Hi, I registered on this forum to try & get some information about digital pianos.
Basically I have been playing for years & reached grade 8 some years ago but then left the piano when i went to uni. On completion of my MA my mum has said that she would like to buy my a digital piano but i have little idea about them. From what i can tell roland & yamaha clavinova seem to be about the best but could be cost prohibitive, does anyone know anything about diginova as i have heard that they are basically rolands made cheaper!
I don't want to fleece my mum so any help would be much appreciated.
xx

There are numerous threads on this very topic.
Try a search on "digital piano" - there'll be more than enough info. From memory there were some comments on diginova pianos too.

thanks for your help, it's much appreciated

Hi Rob. I have had a Diginova Concerto for a year or so and am thrilled with it!
At a fraction of the price of other digitals it seemed too good to be true. It seems the components are Roland but it is produced under another brand name (as happens with cars etc.)
The touch is very good and the samples are excellent. The record function is very useful and has a large enough memory for any piece I have played.
I would love a Steinway grand as well of course, but I'm very happy with it and can play into the small hours while the kids are asleep!
Cheers!

I had a Roland digital (HP2 or something) and it was a fairly poor instrument. It got me to grade 4 or so, but the action wasn't good enough for going further. We now have a Yamaha U3S Silent, which is an acoustic piano that you can switch into a digital piano. It works quite well; the action is quite heavy both in standard and silent mode, but that's partly because it's only about 18 months old. I'm hoping it will free up as the years go by. My piano teacher has a Yamaha CLP280, which he likes but doesn't think is as good as his U3 acoustic.

I teach someone who has a Roland digital. There is a middle pedal on it.
Does anyone know what this pedal does...it doesn't make the piano silent ...it's a mystery to me!!

Unless it's been reprogrammed, it'll do the same as the center pedals on real pianos: sustain any notes for which you have the keys down when you press the pedal - it's good for sustaining a bass note while you play with both hands further up.