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Question/ Hello I am looking for a piano for my son and have found a reasonable priced one however it has no make. The shop assistant told me that it was almost a Bentley and that you just pay for the name of a Yamaha. The make or number on the piano is Digital Piano IM8815 Digital Piano TG8815 Can you shed any light on if it’s a good buy? Kind regards, Amrit
Amswer/ Hi Amrit The piano in question is the Diginova brand (a variation of Yamaha's brand name 'Clavinova'. The Diginovas are actually OLD Roland pianos - so the quality is reasonable. The price is certainly cheap, but I think you should consider buying a Casio digital piano.
The Casio Privia PX110 is less than £300 - better value than the Diginova in my opinion. Here is the link for the Casio: http://www.ukpianos.co.uk/casio-px110.html There are not many digital pianos selling for the low price of the Diginova, so if you are on a budget then by all means go ahead, but bare in mind that you will have to change it if your piano playing progresses to a higher level.
Regards, Graham Howard UK Pianos
Further comments: That’s Brilliant, you’ve really helped, I’m sure there are a lot of parent’s out there who get so confused and angry when trying to look for pianos their children when they first begin playing, bearing in mind it may only be a fad! I wouldn’t mind paying a bit more as I do want my son to learn so what do you recommend? I’ve seen lots of second hand clavinova’s – would you recommend me buying one of those? Or should I just stick to a new one as I see no point in buying another one if he does progress. Many thanks for your help!
kind regards, Amrit
Further comments: Buying a second hand Yamaha Clavinova will certainly save you money, but you won't get a guarantee with it and if anything were to go wrong, it may cost you an arm and a leg to repair. It is better to buy a new one. You get a 3 year guarantee and peace of mind. I recommend the Yamaha CLP220. This is the most popular digital piano on the market - it seems that everyone is buying this! You can check it out here:
http://www.ukpianos.co.uk/yamaha-clp220.html
Regards, Graham Howard UK Pianos
Thank you for Graham Howard's article on choosing brands.
Have you come across the Diginova range?? Some web forum claims it is made in the far East by Roland and branded cheaper but still good. I am wary but the prices are much lower. David McGahie
Hi David, The Diginova is definitely not made by Roland. It is produced in China. All digital pianos and keyboards made in China are of extremely poor quality - with the exception of the big brands (Yamaha, Casio) who have their own factory. The Chinese have a long way to go before they can produce a decent sounding digital piano.
I have heard that the Diginova - a play on words of the Yamaha Clavinova - is a copy of the Roland digital piano of many years ago, so the quality is a long way away from the Roland pianos of today.
Personally I would steer clear of the Diginova pianos and spend a bit more money on either a Yamaha, Roland or Casio.
Here is the best place to buy them: http://www.emixo.co.uk/C4 - Regards, Graham Howard
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