My parents are considering purchasing a new upright acoustic piano, since our old one is extremely out of tune despite all the times we've gotten it tuned, and is about 150 years old. What brands are the best? What should I look for in a new piano? How much should my parents be willing to spend on it? I'm the only person in the family who plays piano, and I'm 17. I've played piano for 9 years and am at a fairly advanced level. I love rich, full sounds.

A: Depends on how much your parents are willing to spend. I have a Steinway Baby Grand but their uprights are also really nice, they cost around $20,000 but they are worth the money. Other piano's that I have played and think are rather good are:
Kawai - cheapest around $4500
Bosendorfer - averages over $40, 000 (yes very expensive but one of the best I have every played).
Yamaha - around $4500
Baldwin - around $4000
Suzuki - around $3000

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I have tried to record me playing the acoustic piano as well other instruments, but have all come out at low quality.

I have tried recording with a camera and separating audio, and direct recording through the microphone into audacity while playing the clarinet at yet is still low quality.

Please help. Best answer will always get my 10pts =)

A: there is a program called garageband on mac computers which have cameras built in and you can use real life instruments with microphones hooked up to the mac so it knows what notes your playing or you can use the instruments on the program and if you mess up you can just place the note on the right note on the grid.

So he can play a Digital piano very well but has never played an acoustic piano. Then one day he went and bought an acoustic piano and never learn ed how to play an acoustic would he know how to play because he learn ed how to play a digital piano or is it a whole different thing?

I Don't know how to play either of them but I'm buying a digital piano.

A: He would still be able to play on the acoustic, but some of the subtleties may have been missing from his instruction on the digital piano. (Everything else will remain the same though)
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For instance: Most acoustic pianos have 3 pedals that have specific uses. Most (cheaper) digital pianos don't have those pedals, so their use would have to be learned.
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Also, most (cheaper) digital pianos don't have a realistic acoustic "touch." Playing the...

Piano was invented about 500 years ago and since then, it has undergone many improvements and different piano styles are now available. The digital piano is very popular with the latest technology. But the question arises whether the acoustic Piano or the digital Piano is the right one. It depends upon the taste of the individual and the budget that he or she can afford. Both the types have advantages and disadvantages as stated hereunder.

Acoustic Piano:

The Acoustic Piano has a complicated structure, pressing the key results in a hammer hitting a string. The string then vibrates and produces the sound. The sound is amplified by the sound board of the Piano. This is a true Piano sound, relished by many at concerts and recitals. But an acoustic Piano is large in size and it is expensive. It requires a lot of space in a room for keeping.

Whenever the Piano is moved and when there are changes in weather, the acoustic Piano needs regular tuning. It allows the player to play softly or loudly. Affordable acoustic Pianos will develop flaws early and are not desirable for purchase.

Digital Piano:

Being a replica of acoustic Piano, digital Piano uses the recorded notes from a real Piano instead of strings and the usual mechanism to produce sound. It uses electronic circuitry to produce Piano sounds. It is much cheaper, lighter and smaller in size. There is wide range of feature, like down tracks and recorded notes, from different instruments and types of Pianos. It is portable and musicians find it easy to carry the digital Pianos with them. The digital Piano does not require tuning and it is useful in humid areas and areas where weather changes drastically.

The digital has very little sensitivity and hence true interpretation of many Piano pieces is impossible. Some Piano teachers will not come forward to teach with digital Pianos.

Acoustic Pianos are considered better but digital Pianos have come to stay due to many advantages they offer as stated above.

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