Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help!

Lee, yes, PIANO is something that you would trully enjoy.
Let me try to help you with that...

lzp11 wrote: I bought a non-touch sensitive 66 key keyboard because it is perfect for teaching my young children to learn piano through soft mozart. I love our little Yamaha and it's perfect for this (and being bashed by a baby without getting me too stressed!)

BUT I'm also learning piano and I've now started to find this quite limiting. Basically I would love to have a decent touch sensitive (digital / electonic) piano to play on myself. It is very daunting (and EXPENSIVE!!) and I don't know where to start.

I bought my first Roland digital piano in 1998 for about $4,000. It still works for me, BUT... you may find the digital piano with much better quality for less then $1,000 now. Please, don't rush! Check ebay, Amazon and feel free to send me links to the products. I also would recommend you to visit a local stores that sale digital pianos and just browse. Write a model that you like the most and check, if you can find it on line. Again, share the link with us.

I don't know what level of piano I need to go for.

I think, we do not need a concert grand piano any way. Any digital piano would work for years to come!

For example, I could go for an entry level piano / keyboard that is cheaper but would this last if we one day start playing at a higher level - would I then need to upgrade to a third piano if we ever get to this stage?

Modern Art Universities and Music Schools use digital pianos. I also know at least one concert pianist who had to perform on one. I asked his opinion and he didn't complain much

This seems crazy waste of money. But what if I / they never get there? Obviously if money were no object I'd get the best one possible but sadly that's not the case.

Would be great to have some input / suggestions, thank you!

In the music stores they will try to sale you the most expensive one. Please, remember my words: you will be just fine with any Casio, Yamaha, Roland below $1,000 USA dollars!

hellene wrote: In the music stores they will try to sale you the most expensive one. Please, remember my words: you will be just fine with any Casio, Yamaha, Roland below $1,000 USA dollars!

What features should mainly a digital piano have?
- 88 touch sensitive piano keys?
- volume for the keys?
- metronome?
- pedals?
- what more is needed?

How about this one, Farfisa DP 300 , Italian made ? Its the equivalent of 678 USD. After Oleg told us about upgrading the piano I was looking for one in my area and found this to be the cheapest in this shop.

I also will upgrade mine soon. Just not sure when. Piano shopping is quite time consuming.
I will agree you need to go to a music store and press some keys. I have done that and I found I LOVED the sound of one particular brand name, but didn't really like another. The first to me was warm, mellow and grand piano like and the second to me sounded a bit tinny. The salesman ( who knew I was wasting his time ) told me it was a personal thing and others would hear it differently. So at least make one trip to a music store and make sure you don't hate or love one brand!
Oh be prepared for a price shock WOW they can be expensive! I only had one choice under $1000! But I have since found other ways and other stores. Personally I love the one Natalya's teacher uses but she just won't sell it to me!!!! Can't remember what it is but I took a photo for when I go shopping.

I have played that Roland! I liked it ALOT! The other one I have no idea sorry.
The one that Natalya's teacher has is the Roland model I think it is a Roland RD 300 sx( not sure about the D it could also be a P or an O ) it has a beautiful sound that I would just never get sick of listening to plus it is tough!