Tried the CA 79 and the NV5 - 01/04/22 08:03 PM
Alright.
There's now one single DP standing in the way of me reaching the conclusion that there's no such thing as a digital -as opposed to hybrid- piano. The reason probably being that I've not tried that one DP yet.
First things first: congratulations to Kawai for the Novus. I assume the rest of manufacturers offering things in this price bracket provide loosely similar quality. Action wise, these hybrids are indeed instruments where a classical pianist-to-be could train. If you're looking for something serious, this is your (my) bare minimum.
Incidentally, the reason I'm trying to buy a DP is because they come in two pieces and you can potentially move them relatively easily. You can't do that with a Novus, afaik.
Now, on with the CA-79.
This is where I ask you all something. There has been a misunderstanding here I believe. All along I thought there would be some model, somewhere where a high end DP's action would overlap with a dirt cheap acoustic one. Apparently that's not the case.
I tried the CA-79, and... You remember when I called CASIO's GP 310 action a sleepy fat baby, and Roland 704's one a vertical with an eating disorder? Well, KAWAI CA-79 truly offers the soul of an acoustic action. You can feel it, and it's something out of X Files, because the rest of the body is not quite there. Barring the YAMAHA CLP-775 which I've not yet tried, it's probably the best action I'm not buying.
I had the rare chance today of playing on my acoustic vertical after 10 days on the VLC-1. I had to spend nearly 30 minutes regaining my finger strenght. And it's not a heavy piano, my acoustic. Imagine if I hadn't been able to play on it before arriving at the music school a week from now. Then, what?
I don't understand people telling other people, specially students, to go buy DPs.
On Sunday, ladies and gentlemen, I'll tell you about the 775.
Peace.
There's now one single DP standing in the way of me reaching the conclusion that there's no such thing as a digital -as opposed to hybrid- piano. The reason probably being that I've not tried that one DP yet.
First things first: congratulations to Kawai for the Novus. I assume the rest of manufacturers offering things in this price bracket provide loosely similar quality. Action wise, these hybrids are indeed instruments where a classical pianist-to-be could train. If you're looking for something serious, this is your (my) bare minimum.
Incidentally, the reason I'm trying to buy a DP is because they come in two pieces and you can potentially move them relatively easily. You can't do that with a Novus, afaik.
Now, on with the CA-79.
This is where I ask you all something. There has been a misunderstanding here I believe. All along I thought there would be some model, somewhere where a high end DP's action would overlap with a dirt cheap acoustic one. Apparently that's not the case.
I tried the CA-79, and... You remember when I called CASIO's GP 310 action a sleepy fat baby, and Roland 704's one a vertical with an eating disorder? Well, KAWAI CA-79 truly offers the soul of an acoustic action. You can feel it, and it's something out of X Files, because the rest of the body is not quite there. Barring the YAMAHA CLP-775 which I've not yet tried, it's probably the best action I'm not buying.
I had the rare chance today of playing on my acoustic vertical after 10 days on the VLC-1. I had to spend nearly 30 minutes regaining my finger strenght. And it's not a heavy piano, my acoustic. Imagine if I hadn't been able to play on it before arriving at the music school a week from now. Then, what?
I don't understand people telling other people, specially students, to go buy DPs.
On Sunday, ladies and gentlemen, I'll tell you about the 775.
Peace.