Digital/Electronic Piano Advice
Hopefully we have an expert or two here at AoS. :)
My daughter has been learning piano for a couple of years and we started her with a basic keyboard as we were not sure she would take to it, however her teacher has suggested now is the time to get her a proper “weighted” keyboard or real piano. I’m not keen on a real one for the usual reasons (transport, size and maintenance) so an electronic version seems the best bet. I want her to have one that has 3 pedals so it is as realistic as possible. I want to buy secondhand up to around £600 but would obviously prefer to pay less.
I’m leaning towards the Yamaha Clavinova range, but those available are often 15-20 years old - has anyone experience of these and is there a disadvantage in buying an older model? Casio seem to have a similar range - Celviano - so May go for one of those but does anyone have any other recommendations - there are plenty of other manufacturers including some I have never heard of, but my reasoning for going the Yamaha route is that they are well regarded “proper” piano makers, so I guess they know a thing or two about how to make the action feel real?
We could get her a brand new one for that sort of money but I’m thinking a secondhand one will represent better value in the long run as it will have been higher up the range than a new one which is likely to be bottom of the range and she may outgrow it?
Any advice gratefully received!