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- by markymark
- 25 Apr 2020, 15:28
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Young Chang vs Yamaha baby grand
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6082
Young Chang vs Yamaha baby grand
Hi everyone! Long time since I’ve been on here. Looking for some acoustic piano advice. I currently own a P121N. Since then, I have gotten married and moved. Am seriously thinking along the lines of a baby grand piano. I am learning towards another Yamaha piano but came across Young Chang. At this p...
- by markymark
- 30 Jun 2016, 22:17
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Digital Piano Action
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18750
Re: Digital Piano Action
I would personally vouch for Yamaha digital pianos balancing touch, tone and cost.
Have you looked?
Have you looked?
- by markymark
- 31 Jul 2015, 23:41
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Looking for the piano from simpleshoppinglink.com
- Replies: 3
- Views: 19370
Re: Looking for the piano from simpleshoppinglink.com
Look out for phrases like "graded HAMMER action" - these replicated the feel and weight of an acoustic. Notice that I said REPLICATED. Some keyboards are only weighted or touch sensitive - this is not the same thing!
- by markymark
- 17 Jul 2015, 00:24
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Church music
- Replies: 66
- Views: 73476
Re: Church music
Sad days for the former Piano Lounge...Gill the Piano wrote:It's merely chit chat, of which nobody took much notice, until attention was drawn to it.
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- by markymark
- 14 Jul 2015, 13:08
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Intro to Taking Care of Business
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13086
- by markymark
- 14 Jul 2015, 01:30
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Church music
- Replies: 66
- Views: 73476
Re: Church music
Happy crappy, you mean... That's the one, without incurring the wrath and anger of the right-wing evangelical zealots.Happy clappy crappy shiny shiny praisey Lordy. I don't know if you're aware of a fundamentalist hymn book called 'Power Praise' but some herbert's attempted to translate it into Wel...
- by markymark
- 14 Jul 2015, 00:36
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Sight reading
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25756
Re: Sight reading
Super Sight Reading Secrets by Howard Richman is very good and cuts through all those overly cumbersome practices you hear others using which really only copes with the issue as opposed to fixing it. He comes from the background of someone who could perform at a high standard but couldn't even play ...
- by markymark
- 13 Jul 2015, 23:50
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Best digital piano for a beginner?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 16017
Re: Best digital piano for a beginner?
I am going to disagree a bit with Colin: it is certainly safer and easier to buy new but secondhand is worth a consideration giving that digital pianos depreciate quite quickly. I sold a CP33 for around £600 a year after buying it at £900....
What have you been looking at?
What have you been looking at?
- by markymark
- 13 Jul 2015, 23:44
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: First Digital Piano?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14478
Re: First Digital Piano?
Agreed. You would be very lucky or unlucky to get a digital piano at that price. The cheapy toy-like ones with keys like rulers retail new above £100... I would save up and keep an eye out for something more substantial! I can mention some if you can give a more realistic price range.
- by markymark
- 13 Jul 2015, 23:41
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: I am looking to buy a digital piano and in a dilemma
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16189
Re: I am looking to buy a digital piano and in a dilemma
Yamaha has a much better action and voicing than Casio.
It is also more expensive on the whole so you will really need to go and try these for yourself.
It is also more expensive on the whole so you will really need to go and try these for yourself.
- by markymark
- 26 Feb 2015, 00:01
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: POLL: Piano practice and time of day
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17364
Re: POLL: Piano practice and time of day
As in 21:35?
- by markymark
- 25 Feb 2015, 23:59
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Skype lessons (ABRSM)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8961
Re: Skype lessons (ABRSM)
Not sure just how good these would be. Are you an experienced player, that is to say, post Grade 6?
In my opinion, there is no substitute for one-to-one, in person, training.
In my opinion, there is no substitute for one-to-one, in person, training.
- by markymark
- 03 Sep 2014, 21:20
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Distorted Sound from Yamaha HS5 Studio Monitors
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15272
Re: Distorted Sound from Yamaha HS5 Studio Monitors
The earphones tend to give you a better indication of the sound quality - all the time as far as I am concerned. External speakers don't always. The fact that all the other sounds are sounding clearly would suggest to me that the speakers are not able to cope with the signal. I have discovered that ...
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 21:06
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Brucie to leave Strictly:
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10968
Re: Brucie to leave Strictly:
Wonder who is going to present the weekday show, tho - that's the more open question I think!
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 21:01
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Replacement ivory key tops
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10072
Re: Replacement ivory key tops
Barrie, sometimes I wish I was still moderating on this forum: "cheep"???
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- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 20:59
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Brucie to leave Strictly:
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10968
Re: Brucie to leave Strictly:
Claudia is an obvious choice for consistency.
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 20:53
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Are adult learners notoriously difficult to teach?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15311
Re: Are adult learners notoriously difficult to teach?
I think adults would be more difficult to teach. - as people "mature" they tend to be experts at carrying out skills or applying knowledge gleaned many years prior, they can have the inability to apply or get back into the position of "learning", almost forgetting how to learn; -...
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 20:44
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: New piano, New issues.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14191
Re: New piano, New issues.
If your retailer proves to be troublesome, your credit card company/bank has support in place for services paid for an not received but for the latter, you would need to act soon if the store is not going to reimburse you.
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 20:42
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15447
Re: How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
Thanks for the feedback.
Have gone back to look at the piano a few times and not really as bad as I thought - the polyester fading. I think the scratches will just have to do. Not worth is when the piano is being sold on as second-hand.
Have gone back to look at the piano a few times and not really as bad as I thought - the polyester fading. I think the scratches will just have to do. Not worth is when the piano is being sold on as second-hand.
- by markymark
- 12 May 2014, 20:40
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: CP-1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15440
Re: CP-1
I don't think I have ever played one with wooden keys though I have been tempted. Problem is that they do tend to be much more expensive. I think the expressivity of the piano voicing is important too which is why I tend to encourage people towards Yamaha as a brand. Colin is right - no matter how m...
- by markymark
- 19 Apr 2014, 14:02
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15447
Re: How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
Hi Colin! Thanks for that advice. Took some from somone else who suggested toothpaste or furniture polish. The result has been creating a slight light patch - possible damage to the polyester finish. Tried using meths to remove any reside but still there and noticeable in daylight. Is this a job for...
- by markymark
- 19 Apr 2014, 10:52
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15447
How to remove a light scratch on a polyester finish
The title pretty much sums up what I need. Fiancée is selling her B1 piano as we will be keeping my much better one. When she was dusting, the wire centre of the feather duster lightly scratched the polyester. Just noticed the scratch today and was wondering how to get rid of it. It isn't a deep scr...
- by markymark
- 17 Mar 2014, 23:35
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Moving house
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7232
Re: Moving house
Thanks Barrie! Yeah she is a player and teaches piano privately. As the for the piano, you're dead right there! Don't know how I'll get through that! It's ok! If I get too stressed about scratches to my polyester, the Piano Lounge seems to be taking a very strong guidance counsellor vein these days ...
- by markymark
- 16 Mar 2014, 23:30
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Moving house
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7232
Moving house
Am getting married soon but will be starting to move my personal belongings into what will be our marital home. The piano will be one of those things which is why I am posting now. How long should you give a piano to acclimatise to its new surrounding before getting it tuned and/or serviced?
- by markymark
- 01 Mar 2014, 14:59
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: 'Pushy' piano teachers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10593
Re: 'Pushy' piano teachers
It depends what you mean. Is this your first lesson with the new teacher?
If it is, then maybe he/she is trying to carry out some kind of benchmarking exercise (see where your cut of point is across the skills)?
If it is, then maybe he/she is trying to carry out some kind of benchmarking exercise (see where your cut of point is across the skills)?
- by markymark
- 11 Feb 2014, 18:26
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Keyboard - Clavinova CLP-840
- Replies: 10
- Views: 41854
Re: Keyboard - Clavinova CLP-840
Ich auch! ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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- by markymark
- 06 Feb 2014, 18:11
- Forum: Piano Showcase
- Topic: What is the advanced certificate equivalent to nowadays??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6987
Re: What is the advanced certificate equivalent to nowadays?
The advanced certificate was replaced by the DipABRSM and you would get those letters after your name. Not sure whether your qualification would be entitled to letters but you probably should check with ABRSM.
- by markymark
- 06 Feb 2014, 17:57
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Hello from another oldie.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 31319
Re: Hello from another oldie.
You're right - it would. Exposing a piano to extreme temperature change will affect tuning and can cause damage to the soundboard.
- by markymark
- 04 Feb 2014, 22:43
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Hello from another oldie.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 31319
Re: Hello from another oldie.
Hi Dave, thanks for your advice and best wishes. I've got my first lesson booked for next Sunday. It's free because we're just sounding each other out. If I carry on with him, the next is half price. Can't be bad. Phil Hi, Phil. Be honest with your piano teacher. Some teachers, quite frankly, prefe...
- by markymark
- 04 Feb 2014, 22:40
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Keyboard - Clavinova CLP-840
- Replies: 10
- Views: 41854
Re: Keyboard - Clavinova CLP-840
But it's in German. That won't suit most readers on this site!
- by markymark
- 21 Jan 2014, 01:21
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Yamaha P121 Made
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12518
Re: Yamaha P121 Made
How does the P121N relate just out of interest?
- by markymark
- 21 Jan 2014, 01:13
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Grade 4 Block
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13719
Re: Grade 4 Block
Agreed, although not impossible to achieve by yourself.
Are you keeping theory going?
Are you keeping theory going?
- by markymark
- 05 Nov 2013, 01:47
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Random thoughts or comments...
- Replies: 1635
- Views: 1293868
Re: Random thoughts or comments...
Now, where's Markymark lurking?? (obviously not in the moderator's rest room!) Hi, dave - I thought you'd be back. I am here.... though I haven't been for a long time. I made a couple of posts on digital pianos and this is one of my first posts on Piano Lounge for ages. Certainly not in the moderat...
- by markymark
- 17 Oct 2013, 18:53
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Beginner looking for a digital piano
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14935
Re: Beginner looking for a digital piano
Have you tried any other brands?
- by markymark
- 17 Oct 2013, 18:51
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Not sure how much to sell my piano for?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15426
Re: Not sure how much to sell my piano for?
This keyboard is probably around 20 years old. To be frank, keyboards and digital pianos have come a long way. If you're selling a 20 year old Kurzweil model, you are trying to sell an old keyboard first of all and you are also trying to sell a brand that, in many ways, is not entirely established i...
- by markymark
- 19 Jan 2013, 01:17
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Can someone help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9398
Re: Can someone help
The letter to the left of the forward slash represents the chord; the letter to the right refers to the left hand for keyboardists and is also observed by bass guitar players. So, when you see a chord like D/F#, it means that you play a D major chord with your right hand and F# with you left hand.
- by markymark
- 02 Oct 2012, 17:24
- Forum: Piano Showcase
- Topic: Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz - Danse Macabre
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7219
Re: Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz - Danse Macabre
I enjoyed that - you did a great job!
On another issue, where did you get that awesome shirt?
On another issue, where did you get that awesome shirt?
- by markymark
- 04 Sep 2012, 22:17
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Which Yamaha YPD Digital Piano
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10421
Re: Which Yamaha YPD Digital Piano
My question to members is; can anyone give me advice as to which of the YPD range I should go for. In particular I looked at the 141/161/181/240 (which I presume are the order they were released by Yamaha) The current prices on the Internet are 141 (£630) 162 (£830) 181 (£1000) 240 (1300) – quite a...
- by markymark
- 07 Aug 2012, 16:23
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Calling it a day as Global Moderator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5381
Calling it a day as Global Moderator
Hey guys! You'll have noticed that I haven't been posting much. I've been behind the scenes doing mainly moderating however, I've decided to step down from that role. I am currently about to undertake some postgraduate study. That, coupled with an already hectic and demanding career and church commi...
- by markymark
- 04 Jul 2012, 17:52
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: similar to Yamaha Clavinova CLP-430WH White ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10105
Re: similar to Yamaha Clavinova CLP-430WH White ?
White...?? :| As far as I am aware, Yamaha don't do ANYTHING in white! They used various shades of silver/aluminium for one of their 'P' models and especially for their Motif range but even then, Yamaha has gone back to black for their newest Motif XF range. Some models, like Kawai for example, use ...
- by markymark
- 16 Jun 2012, 23:33
- Forum: Digital Pianos
- Topic: Help choosing Yam NPV80 or Casio CDP 200
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10623
Re: Help choosing Yam NPV80 or Casio CDP 200
Well firstly, the two keyboards are not exactly on a par with eachother, though without a doubt, having some benefits against the other. The Casio model, based on what I read for I'm not a huge Casio fan, has a hammer action keyboard which will probably be at least slightly heavier than this Yamaha ...
- by markymark
- 06 Jun 2012, 19:14
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Englebert and Eurovision
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10728
Re: Englebert and Eurovision
I sometimes think that how the song is song has very little to do with the overall scores. There is undoubtedly a political agenda there still but I also think that having an enjoyable song is a big part of the final decision too. Look at the six Russian grannies - I didn't get that one and sure loo...
- by markymark
- 12 May 2012, 17:27
- Forum: Learning & Teaching Piano
- Topic: Novice Seeking Guidance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8312
Re: Novice Seeking Guidance
Don't know anything about this book but I did have a look at the reviews. They range from 3-5 star ratings. Negative comments highlight the difficulty of the exercises contained in them. Finger movement and placing have very close connections with techniques you develop when playing scales. Take Bac...
- by markymark
- 30 Apr 2012, 00:07
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Cost of living versus the cost of learning
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42606
Re: Cost of living versus the cost of learning
This is kind of becoming rather tiresome I have to say... :| He either wants to be on the forum or he doesn't! Just because you get upset or don't approve of how things are run isn't a good enough reason to storm off the forum and demand that your account gets closed. I can't think of anyone apart f...
- by markymark
- 25 Apr 2012, 23:01
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Blood Brothers UK Tour
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6734
Re: Blood Brothers UK Tour
Absolutely loved the musical! Am trying to get back into seeing them.
Was going to see Legally Blond but not sure.
Was going to see Legally Blond but not sure.
- by markymark
- 23 Apr 2012, 18:25
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Blood Brothers UK Tour
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6734
Re: Blood Brothers UK Tour
When? Last week?
- by markymark
- 23 Apr 2012, 17:55
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Blood Brothers UK Tour
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6734
Blood Brothers UK Tour
Went to see Blood Brothers in Londonderry on Friday night! What a really great musical - Maureen Nolan and Sean Connelly were outstanding!
- by markymark
- 23 Apr 2012, 17:52
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Cost of living versus the cost of learning
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42606
Re: POLL: Future of the Piano Lounge
It's not technically in my court at all because I didn't handle or did I see the reported post. All I know is what you've said.
- by markymark
- 21 Apr 2012, 19:04
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Cost of living versus the cost of learning
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42606
Re: POLL: Future of the Piano Lounge
Uhh... no he hasn't!dave brum wrote: and that he's been booted off.
- by markymark
- 19 Apr 2012, 17:06
- Forum: Idle Chitchat
- Topic: Cost of living versus the cost of learning
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42606
Re: POLL: Future of the Piano Lounge
him again - are you davebrum? you have the same way of writing, been reading some of these posts for months and never thought to reply as not really a piano player, can play fur elise from listening to it and thats it :sad: Its odd how davebrum signed off and then him again appears with similar sty...
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