 9.5
MPN: PX100CAS
Model: PX100
UPC: 079767360924
EAN: 0079767360924
ASIN: B0001Q25P6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Great Deal, some minor cosmetic scratches, missing music note holder,
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 19
 Enjoy having an acoustic piano without the weight and a fraction of the price. June 27, 2006
J. Evangelista (Daly CIty, CA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just had this piano a week or so and me (who doesnt play) and my wife (grade 1 level) enjoys it so much. We bought it for our daugter (10 yrs old) to see if she gets interested in playing but now she can't even use it cause she can't get her turn on it. hahaha.
Pros:
The size is so slim (depth) that it won't take up much space in your house. And so light aslo. We live on a 2 story house and I wouldn't even consider getting an acoustic piano and lift it to the 2nd floor.
Complete standard size 88 keys w/c are weighted, to make it feel like a real piano when keys are pressed. Unlike those keyboards (some w/light up keys w/c is not a good idea for learning).
It's electronic so they manage to put a metronome to keep your notes even on a specified beat speed. This is very important for any beggining musician. Develop your sense of timing and rythm so always play with a metronome or a beat. We tend to speed up on the notes we know and this will make our playing speed inconsistent w/ the rest of the notes or chords. (I know because I've been playing guitar for 15 yrs)
The best part and me and my wife always is fascinated is it has earphones so we can play anytime in the late of night or practice, practice and practice those repetative boring songs and annoying - to - the- rest excercises w/o anyone complaining. It actaully has two earphone plugs so you can bore your better half if you want to. Beat that acoustic piano!
It has a few (forgot how many) built in songs and we love to play them (classical) when relaxing. It also has the beatles song "Let it Be" which is my first goal to learn. My wife is learning Fur Elise and we can always listen to these songs right from the Casio PX-100 to learn them. (BTW it comes with music sheets with these classical songs)
It has a few other musical instrument sounds like stings plus a few more. Not as much as the toy keyboards but better than what an acoustic piano can produce. We only use mostly piano sounds though. And it sound like real acoustic piano.
Cons:
Wood stand looks cheap and is not really wood but particle board with formica. I prefer to make new stand made of wood and stain them to our liking. They are very simple to replicate, it seems.
I hope it has an LCD to tell you the speed of the metronome.
If you like changing settings it's difficult to do w/o the quick start page because you have to press CTRL plus certain keys on the keyboard w/c are not labeled.
Uses electricity, so can't be used on power outage. But how often does that happen, I know.
Conclusion:
This is a better alternative to an acoustic piano in most /all aspects. I think Yamaha Digital pianos and the more expensive ones recreates a better acoustic sounding piano but it's a matter of preference. And not all Acoustic pianos create the same sound right. But for the price $399 at Amazon w/o TAX and free shipping, the cons would not even matter. We are able to enjoy playing the piano at home w/o spending too much. Learning is not boring anymore unlike when I tried before.
Wonderful! August 15, 2006
Watkins
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love this piano. It has a beautiful, real sounding tone, and the keys are weighted perfectly. It was a great value! It doesn't have a lot of features (some of the keyboards now days are more like computers than instruments) which is part of the reason I wanted it. I just wanted a piano - and this is extremely close to the real thing at a fraction of the price.
Wow! It's a great digital piano. February 17, 2006
RD
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
It's a great digital piano. Though it does not have more bells and whistles, it serves the purpose. My seven year daughter uses this piano. She liked that. Her piano teacher is savvy about the pianos. She also liked the quality of this piano. It's a great product.
Very Pleased August 26, 2006
A. Corbin (University of North Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am very happy with this product. It fits easily in the corner of my tiny dorm room and stores easily under my bed. The key action is great, and the sound is high quality. The "split" feature is perfect for jazz pianists; you can walk the bass guitar with your left hand, and play with your right. The pedal is a little flimsy, but serves it's purpose.
This piano is easy to move, easy to store, and fun to play. (not to mention it's VERY cheap)
Happy Camper November 21, 2005
Toy-ologist (NY)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Action on this keyboard is like silk on the fingertips.
Its versatile. MDIDI in/out port .. portable .. descent sound.
No reservations... You'll love this thing.
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