4 Digital Pianos

1. Yamaha P120 At about 40 pounds, the Yamaha P120 is a digital piano that is a grand piano replica in how it sounds as the keys of this digital piano is surprisingly similar to the grand piano. A nice feature of this digital piano is that you can set the keys to three weights: hard, medium and soft. The Yamaha P120 comes with two grand piano settings and the sound it produces is truly impressive; play your piece in this digital piano and you'll come out sounding like you're playing on a grand piano. In addition, there are the harpsichord setting and organ setting. Again, play a piece in either of these settings and the sound produced is nearly as close to the sound produced by a harpsichord or an organ. If you want a no-frills digital piano, the Yamaha P120 is the digital piano for you.

2. Roland HP137 If you're a novice in piano playing, the Roland HP137 is the ideal digital piano for you. The keys are very light, which are best suited to beginners and amateurs since they can concentrate on playing the keys instead of straining their fingers trying to press the weighted keys. The Roland HP137 has settings for electric piano, pipes, harpsichord and grand piano. This digital piano also comes with eight demo songs to help you practice. It's also portable so space is not an issue. A nice feature of the Roland HP137 are the headphone jacks. You can practice playing your piano pieces without disturbing the neighbor.

3. Casio CPS-85 Many choose the Casio CPS-85 because it's very portable and lightweight. It's a digital piano that has an upright piano feel. Like the Roland HP137, the Casio CPS-85 has lightweight keys. It comes with two settings: piano 1 (high sound) and piano 2 (relaxed sound). It also comes with the harpsichord and vibraphone settings.

4. Kawai MP9000 This digital piano has wooden keys, and similar to the grand piano, it has a bounce-back action since two hammers are located on top and below the keys. Compared with the three other digital pianos, the Kawai MP9000 is heavy; it weighs approximately 100 pounds. If you're into jazz and classical music, go with this digital piano.