Where can I get original sheet music to Rent the musical and Wicked the musical?
Where can I get the sheet music that is actually used in the musicals? I have both of the songbooks but I'm looking for the unedited versions of the songs and preferably the entire score. Also the sheet music to any other shows would be cool too. Thanks!
so basically i need a new piano. The piano i have right now sucks and has an extremely light touch. What is the estimated price for a steinway upright or baby grand piano? I hoping that they'll sell them for less because of the bad economy and all that.
umm... how much do yamahas cost? or any good piano.
Ha ha ha ... sell them for less because of the bad economy. Sorry Charlie, it's still a handcrafted instrument ... I don't know what their production is, but it's not in the thousands of units per year.
... Figure $50K - $60K new; $20K - 30K for a nicely rebuilt one.
My piano is a model M steinway grand piano and we can't find the year it was made. We found a J 1862 four places on the piano but we don't think that could be the year it was made. Where do we find the year it was made?
Find the serial number. Once you have that you can go to the Steinway website and it will tell you exactly when it was made.
PS: Serial number is on a plate probably inside near the front.
Yamaha Arius What digital piano should I get a Yamaha Arius YDP160 or Yamaha YDP223?
I'm thinking of getting one but I just can't decide on which of the two should I get. My budget is $999 to $1600. So this two is not a problem. If anyone has other suggestions on what should I get, feel free to say it because I'm still on the market, still looking around.
I just want to know, if you are me which of these two Yamaha Digital Piano(above) should I pick.
Thanks!
btw, i want the feel of a real acoustic piano. so which one of these two is your best bet?
I checked the specs and they both look absolutely identical, which doesn't surprise me in the least. Keyboard manufacturers have "planned obsolescence" policies just like cars -models change every few years even if there wasn't any substantial change. There hasn't been any truly significant progress in digital pianos since the old Kurzweils began to offer a weighted action (that was early 90s).
The key is, how are you going to listen to the piano? Usually the built-in speakers are worse than terrible. If I were you I would buy the cheapest piano you find as long as you like the action (the only way to know is by playing it) and buy a really good pair of studio monitors. The most expensive digital piano run through bad speakers sounds like crap.
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Yamaha Arius YDP-160 Review
New piano student. Question about note polyphony on a digital piano?
I've been playing music since I was a kid and now I'm about to pick up piano. Luckily, I don't need to learn any theory or how to read sheet music. I'm trying to choose between a Casio Celviano CDP 220 and Yamaha Arius 140 (I'd go with a 160 but I don't want to pay 400-600 more) because they are both in my price range. The only reason I'm even considering the Celviano is because it has 128 note polyphony while the Arius only has 64. Is 64 more than enough? Will I hear notes dropping out even with complicated pieces with lots of chords and fast sections? I also don't know which piano has better scaled hammer action. The Yamaha has GHS and the Casio has Tri-Scale (no idea what that is). I know that Yamaha is generally better than Casio, but I've heard that these 220+ models of Celviano are better than previous entries. Anyone have any advice?
Note: I could not find CDP-220... Only AP-220, polyphony of 124. Perhaps you were refering to Casio Celviano AP-220 instead?
64 is more than enough, even for complicated pieces. You won't hear any drop out of notes, unless you do a lot of track recording on the digital piano, where the problem is more apparent with polyphony 32 with tracks overlapping, playing many notes simutaneously, e.g. bass, drums, synths, percussions, loops, etc... Which you won't be doing on a digital piano. However, you may be thankful for choosing the one with 128 polyphony. The higher the maximum polyphony note, the higher the sound quality, in one aspect. On the other hand, looking at both the specs for AP-220 and YDP-140, both units are only price comparable. The AP-220 seems to be a better unit than the YDP-140, in terms of specs, i.e. AP-220 has a slightly more powerful amplifier, 10 more piano voices, additional recording track and double the maximum polyphony compared to YDP-140.
I'm not particularly impressed with the hammer action of Casio digital pianos in general. I've tried several at showrooms and I have to play on one every week for classes but maybe I'm not used to it. It's a very subjective matter. I also lean more towards Yamaha's piano voices. They sound more natural. Do try both units if you can find them at showrooms near where you are.
Just to add, looking at the specs for YDP-140 and comparing that to YDP-160, it seems that the YDP-160 unit has a better graded hammer system (GHE) than YDP-140's GHS. YDP-160's amplifier is much more powerful too, therefore if I were to try it side by side, I'd expect the YDP-160 to have a better quality sound than the YDP-140. So essentially, the extra 400-600 bucks is for a better sounding unit with improved key action.
I currently own a Yamaha Clavinova CLP 330, GH3, 20W amplifier, 13.5cmx2 speakers, 128 polyphony, 3 songs, 2 tracks recording, 14 voices. Good sturdy unit, reasonable price. I'm thoroughly happy with it. Will definitely look into an upgrade to either a higer end CLP or CVP series in the future.
