Thomann DP-26 4-stars Reviews

I bought it for my daughter, for practice at home. It is really good for this price.

Pretty Good Piano (for beginners)

Pros: can't say much as we are beginners and can't compare to much else, but we love playing it, and can barely walk past it without having a tinkle.

Cons:

- MIDI does not work* with Android / iOS (a lot of beginners will be using apps on these platforms, such as Simply Piano or Flowkey)*

- User interface, controls and manual is 'a bit 90s' from a time before UX and UE got good.

- Really annoying config for cable sockets at the back meaning the piano can't be pushed up against a wall and needs a 50mm gap (more, if you don't like squishing your cables)

*MIDI works with Windows, a workaround is to connect the tablet/phone to a laptop and connect the laptop to the piano and use a program like MIDI-OX to route the midi signals into the device. Quite awkward and annoying, but might be worth it if you've already purchased a subscription to an app or service.

Great Piano for a Learner

I bought this piano (+ stand and headphones) for my wife who always wanted to learn to play piano.

The keys are weighted so it has the feel of a real piano.

Lots of features and sounds. Would suit any beginner

Basic and effective

It's a good sounding keyboard. The range of tones available is adequate, though the tone quality is more workmanlike than beautiful. The stand is surprisingly solid and the build of the keyboard itself is respectable. The options for the control settings are not easy to decipher (hence the 3 for handling), even with the instructions to hand. Also the options for chord playing are very limited. I used to have a little Yamaha keyboard which was practically a toy and it was able to do major and minor 7ths, unlike this one.

very good product

i have recently adquired this instrument and is value for the money.

It has a great sound and good piano feel.

the service was great and it was delivered in great condition.

BUY IT!

I?ve played piano for 20+ years, both in bands and by myself at various gigs over the years. My main piano is a full size Roland Digital Piano, and I needed something I could chuck in the car to take with me either to practices or to gigs and not worry about damaging it. So I did some research and well-known brand gig pianos will cost you in the region of £500-£1000 to get started, then if you want the additional bits and bobs that can add cost.

I saw this and thought it was unbelievable: a full size, weighed gig piano for £230?!?! I bought the piano just to experiment (I thought if it was rubbish or I broke it I?d only spent a couple of hundred pounds so it didn?t matter so much) but actually it?s really good. The on-board speakers are a bit tinny but I only use those as monitors, plugging into a PA system, so you can?t tell when on stage. The weighted action is good, and actually going back to my trusty Roland I can now tell that that the action in my old digital piano is probably a little worn.

There are lots of voices, but I only use the piano sound and you can adjust how that plays; there?s quite a lot of features for the price. The package arrived in the UK only 48 hours after ordering and I needed an adaptor as the plug is European but other than that it?s good to go. There is a good quality pedal too, which I?ve found to be comfortable playing.

If you?re looking for a piano to get started with or one to mess about with at gigs/practices then I?d recommend this any day.