I bought this item for a very specific purpose and it works quite well for that. I wanted to be able to practice piano at times when it might be disruptive to my wife. I had an old keyboard which was ok except it had narrower than standard keys and only had a range of 4 octaves. I play mostly 18th century music and many of the works I want to play need 4 1/5 octaves. So I bought this. They keyboard is standard dimensions and extends to f in the third octave above middle c, so it covers the range I need. It came with some headphones but all I need to do is turn the volume down low and I can play to my hearts content late at night or other times when my regular piano would be disruptive. The keys are not touch sensitive and you can only change the volume by means of up or down buttons, so dynamics as a means of expression is out. Not a big deal for me, as this was by and large true of most keyboard instruments during the 18th century. I don’t know if you can hook up some sort of volume pedal directly or not, but you could always connect the headphone jack to an external amp or speaker via a volume pedal. There is provision for plugging in a sustain pedal, if you need one. Again for me, this is not an issue as sustain pedals were not used much in the 18th century.
There are a number of sounds available and I tend to use the “harpsichord “ sound. No one is going to confuse this with a real harpsichord, but for practice and informal playing, it works. There are various other keyboard sounds, both piano and organ; plus a range of other instruments available. Again, nobody is going to confuse the “trumpet” with real brass, but it can be fun to try this out from time to time. The various electric organ sounds are probably the closest to real (this after is really a variety of electronic organ).
The included stand is nice however there is no provision to secure the keyboard to the stand, so there is perhaps some danger of it falling off. If you have kids or large dogs or the like running around you might be worried about this: I don’t so for me it is not a big problem. The music rack is just a piece of bent wire. It works for the paper back musicbooks I have, which aren’t too heavy, but might not work if you’re playing out of a volume of the Bach Geschellschaft.
In short, this works fine as an instrument for practice and informal playing. It has its limitations but if your intended use falls within it capacities it is fine.
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| Price | Unavailable | $179.00 | $199.00 | $181.43 | $369.99 | $109.99 |
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| Item Dimensions | 12.09 x 37.24 x 3.62 inches | 10.08 x 36.61 x 2.83 inches | 13.78 x 37.32 x 4.29 inches | 37 x 12.5 x 4.25 inches | 37.24 x 15.91 x 5.47 inches | 36.81 x 11.22 x 3.07 inches |
| Number of Keys | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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I like the authentic piano sound. It would be easy to use for beginners. I’m taking a college piano course, and this works perfectly for that as well. Even though this isn’t a full length keyboard, it works well with my music and I don’t feel limited.The sound quality is great. The master volume is nice for practicing in the morning so as to not wake up neighbors/roommates. The piano has touch sensitivity so I can ACTUALLY play dynamics ( I bring this up because I ordered a different Amazon keyboard before this and it did NOT have touch sensitivity which is important).My headphones came cracked because of shipping problems, so only one half worked and even then the sound quality I got from the headphones wasn’t terrific (still it was cracked so I cannot give a complete evaluation of their true quality). This is why I gave 4 instead of 5, but the piano is a true 5 star.The stand is very sturdy and has different setup settings, and I love the metronome ability too. It has a foot pedal plug among other this.
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Aniket Sunil Sakpal
Just what I need
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Awesome Keyboard!!!
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Casio Vs Yamaha
If you are a beginner & care more about functions than sound quality , go with Casio.
If you want a keyboard with louder & good quality speakers for performance , go with Yamaha.
Note : Please don't buy Yamaha keyboards from on-line retailers as there is some sort of warranty issue.
In case of Casio , you can buy online but there is an issue of not receiving adapters for many customers so choose your seller carefully. I would recommend Crystalarc Lifestyle as they are authorized Casio sellers & I received an official Casio adapter with my keyboard.
Buy CTK 3500 if
1. You want touch response
2. You want USB-B port
to connect your pc
3. You want Chordana Play connectivity
4. You want a pitch control wheel
Now about the keyboard
Speakers : I found them really nice & loud enough for personal use.. not much for performance though
Keys : Really soft & nice to feel
Functions : There are a lot of functions & once you read the manual , it is becomes easy to use
There is an inbuilt step lesson teaching function which is similar to Chordana but way more awesome
About Chordana App :
To be frank I have used the app & I didn't find it much helpful. Even after connecting the app didn't recognize my keyboard keys in the step lesson mode.. anyway still you can use the app to transfer songs to the keyboard itself which is way more useful.
Must buy accessories for beginners :
1. Dust Cover
2. Travel Cover
3. Usb A-B cable
4. Note Stickers
If you interested in buying Casio keyboards & don't mind paying online then I would suggest you to buy from casioshopindia.in
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Adptor LAD not received
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Buen teclado... CTK-3500
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P.D. Si incluye conector de AC ;)
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