Customer Reviews

Yamaha YPR50 76-Note Digital Piano

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This keyboard is an excellent product for what my needs and desires are. I am not a professional, just a recreational pianist who recently learned how to tickle the ivories. It is difficult to find an affordable keyboard that offers functions of a real piano or expensive unit. The market dictates that you must either chose a (cheep) or so unit that sounded lousy or a professional Roland/Korg/Yamaha unit that costs (an extravagantamount of money)! This was the perfect compromise. Unlike most inexpensive keyboards, this unit features 3 characteristics that are hard to find: 1) sustain pedal for more realistic playing, 2) pressure sensitive keys to convey mood, etc., & 3) 76 keys! Most keyboards have necessary keys absent from the instrument to play certain pieces. I like the fact that I can play all pieces without having to improvise or jump octaves. The cheap keyboards usually have 60 or so keys. The stand is made of pressboard, but is very solid and sturdy. My only negative (from what I expected) in this instrument is with the sustain pedal. During play, it's lack of grip on the floor causes it to move and turn under your foot. Yamaha sells an upgrade "piano-style" pedal that they say will stay put - so they are aware of the problem with the old pedal. Not a big deal, but a bit annoying.

For what it costs, the YPR50 is easily top of its class. Touch sensitive keys and a sustain pedal make for as a real a piano experience as possible for the price. The realistic Grand Piano sound and the hardwood stand give it an extra realistic appeal.

Weighted keys would have completed the YPR50. The absence of weighted keys is natural for the price but detracts from the real piano playing experience. For the beginning to intermediate pianist and even for the serious pianist on a tight budget, the YPR50 is a great value for money.

If you're willing to spend a little more though, you should look into a weighted key digital piano such as the Yamaha YPD series.

Draw backs : The sustain pedal is as flimsy as they get. With no weighted anchor, it flips around annoyingly.

The sound isn't perfect, but for the price and features, it's hard to complain. The "real piano" sound sounds a bit electronic and tinny to my ear.

What a wonderful piano! I'm SO HAPPY we bought it! I love playing it, and the sound is wonderful. I'm really glad that Yamaha came up with a piano that everyone can afford. The songbook that comes with the piano is also excellent. I am looking forward to years of happiness for me and my family because of this purchase.

WELL worth the money. I purchased it for my boyfriend for Christmas & he loves it!! Great starter piano! The 76 keys are a big plus & are hard to find on other keyboards for the same price!

I live in an apartment, so a full sized piano was out of question. The size and the volume control made me look into a digital piano. They usually cost more than $1000, so I was quite skeptic about this one. After comparing the specs, the only differences between expensive ones and this model were the number of keys (88 vs 76) and key weight control. So I decided to go for this one.

It comes with wooden stand, sustain pedal, music stand, music books, and adapter - basically everything you need!

The sound is beautiful. No annoying electronic sound I was afraid of. After playing music from past lessons such as Sonatinen, I also discovered that 76 keys are quite sufficient.

After 6 months, I have no complaint.
It's definitely a great buy.

This piano turned out to be much more value than I expected for the price. It has a great sound, sustain pedal, midi capablity and if you wire it into you stereo more sound than your spouse can stand.

Not too often does a product turn out to be better that advertised. This is one time when that's true.

it performs good, although it lacks some strength in its high pitch volume.

With the portability and price of a small keyboard, and the sound of a full size piano this keyboard can't be beat. I shopped around and found two stores that had this same keyboard for literally hundreds (yes, hundreds) more without the keyboard stand! This package deal from Amazon includes everything (keyboard, stand, power supply, sustain pedal, and a book with easy music to get you started) The keyboard is awesome, and the price is unbelievable.

I am very happy with this digital piano. Originally I wanted a regular piano, but even the used pianos listed in the newspaper can get pricey. This product solved my needs. Because of the stand, this instrument is more like a piece of furniture in the room, not some flimsy keyboard. And yet, unlike a piano, this Yamaha Digital Piano is easy to move around if one needs to. The stand is made out of pressed wood, is very sturdy, and does the job nicely. It was simple to put together, all I needed was a phillips screw driver. The wood is black in color. (The Amazon photo can sometimes make it look brown.) The full-size 76 keys on it are wonderful to have and allows one to play any piece of music without limitations. There is a music stand on top of the keyboard for convenience. The sound is rich and pleasant. There are five voices: Grand Piano (sounds wonderful), Electric Piano, Organ, Strings, and Harpsichord. Another great attribute to this instrument is the sustain pedal. It's terrific! No sacrificing from a tradition piano. If you're a student you will have the elements you need to learn appropriately. Though the stated Amazon offer doesn't provide an adapter to plug into the wall (one would have to purchase it separately) instead of using batteries, surprisingly my shipment arrived with a sticker on the box saying, "Bonus adapter included". And sure enough the adapter was included, no additional purchase to make. Amazon's technical details page on this product states the unit is 161 lbs. That's probably a typo. My shipment arrived from UPS rather quickly in a box about 5 ft. long and 3 ft. high with a weight of 46 lbs.... Overall, Yamaha has come up with an exceptional product to allow one to have a piano in their home when a traditional piano is out of the budget. The stand provides the full appreciation of sitting down to a wonderful instrument. I've read someone else's post saying it's not right to learn piano on anything other than a traditional piano. I think differently with this product. This product has all the concerns needed, and the sound wasn't sacrificed. There are also plenty of other features I didn't mention. Yamaha did their homework. It's nice to hear piano being played in the home.