Which Piano Should I Buy? Acoustic Piano Vs Digital Piano Yamaha U1 & CLP 735 Comparison

[@utkarsh1874]

you are severly underrated... thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.. I just got the acoustic one and I love it

[@Samspianopage]

Such a brilliant video Stephen. I think it really comes down to tryin each out and deciding what ye want. I grew up with real pianos all my life, I've had 1 or 2 digitals over the years, haven't tried the really top end ones which are prob excellent and there's certainly many advantages of having one having been a keyboard player originally aswell. However Marcus at Roberts pianos made a brilliant point that even although the sampling technology has gotten phenomonial, the speaker technology is lagging well behind, esp compared tot the soundboard on a real piano. Also the price thing as ye say comes into it and trading it back in for something else and how much technology moves on and how much ye lose over just a year. All those things ye have to take into consideration when weighing the 2 up aswell as what feels nice to play.

[@klrdto3250]

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[@Genevieve8002]

The acoustic piano sounds beautiful. I’m an adult beginner to the piano, and I’m already wanting to upgrade my cheap, starter digital piano. Initially, I was thinking to just get a better quality digital piano, however as I have weekly lessons on a lovely acoustic upright - I have already come to notice the difference in feel of the action, the sound, how long a key will play out for etc…Another digital piano would be much more practical for me, however I just wonder if I’ll always have that yearning in the back of my mind for an acoustic??🤔

[@kedduff1814]

I'd say go for a used Baby Grand, otherwise go for the Clavinova it sounds great in person. Nothing beats a Grand tho, even the best Uprights don't sound as good as a decent Grand... just my 2 cents.

[@Genevieve8002]

@@kedduff1814 Thanks for the reply. Definitely don’t have the space for a grand, even a baby one! It would have to be an acoustic upright. My piano tutor has an upright by Feurich, it sounds and feels really lovely!

[@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840]

My advice is keep your digital for practice and also playing in any time of the day with headphone, and get a acoustic piano as well, but don’t fall for cheap acoustics as they may sound even worse than your digital and go out of tune so quickly, the action of some acoustics are very heavy too make it hard to play for long practices and faster pieces, definitely try different pianos before you buy and don’t buy it based on others opinions and reviews, you are the player, you have to like the feel and sound of your instrument. I wish the best for you, cheers.

[@Genevieve8002]

@@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840 Thank you!

[@orangebud3961]

Wow this piano has such a beautiful sound I say get the up right piano

[@docjun3588]

there are pros and cons. my old weinstein piano needs a replacemet of strings and have to be retuned after some time. My kawai digital piano can be moved easily from 1st to 2nd floor, no tuning required but lifetime is short. Buying a new Yamaha digital keyboard psr ew425 for a change.

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

It’s all pros and cons in the end. Stephen is quite clearly an acoustic lover and had space for the acoustic. He also has a silent system on his piano at home… but these things all cost money. That’s the only issue. Plus as you say you can move your piano from room to room yourself if you have a digital. It just depends on what you want from the piano in the end. The high end digital pianos are now the cost of a decent acoustic piano, however they have a short lifespan and will have little value after a 5 year lifespan. It’s all pros and cons, which makes for a good conversation, thanks 😀 🎹

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Digital Pianos have improved over the years & now they play & feel like their acoustic counterparts

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

They have improved, however still not quite got the feel of a real piano and most are miles off on tonal quality. Plus they are built to deteriorate, they don’t last long against a piano player. It’s things like this that are worth noting. They have improved in some ways though. Can’t beat the real thing in the end… providing you have, space and can play out loud without any neighbouring issues.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@SherwoodPhoenix Actually today's Digital Pianos have Piano sounds that are recorded from real pianos to address.

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

They have been doing that since the start of digital piano sampling. This first issue is the quality of processor and ultimately the speakers that most digital pianos have installed are unlikely to exceed £10 each from a quality perspective. In order to replicate sound to the level of the real piano, it would cost significantly more. If you play a digital piano through just about any decent set of headphones, your listening experience will be improved. However, still not quite at the point of the real piano. We are in the process of building a digital piano to explain what I am discussing in this comment. We can utilise a poor quality digital piano to make it sound better than anything on the market to prove my theory, however the additional equipment required and engineering is obscene. When we have it ready, I will let you know. Are you local to be able to come down and hear it when it’s ready?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@SherwoodPhoenix They should make 108 key Digital Pianos. Most digital pianos have regular piano hammers to get a more accurate feel

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@SherwoodPhoenix Yamaha's Digital Pianos have super high quality speakers. One of them was made from parts of an Old Bandoneon.

[@GonzoTheRosarian]

Acoustic every time!

[@LeoRegum]

Thanks for the demonstration. To be fair, that digital sounds pretty good, but it is unmistakably a digital sound. The most useful thing about a digital for me is the loudness dial, which is way more versatile than the binary felt-on felt-off. (After that comes Transpose, don't judge me!) Perhaps a silent system with headphones or a little guitar cab is a good rival to it but I've no experience of that.

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

Thanks for the input… this is designed to be a sounding board for this question that we are being asked all day everyday. The reality, is different people have different outcomes that suits them best. Plus a lot of buyers buy into brand marketing, which is a shame… It is our job to try and guide our customers to the right piano for the individual. Thanks for getting involved 😀🎹

[@SadidRahman-tm8fs]

The difference is only 4000€

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

It is a good point… I suppose what you are saying is don’t expect a real piano for 400 euros in return…

[@c3piano]

This is not a fair comparison of the sound. The digital should be placed against wall alongside the acoustic instrument. Uprights reflect the sound off the wall.

[@junshili5471]

the last key on the right isn't at the same level with the rest of the keys

[@ridgero]

I would never ever would recommend a CLP735 over a Yamaha U1. The U1 is completely different world (in every case). And it will sustain it's value. In 10 years the U1 will still be a great piano, but a CLP735? I don't think so.

[@katiegrundle9900]

did any of the old yamaha have ivory keytops

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

It’s much less common than other European brands. However, I have just seen a u3 with an Ivory keyboard. Which makes me wonder if someone fit it after market. I was in US at the time when I seen it. It isn’t normal on the Yamaha upright pianos…

[@thomasg321]

Digital pianos - barf

[@noelnoel8197]

For Christ sake, stop talking!

[@SherwoodPhoenix]

are you ok mate?