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Product Description
The AP45 has 88 touch-sensitive keys that ensure you will have the original piano feeling when playing. The AP45's feel is enhanced with the use of a scaled-hammer action keyboard for a true piano feel. It's topped off with Damper, Soft, and Sostenuto pedals for the complete acoustic piano experience. The AP45 features 60 outstanding onboard sounds, 2 headphones jacks (ideal for lessons!), 66 onboard songs, transpose and tuning controls, MIDI In/Out, and a rosewood design stand with a sliding key cover.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #711 in Musical Instruments
- Brand: Casio
- Model: AP45
- Dimensions: 32.40" h x 18.00" w x 54.00" l, 125.60 pounds
Features
- 88 Key, Cabinet Digital Piano Design
- Brand New Tri Element Z Chip Technology
- Casio Weighted Action
- New Bass Reflex Speaker System
- Stereo Line Out for Sound System Use
Customer Reviews
Impressed enough that I bought it ! ! !
There was a time when no self respectable Middle Class American
family would have a living void of some musical instrument, especially
a piano - - whether or not it was actually played, tuned, or merely
used to hold photographs. - - Today, that space has been claimed for
the most part by what's know as the HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, and
understandably so, because perhaps 30 or 40 years ago the only reason
people played the piano in the first place was to combat pre-cable TV,
VCR and internet boredome and when the kids grew up and everyone found
better things to do it would never get played anyway.
I say this because the fact that the piano has gone missing from
most homes is a sad thing for those who like to play it... but
interesting because now people who are likely to buy a piano may very
well do so because they want one that actually suits their playing
purposes (not merely matches with the furniture and proves how big a
piano they can afford!) - - and luckily the digital keyboard
manufacturers realize this. For this reason, not only do I believe that
a digital piano with a nice sound, realistic feel and the option of
wearing headphones when its played late at night IS actually a really
great choice to make for a good home piano (especially if you don't
have the space or money for a baby grand.) I was particularly impressed
with the AP-45 because not only is its sound compatible with the home
console I came up playing, it actually sounds and feels better than
many of the home consoles I grew up playing as a kid. (*you have to
rememeber that back in the days the smaller pianos often had a muffled
sound and not as good touch as the better and more expensive store
models - - and if you came from a family that skimped on tuning and
maintenence you had to deal with other problems as well, including the
dreaded broken/slipped dampers!)
As for the CASIO name - - I am amazed. When I was a kid, we used to
go to stores like Korvets, K-Mars and Sears and CASIO was synonomous
with department store JUNK electronics... A few months ago, I was
trying out the floor models (at K's Denki in Tokyo where I now live)
and was amazed that the Casios were blowing away all the other consoles
(within their price range.) Though most sounded pretty much the same,
the area that CASIO seems to have beaten them out on was overall feel
and response.
For those of you seeking a digital piano that has the same basic
features of a piano (not a home organ, electone or midi keyboard), a
great feel, nice living room look and pretty good sound I would
definitely conclude the AP-45 is definitely a great option... (And
since I've been playing since I was 5 and I'm a pro musician and
isntructor, I'd hope I'd know!)
P.S. If you are looking for something with more digital features
and don't mind spending a bit more the AP-80 is a pretty delightful
little treat !
What a modern age we live in
Last Christmas (9 months ago) I received a Yamaha EZ-150 Keyboard
from my parents. I wanted to see if I would really take an interest in
piano or not. I did, and today I bought the Casio AP45 digital piano.
The sound on this thing is incredible. I assumed when I went
shopping I would be buying a Yamaha. But the moment I heard this one I
was sold. When you close your eyes, it's like you're playing a grand
piano. You can sense it in the room. The harpsichord is very sharp. The
organ is great as well. Fitting so many classical instruments into one
88 keyed instrument! How amazing?
It is housed in a beautifully finished brown wood. Easy to use
interface. Keys are graded (heavier in the bass) so the feeling is
exactly that of a grand piano. If you are looking for the best
recreation of a grand piano $1,000 can buy, look no further.
Good piano, solid performance
I bought this piano through COSTCO and it came disassembled in a
box. Apparently the manufacturer wants to save on labor costs and on
space. Well that's ok as long as how-to-assemble instructions are
provided. To my dismay, I found none of that. I could not believe it!
Here I am, looking at a thousand dollars worth of parts and not a
single sheet of writing on how to put it together. So, trusting my guts
and my intuition I put it together. Ok, it wasn't that hard and after
all I never read the instructions that are in the box, but because of
this I'm always left with a few 'spare parts' around. This time I got
it right - nothing left behind!
The sound especially that of the grand piano seems to be in the
high end of the digital piano quality, though if you have a good
musical ear you will notice that the harmonics you get in a note played
on an acoustic piano, especially on the low and high end of the
spectrum are richer resulting in a better quality.
The dynamics of the keyboard, unlike those in many digital pianos,
are excellent and playing on it feels like you are playing on a good
acoustic upright piano.
I was also impressed by playing with the headphones and the whole
experience is unbelievably realistic and high quality. However, for
best experience I recommend you use a good set of headphones, such as
the Koss Titanium Pro-3AA and not those little ones you may feel
compelled to borrow from your ipod.
There are not very many features like the ones you find in other
high-end digital pianos but the sound quality is unbeatable. Overall
the AP-45 is a good choice for me given its price.