Re: Yamaha P60 vs. Casio Privia PX110?

> Personally, I think that the non-weighted keys are easier to play,
> faster action and easier on the fingers.

For someone who hasn't ever played a piano, and is only playing
relatively simple music, this might be true. In general, it is not.

> There really is no need to imitate the physical "key hammer striking a
> string feel" unless you need to develop that feel for later use on a
> 'real' piano.

The resistance provided by the weighted is actually very useful in
allowing you to control dynamics and play fats cleanly. Take two groups
people, have one learn on an unweighted keyboard, and the other on a
weighted keyboard or real piano, and the latter will amost certainly be
outperforming the former in a farily short period of time. People in
the former group will struggle big time once they get to music of any
more complexity than, say, "Fur Elise" (and even that will probably be
played better by the latter group).

> Tires your fingers out and can lead to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome too.

In *very* rare cases - how many professional pianists have there been
throuout history, and how many have gotten CTS? Of course, unweighted
keyboards can also lead to problems - it's the repetive motion that is
usually the issue, not anything specific about the motion itself. That
said, the bottoming out of the keys on an unweighted keyboard is
probably not a good thing.

> I wish they would stop advertising weighted keys on an electronic
> keyboard as a plus feature. It's only true if you are in training for
> a string box.

People with an interest in playing piano are the ones these keyboards
are marketed for. And there are millions of such people.

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