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The key action on the HP2 isn't as nice as the HP7, or indeed the HP3, which is in between on price and features. The HP7 has a few extras over the HP3, but not enough to justify the extra &500 cost, IMO. I'd say that the better action and bigger speakers on the HP3 make it worth the extra cost ...

I've been learning for the past year using the Bastien Adult tutor books (with accompanying CDs). I've found these very good - hard enough to be challenging, but not so hard I get discouraged. I've just about finished book 1, and am looking forward to book 2. There's a good variety of music, includi...

32 notes really isn't enough for complex classical stuff - as soon as you start using the pedal you will be losing notes.

What you say is certainly true of cheap digital pianos, but the better ones (Roland HP, Yamaha Clavinova) alter the tone depending on how the key is struck, and will also (for instance) incorporate sympathetic tones from the open strings if you have the sustain pedal down. Some of them even have an ...