Roland HP 103e

[Erik]

Has anyone here played this digital piano, or another of the HP series
from Roland? I'm about to buy the HP 103 but I can hardly find any
reviews or user experiences.

[Laurie Bridges]

I tried out a Roland HP101 recently and was quite impressed.

Regards,

Laurie.

[Erik]

yuluwirri wrote:
>
> I play the piano on the heaviest touch so as to try to copy the
> resistance of an acoustic piano as closely as possible. When played in
> this manner the sound is disappointing but I do not mind so much as I
> use it primarily for practise when my acoustic is unavailable due to
> people sleeping in my home.

I did not know that you can set the touch heavier, are you sure? Isn't
that solely a feature of the hp 107?
I'm now also looking at the RD 700 SX (stage piano). Looks like more
value for the money in terms of sounds and effects. No speakers but
that's fine with me (I can always get some good active speakers later)

[JL]

> I'm now also looking at the RD 700 SX (stage piano). Looks like more
> value for the money in terms of sounds and effects. No speakers but
> that's fine with me (I can always get some good active speakers later)

I agree. If you don't care about having a digital instrument that looks
like a traditional console style piano, the stage pianos can give you
more bang for the buck. They are designed with a more finicky crowd in
mind (professional musicians).

Be advised however, that adding active speakers of sufficient quality
to really do justice to the sound will likely cost as much or more as
the stage piano itself. Also, this setup will exploit as much floor
space as an acoustic grand piano in order to position the speakers for
optimum sound reproduction. The benefit in expressiveness and sound
quality with this type of setup however is remarkable.

FWIW, I have an RD700SX and really like it.

JL

[peterbbb]

yuluwirri wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes

>
> On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:00:12 +0100, Erik <eri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> yuluwirri wrote:
>>> I play the piano on the heaviest touch so as to try to copy the
>>> resistance of an acoustic piano as closely as possible. When played in
>>> this manner the sound is disappointing but I do not mind so much as I
>>> use it primarily for practise when my acoustic is unavailable due to
>>> people sleeping in my home.
>> I did not know that you can set the touch heavier, are you sure?
>

> Yes I'm sure. It's the very last button on the right hand side titaled
> "key touch".
>

I think it does not alter the weight but how hard, fast, you have to hit
the keys for a particular volume.

P

[Erik]

> Here Eric, take a little look at this url.
> http://www.roland.com/products/en/HP103/features.html
>
> Look under "keyboard customize features".

But it does not alter the physical resistance of the keys right? I
thought you were saying you can actually make the keys feel heavier. But
as far as I can see the piano will require stronger touching without
giving more resistance.

Btw, I ordered the RD 700 SX after all. Partly because of the features,
partly because my girlfriend does not like the colors of home piano's :-D

Can't wait to get it and start playing!