Folding Piano Review - The OYAYO 88-Key Portable Keyboard

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OYAYO was kind enough to send me their 88-key folding piano to try out! I've never played on a folding piano before, so I was curious to see what it was like. At only 12 pounds it is an extremely portable instrument - but is it worth your investment? I go over my thoughts in the video and also give a bit of a performance demo to help you decide!
Here's my link to the piano: amzn.to/3NtBLsO
(P.S. it's an affiliate link!)

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@JonPumper 6 ай бұрын

Anyone here own a folding piano? I honestly didn't know they existed until making this video. What a wild world we live in!

@zivgavenserrano4570 5 ай бұрын

I do

@zivgavenserrano4570 5 ай бұрын

It's just big to bring but good equipment

@albertodolce8459 5 ай бұрын

😂

@albertodolce8459 5 ай бұрын

E un giocattolo😢

@isabelleziegler7285 6 ай бұрын

Love you Jon pumper! Been watching you for so long and appreciate everything you do. Interesting video 😊

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! :)

@stephenogrady7583 5 ай бұрын

I wish Oyayo did a 61 key folding keyboard. Not many are available with higher quality sounds.

@BassTromBen 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I’m a trombonist and my daughter is learning violin. I bought it because we have limited space, and I want to teach her some theory. It doesn’t need to be great. I just needs to be good enough, and able to store away. I think for the money, it’ll be perfect. I’ll find out in a few days. 😎

@JonPumper 3 ай бұрын

Hope it works out well! I think it should suit your purposes just fine. :)

@CrazyKatRancher 6 ай бұрын

Miss You both 💟🐺 Looking good Jon Wish you Many Blessings

@jriquelmem 4 ай бұрын

how does it behaves as a midi controller? I was wondering that would be more useful...

@pokuspilatus 3 ай бұрын

Thnx for the nice review! I am looking for something to keep on practicing my classical pieces while camping. Do the keys make a lot of sound, like if you're hammering on something?

@JonPumper 3 ай бұрын

No, I don't think it's a super noisy piano in that way. You won't be able to get a ton of dynamic nuance out of the piano for your classical pieces, but it would be fine for keeping sharp on the mechanics of the piece. Another thing to note is that it can hold around a four hour charge, so you would need an electrical supply at some point, either portable battery or some other solution (depending on what type of camping you do).

@pokuspilatus 3 ай бұрын

@@JonPumper Thnx, well I am mostly hooked up to 230V, so that would not be a problem. I noticed that you have similar ones, such as vangoa or Axel, but I get they all have similar dynamics. Well it is for practicing, and it is way much smaller than my very old 61 key yamaha keyboard! Thnx for helping!

@mackbuildsthings 6 ай бұрын

I don't know why, when I read "folding piano" I thought the keys would be foldable but this is probably much better.

@JonPumper 6 ай бұрын

I mean the more folds the better I always say.

@great-garden-watch 3 ай бұрын

Bought finger ballet. It’s probably the same Got it for grandchildren (very young) because my daughter didn’t want to commit yet to taking up the space for a piano. Seems excellent for young kids to learn on. Pretty much full size keys. Sound could be better but the kids won’t know and they can hook up speakers in the future. Yup just looked. Same piano as finger ballet. Bought white for $122

@dereklee-wo9970 4 ай бұрын

Are the keys a standard 23-24mm width? I ask as I had bought a keyboard a while back to use when I wanted to practice in a room other than where my piano was and those keys were a bit narrower at 20mm.

@sergeiparajanov 4 ай бұрын

Yes the keys on the upgraded are full size just like a real piano

@filipinotenore 3 ай бұрын

Hello! Do you know if this is the Upgraded OYAYO Foldable piano? or the 2023 version (older model)?

@HurriedDragons 2 ай бұрын

I believe this is the old model, as I see two rows of buttons next to the volume wheel at 0:25, but pictures of the new version on amazon only have one row of buttons

@seanxie5097 3 күн бұрын

Do you know if this can connect to MacOS to use Garageband's piano sound output?

@Cloud3413 5 ай бұрын

Hello, would you say this be a good piano to start learning to play? Was thinking this be the ideal piano with the very limited space I have.

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

I think it's perfectly fine as a beginner piano, and yes, great for situations where you don't have a lot of space! It is super light and gets real compact.

@sergeiparajanov 4 ай бұрын

I got mine so I could practice when I travel or I'm in a place with no piano. It doesn't feel or play like a real piano or even like a good electronic one so I would never use this as a main piano or to learn on. It will be my emergency piano lol. If you haven't got much space get a decent electronic piano with 88 keys.

@zivgavenserrano4570 5 ай бұрын

Can you do a piano cover?

@zeinebworld4397 5 күн бұрын

Hello, Are the keys very light like an org And the distance is shorter between the keys also like an org ? Or is it just like a piano keyboard? Thanks

@sergeiparajanov 5 ай бұрын

I just bought one, the "2023 upgrade", but I'm wondering if they sent me an older model. But the back panel of mine is the same as yours. The panel on the one Angelo reviews here on YT has a DC12V input and a 3-pedal port which you and I don't have. Angelo's also has a single row on buttons, while ours have a double row. The question: do we have the newer or the older model? They're fairly different. And the new one's supposed to have a better piano sound.

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

Hmmm good question. I think we have the newer one? His video appears to have been published two months ago, and I think it would be odd for them to have sent us an older models The USB-C port seems to me like it would be a newer feature, and not one they would get rid of when upgrading.

@sergeiparajanov 4 ай бұрын

I returned the one they sent me and got the upgraded newer model. It has a single row of buttons and a three pedal input on the back. If you have a double row of buttons That's the older model.

@Osama-wj5gn 3 ай бұрын

The one in the video is PJ88C which is the older model, the newer model is PJ88D and has more features.

@ibendiben 2 ай бұрын

@@Osama-wj5gn what are the differnces?

@pokuspilatus 3 ай бұрын

Another question: I read that the keys are somewhat smaller than on a regular piano, in one review I read 16.1 cm for one octave in stead of 16.5, do you know if that is true? Sorry to bother you again!

@JonPumper 3 ай бұрын

Hi - this is a good question! I don't actually know myself, though this could very well be true. It didn't bother me when playing if it is, or at least wasn't noticeable to me right away.

@janinesparke7256 4 ай бұрын

Hi Jon, is it sturdy enough to put on a little z stand

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

Hey! I think it would be - from what I can tell online, the second tier on a z stand can hold up to 60 pounds, and this is way, way below that.

@albertorodriguez3927 2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if i missed it. Is he playing through the pianos speakers? Or through a speaker of some sort?

@JonPumper 2 ай бұрын

I am playing through the piano speakers! (I put a microphone right next to the left internal speaker)

@user-xg6fg8cy9g 5 ай бұрын

You think I can use it for practice as a beginner?

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

This is a decent beginner piano, and good for taking practice on the go!

@ShanMichaelEscasio 2 ай бұрын

It sounds very karaoke-midi-ish. But if it has a usb port and can be used as a midi controller and just for studio use, who cares how that sounds? I just want an 88 key controller for my piano pieces. Lol. So what usb port does it have? USB-B?

@theh3lix269 6 ай бұрын

You know what would be a great way to test it? A Christmas stream!

@JonPumper 6 ай бұрын

You might just get your Christmas wish next week!

@theh3lix269 6 ай бұрын

@@JonPumper Finally ^^ Just please, not on tuesday, that's the only day when I couldn't participate :D

@minico5626 6 ай бұрын

➡(Dancing Leaf)⬅Hello, a question, can you get the notes of this song please, no matter how much I searched for them, I couldn't find them, that's why I come to you, please.the name of the song is ➡(Dancing leaf)⬅I really admire your work I hope you can achieve it.

@jamesbondaygee 28 күн бұрын

2:38 when piano demo starts

@chikhimadina7738 4 ай бұрын

How to plug it on a pc ?

@JonPumper 4 ай бұрын

It has a USB-C port on the back! Otherwise you could route it through an audio interface using the mic jack, a quarter inch cable, and a quarter inch/8th inch adapter.