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Don't play personally, but my mother and gf do. They've both said good things about Yamaha Clavinovas - a much more lifelike feel than a straight keyboard (weighted keys etc) and have very good sound. The one I've seen sits on a robust stand but can be dismantled for transport (you have to disconnect the pedals but that's easy) and has a good music stand integrated.
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If she wants a real piano, get a real piano! If you're South this place is great:
A1 Piano: Address: 112 Kirkdale, London SE26 4BG Phone:020 8291 9842
They have loads including plenty of compact size ones and some free to a good home.
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+1 get her a real piano, they may be more practical but there's no romance in a digital piano :]
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I don't know if this is the right place, but is there much piano knowledge here?
For my wife's 30th birthday I want to get her a piano. She's somewhere between grade 5-7. The budget is somewhere below £1K and ideally it'll be a compact design - it needs to be a maximum depth of 60cm and the shorter the better, south of 130cm.
I've been advised to look out for something like a secondhand Yahama B1 or Steinmayer S108 as it fits the budget and would fit better in our house. I've also scoured eBay but being a novice myself I'm wary of buying something that might be shit.
However, a few people have also said that for this budget I could get a new digital piano that would be easier to put in the house (and could go in our much more spacious loft) and probably sound comparable to a budget piano. My concern is the wife has always been very anti-digital, although I don't think she's played digital pianos as much as keyboards.
Anyone got any recommendations? I'm really tempted to just drop the surprise and take her to a few stores and showrooms and get her to pick - we'll end up with something she is more likely to play that way.