Well maybe from the kitchen to the living room...My sister will never allow him to take such an expensive toy out of the house...

Inquire what type of instrument the teacher will be using?

Might help if the OS are similar.

Ian

Get the E50 or MM6...

WAY cooler, way more contemporary...

Why not take the kid out to the stores and see what HE wants?

Alternative plan... look for a used E60 (they are so new it'll LOOK new). 76 keys (enough for most beginner piano pieces) a GREAT piano sound, loads of contemporary styles like hiphop and techno, VERY simple OS... cool touch screen (he'll love that!)...

Since they indicated they wanted "new", wouldn't the E-50 have basically the same goodies as the E-60?

Ian

Not the 76

(rather more important to a beginner than someone who already learned on a piano, Ian)...

BTW, I DID mention the E50 first. It's just that 'used' can mean so little, nowadays, as many buy things just to try them out (especially Roland's, which are getting hard to find). A 'used' E60 might have been out of the box for less time than a 'new' one bought from a store that was on the shelves...

Yes I know Diki...I did recommend the Yamaha YPG (88 key) and Casio WK3800(76) at first.

According to Bachus, he is taking arranger lessons...not piano.

If it was me I'd get him the MMO6 and computer speakers...or the E-50, but his teacher should be consulted beforehand in any case.

Ian

I kind of consider arranger lessons as the equivalent of accordion lessons (or playing) back in the day. You can play complex tunes with difficult chords LONG before you might have the technique to play them if you were just learning piano...

One of the best things to happen to me was moving to another house after my first year of piano. While it was being built, we had no room for a piano, so my folks got me an accordion. I learned SO much in the way of understanding chord relationships (the buttons are in a cycle of fifths layout, so the same relationships meant the same jump, no matter what key you were in) that would have taken MUCH longer to learn on a piano...

BTW, if it were ME buying this, I'd remember he's EIGHT..! Used might be EXACTLY the way to go, given how destructive little boys can be!

I don't know, Diki, I was 5 when I started, and I didn't beat anything up...depends on the kid's upbringing, I guess and how he was taught to respect his belongings.

I'm sure the teacher would(and should) have some suggestion on what to get, and combined with the savvy that Bachus has about keyboards, it should work out okay.

Ian

I had a talk with the teacher....

And we both agreed... Roland E60... I talked out a deal for it at €1100, now i need to convince my sister.......I am sure it will be a great choice, and whenever he decides to drop out it will sell for a good price too

Cool! Good decision...the E-60 is great instrument...it should bring a good price if you ever need to sell it.

Ian