Yamaha Electric Grand CP80?
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the action and sound.
I understand it was heavy and needed tuning since it had strings. That
does not scare me.
My concern is will it stand alone as a piano for occassional gigs?
Tnx.
Lou
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Robert Kennedy
Photo Art Publishing <fot...@sedona.net> wrote:
> I wonder if anyone is familiar with this old keyboard and how to describe
> the action and sound.
The action is just like a grand piano action because it is a grand
piano action.
> I understand it was heavy and needed tuning since it had strings.
True.
> That does not scare me.
You haven't moved one yet, have you? :-)
> My concern is will it stand alone as a piano for occassional gigs?
It will stand alone as an *instrument* for solo gigs. But it will not
sound like a piano. It will sound like a CP-70/CP-80. Its sound
closely resembles that of a piano, but it is distinctive and
different, even to very untrained ears.
Listen to Elvis Costello's "Every Day I Write the Book" and Joe
Jackson's "Steppin' Out" and Michael Jackson's "Workin' Day and
Night." The pianos in those are CP-70's, and that's basically the
sound you'll get.
If you *really* want a piano sound with some portability, you'd be
better off with a digital piano. The CP-80 is only slightly more
portable than an upright (although its tuning is more stable when you
move it). The CP-70 (same instrument, but 76-key version) is slightly
more portable than the CP-80.
-- Robert Kennedy
Didymus
pickup. It ends up as two big cases I don't think will fit into a station
wagon. It has strings and tuning pins, but holds its tune rather well, esp
if you use "chorus'" module. The action is similar to a grand piano,
execpt the hammers are of a differnt compostiton. The action (feel of )
is the best feature of the CP 70 and CP 80. The bass (sound) is
compromised because of the short strings there. It was designed to be used
in loud rock bands as it has no sound board and electronic pickups that get
only the sound of the strings. This solved a lot of problems that piano
players had in trying to amplify "real" pianos on stage sitting in front of
stacks of Marshall amps and monitor speakers right beside the instrument.
So you need an amplifier if you are going to use the CP in performance. I
don't think its sound lends to it being played solo. Even a digital
keyboard would be better in this situation I think. And much easier for one
person to carry around.
Didymus
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> I wonder if anyone is familiar with this old keyboard and how to describe
> the action and sound.
> I understand it was heavy and needed tuning since it had strings. That
> does not scare me.
> My concern is will it stand alone as a piano for occassional gigs?
>
> Tnx.
> Lou
> fot...@sedona.net
>