Roland RP107: With its SuperNATURAL sound engine and PHA-4 key action, the RP107 combines excellent playability and a natural tone at a price that doesn't break the bank.Ī small panel to the left of the keyboard hosts the power switch, a rotary volume control and seven LED-illuminated buttons that are used for grand piano voice selection, reverb on/off and MIDI recording. Kawai KDP-120: Featuring the acclaimed RH compact II hammer action keybed and the voice of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand, the KDP120 makes a great choice for beginners. Yamaha Arius YDP-145: Great small home piano from Yamaha that combines the sound of their 9’ CFX concert grand with their excellent GHS keyboard. Whilst powered up, a small red LED on the front left of the casing illuminates so that you can tell if you’ve left it powered on with the lid closed - the auto power-off time defaults to four hours, so this is quite a useful little indicator. The time from switch-on to ready-to-play takes around five seconds, about average for a digital piano of this type. Since this keybed is used in so many other of their instruments, you’d have to spend quite a bit more money to get a better action in a Casio, making this entry-level model very good value indeed. Trills and repeated notes are easy to pull off thanks to the three sensors fitted to each key, and the top surface of both black and white keys is lightly textured with a comfortable sort of faux-ivory, wood grain effect. While it’s not our favourite action - I found it a little bit plasticky and thunky, and while playing at low volume or with headphones, you can hear and feel the thump of the keys - the weighting is nicely balanced. The AP-270 employs Casio’s Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer II keyboard action, as found across many more expensive models in both the Privia and Celviano ranges. Connect the pedal cable and the power supply and you’re left with a smart and substantial modern-looking instrument that will complement any living room. Assembly itself isn’t difficult, requiring just a few screws to assemble the stand, backboard and integrated pedal unit and then bolt the main keyboard unit on top. The box weighs 47 kg, so unless you’re part of the niche subset of pianists who are also bodybuilders, you’ll probably need two people to unpack and assemble the piano. Like a wardrobe or bookcase from a certain famous Swedish furniture company, the AP-270 comes flat-packed in a large box and requires some self-assembly. Stereo 8W speakers fire downwards from the underside of the keyboard unit, but there are slim vents either end of the instrument facing the player just above the keyboard that also fire sound at you as you’re playing for a more realistic experience. The damper, sostenuto and sustain pedals are all present and correct, finished in gold, with support for half pedalling, making this an ideal instrument for learning all the way up to grade 8. The Casio logo is depicted in subtle gold lettering on a detachable music rest above a sliding key cover that retracts smoothly back into the casing when you’re ready to play. Priced to appeal to the ‘my first piano’ market, the AP-270 is the gateway model in the AP range, which goes on to include pricier, more fully-featured models such as the AP-470 and AP-710.Īvailable either in black, brown or white finishes, our review unit was the AP-270BK, which means the casing was a smart, matt black woodgrain finish. The Celviano AP-270 does exactly that, pairing Casio’s tried and tested Tri-Sensor Scale Hammer Action II keybed with their AiR Grand piano sound engine in a smart wooden chassis that’s designed to occupy a permanent space in your home.
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