Hi John,

I had the NP-30 for about 4 months and now my girlfriend has it.

I thought it was a tad too light actioned for my uses, but it does give more range for piano work.

My girlfriend, who is an accomplished piano player, loves the NP-30 as just a portable piano...she does a lot of choral directing and the piano is ideal for practicing as it easily moved.

She finds the action just fine, although she says going to a "real" piano after playing the NP-30 for some time, is a bit of a shock and takes considerable adjustment.

I'm getting her a P85 in the spring...I had one here for several months and she loved playing it, saying it felt very close to the real deal.

It also has real MIDI ports, so it also makes a pretty good controller, although it doesn't have pitch/mod wheels....it also is very lightweight, being around 25 lbs.

We both love the KX8 action....I actually use it to trigger that great modified piano sound you sent me some time ago (I have it in the S900 and the Tyros3)...and the KX8's mod wheel even changes the tone.

I see a few people on YPKO have been using the NP-30 as a lower keyboard...I find it awkward having the main keyboard on top as it is not very convenient changing style variations etc.

I set the KX8 off to the side, on it's own stand, as it is used mainly for solo piano.

Ian