Can a digital piano be portable?

[Jennifer]

We have been shopping for a portable piano. We want one to use at
home, as well as be portable.

Every time we go to a music store, we keep leaning toward the digitals
-- most notably, the Yamaha Arius. We prefer the look and the sound to
any of the stage pianos we've looked at.

However, one of the reasons we're looking for one is so that if, say,
I get a wedding job where there isn't a decent piano, I can bring my
own portable piano.

Is it possible that something like the Yamaha Arius can be transported
without too much trouble? Has anyone here done something like that?
Does it come apart easily?

Any advice?

Thanks
Jenny

[Laurence Payne]

Will 2 X 6 watts output be enough for a wedding gig?

My experience of transporting instruments tells me that a stage
keyboard in a proper flight case will survive. Anything else
eventually won't. And the catastrophe won't occur on the way HOME
from the gig :-(

[Jean-David Beyer]

You will have to play and listen to a piano like my Yamaha P-85 to see if it
meets your musical and physical requirements. To me, a novice, it sounds
quite good, and feels as good or better than cheap real pianos.

It is certainly portable, and I recommend the stand they offer for about
$100 more. There are cheaper stands, but I would not like them.

But be sure to try one before buying.

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[Simon Stroud]

"Jennifer" <BeanM...@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2b9fd0ff-9896-47e1...@r39g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...

While the "stage pianos" such as the P-80 and related models (without
internal speakers) are pretty portable, Yamaha have also made various models
with built-in speakers, which are MUCH heavier - about 66 pounds instead of
40. I have one of these (the PF-1000) and it is just about portable but I
wouldn't want to do it too often! In fact it has only been out of the house
once.

It's more convenient for home use to have the built in speakers but it
certainly makes it heavy! My PF-1000 easily lifts off its stand and the two
bits can be transported separately. I see that the Arius range models are
heavier still - around 90lb. Gulp! Looks like the stand is kind of
"built-in" so not really "stage pianos".

Good luck!

Simon.

[Richard Whitehouse]

>>"Jennifer" <BeanM...@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:2b9fd0ff-9896-47e1...@r39g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>> We have been shopping for a portable piano. We want one to use at
>>> home, as well as be portable.
>>>
>>> Every time we go to a music store, we keep leaning toward the digitals
>>> -- most notably, the Yamaha Arius. We prefer the look and the sound to
>>> any of the stage pianos we've looked at.
>>>
>>> However, one of the reasons we're looking for one is so that if, say,
>>> I get a wedding job where there isn't a decent piano, I can bring my
>>> own portable piano.
>>>
>>> Is it possible that something like the Yamaha Arius can be transported
>>> without too much trouble? Has anyone here done something like that?
>>> Does it come apart easily?
>>>
>>> Any advice?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jenny

I'm a pianist that uses a Yamaha digital piano on gigs, so I know a little
bit about this. I suggest you look at a Yamaha P155, which is a current
Yamaha model. Yamaha has different kinds of retail stores for different
product lines, so you might not find a P155 at the same store that sells
Arius. To find a P155, go to a music store that sells guitars, amps,
keyboards, that kind of stuff. The 'P-' line is marketed it at working
professional musicians, and musicians that aspire to that kind of work, but
that also want it to double as a home piano.

Once you find a P155, you might like it. It has built-in speakers (for
home use), and is attractive as a home unit. You can buy a custom Yamaha
wooden stand for it to sit on, for when it's at home. It weighs around 41
lbs, so is very portable, and it has the correct kind of connectors for
hooking up to professional amplifiers and what not. Get some kind of
portable stand for it ('X-stand' for example), some kind of keyboard amp or
powered p.a. speaker(s), and you're good to go for a gig.