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I know nothing about pianos but have been thinking of getting a digital one for many months now. I want to get my 7 and almost 6 year old started on lessons and I definitely don’t want to buy an upright one. Those who know a thing or two about pianos, would this be a good one for the purpose I’m looking for? Is it a good quality? Would love any advice or insight. Reviews seem good but would love to hear more from anyone here. Thanks in advance.
Costco is selling the Roland FRP-1 which is a combo deal including a keyboard, pedal, stand, and seat. (I think?) for $499 after rebate.
My 10 year old has been showing interest in his grandpa's keyboard (Yamaha) and I am thinking about buying one for a Christmas present. However, I want something good that he can take lessons with, etc.
I've heard that things such as weighted keys and hammer actions are important. I also want a full-size keyboard (88 keys) which somebody said is also very important.
Thanks for any advice!
It's a rebrand of the fp-10 which is a stripped down fp-30. It uses the same set of keys which is fantastic for the market it's in. The speakers on that thing will be a little weak and there is a single 1/8" audio out in the back. Also the pedal in the bundle is cheap and doesn't support half-damping like the dp10 pedal roland sells, not a big issue for beginners as you're focused on your fingers. It has very basic features but I think it's an excellent learning piano. I preferred the feel of the Roland keys to the Yamaha's and my issues with Casio came to the texture of the keys on the model I played instead of the action. The new s3000 looks very nice, my heart wants a pitch wheel, but wasn't in the store and is much more than that bundle anyway.
Tl;dr: That piano is as good as any starter piano if you want to learn to play as you would on an acoustic. Lacks in features and voices.
Did you order it? I see that member deal for $500 but it looks to me like in store it's 500 and online you don't get that price trying to see if I'm wrong.
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This is currently available at Costco, but I don't know what model it's based on.
Any ideas?
Looks like FRP-1 is just the name of the bundle, and the actual piano you get is an FP-10.
In this video, the store display shows an FP-10
I saw that at Costco the other day. I don't know if it's exactly like an fp10 or not. I think Costco has some weird thing where they want the cheapest price for any product they are selling. So it might be roland's way of getting around that. Maybe someone else knows details.