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NN has expressed a interest in taking piano\keyboard lessons next year, as a starter instrument which of the following below would be the best for a learner (budget V features).

Yamaha PSR 175 Keyboard (Music rest included)

Yamaha PSRE303 Electronic Keyboard (Music rest included)

Yamaha PSRE203 Electronic Keyboard (Music rest included)

Yamaha EZ150 Keylighting Keyboard (Music rest included)

Or any other recomendations.

Thanks



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You can`t go wrong with any of them to be honest - they all have full-size keys and touch-sensitivity (the two most important things IMO). Yamaha has a great "Portable Grand" feature on all it`s keyboards - and a very nice sound it is too. My first ever keyboard was a Yamaha similar to these - it`s good for all concerned because of the headphone jack (that way he can practice as much as he wants without bothering mum and dad ;) - and he won`t be embarrassed making all those early mistakes!). It`s good that he`s starting to learn early though (I was 18 before I started!).

I have a PSR275 and it`s ace, although my pride and joy is the SS30 that was a big part of the Ultravox sound in the 80`s.

That said, I`ve let my keyboard playing slip a little and need to pick it back up again. I can`t rely on remembering the opening hook for DM`s Just Can`t Get Enough and the melody for Ultravox`s Reap The Wild Wind forever. And I need some more variety, dammit...

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We have a psr 160 (going dusty alas) but its very user friendly and was a good price(if only I could talk someone into using it!!)

Sue Davies

Second Si`s recommendation - its what i use in the classroom with the kids. Fully featured and excellent sounds. Pick one up for around £100

Thanks for all the advice guys & Sue much appreciated.

THO was going in to see the teachers today (& see what they had), but Tegan chose today to break (the top of) her finger in a door jam at school & is currently in hospital awaiting her operation to have pins inserted later tonight . :o

Not much I can do from 200 miles away, but sit here & feel helpless ATM & await THO`s updates. :(



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This item was edited on Tuesday, 4th October 2005, 18:26

OK Update time Santa will be carrying a PSR295 on his sleigh & NN should be starting lessons hopefully in January.

Thanks again for all the info & input.

BTW Tegans finger is out of bandages & healing well, they removed the nail which is growing back nicely, but no pins inserted in her finger so she ceases to be a security hazard at airports.



I quite like the Helpdesk people in a benevolent (as opposed to malevolent) way as they do some valuable work in preventing us being inundated by every halfwit who can work a phone.

hope she recovers quickly Rass - not nice trying to play with a gammy finger. I remember full well cracking the little finger in my right hand a few years ago...was very happy it wasn`t the left. Tis bad enough sliding up and down an E string with a paper cut! :)

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Thanks - She didnt want to use it at first, plus it looked pretty nasty (I was spared that) as it had been pretty tightly bandaged up for 4+ weeks with dead skin & blood clots, but now its cleaned up looks OK apart from the nail. :D



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This item was edited on Thursday, 17th November 2005, 12:40

Yamaha excel when it comes to home keyboards - alongside all my synths and other studio kit I have 32 Yamaha keyboards from an old PSR3 (with Hey Jude and Venus along the demos) right up to the PSR9000.

Best one I would say for a learner is the Yamaha EZ250i, but the others mentioned get a nod too.