Diginova Piano Questions

“What brand is this?”

I am looking for a piano for my son and have found a reasonable priced one however it has no make.

The shop assistant told me that it was almost a Bentley and that you just pay for the name of a Yamaha.
The make or number on the piano is Digital Piano IM8815 Digital Piano TG8815
Can you shed any light on if it’s a good buy?

Kind regards, Amrit

Reply/ Hi Amrit

The piano in question is the Diginova brand (a variation of
Yamaha’s brand name ‘Clavinova’.

Diginova no longer offer the budget model pianos, in fact, they
only have a small range of mid-priced range models.

The price is certainly cheap, but you might also consider
looking at a Casio digital piano.

The Casio CDP100 is less than £400. Here is the link for the Casio:
www.ukpianos.co.uk/casio-cdp100

There are not many digital pianos selling for this low price,
so if you are on a budget then by all means go ahead,
but bare in mind that you will have to change it
if your piano playing progresses to a higher level.

Yours pianistically,

Graham Howard
UK Pianos

Further comments/
That’s Brilliant, you’ve really helped, I’m sure there are a lot of parent’s out there who get so confused and angry when trying to look for pianos their children when they first begin playing, bearing in mind it may only be a fad!

I wouldn’t mind paying a bit more as I do want my son to learn so what do you recommend? I’ve seen lots of second hand clavinova’s – would you recommend me buying one of those? Or should I just stick to a new one as I see no point in buying another one if he does progress.
Many thanks for your help!

kind regards, Amrit

Further comments/
Buying a second hand Yamaha Clavinova will certainly
save you money, but you won’t get a guarantee with
it and if anything were to go wrong, it may cost you an
arm and a leg to repair.

It is better to buy a new one. You get a 3 year guarantee
and peace of mind.

I recommend the Yamaha CLP320. This is the most popular
digital piano on the market – You can check it out here:
www.ukpianos.co.uk/yamaha-clp320

Yours pianistically,

Graham Howard
UK Pianos

 

Graham Howard, Piano Adviser

Send me an email if you have any questions or need advice: grahamhoward@ukpianos.co.uk
Or call 020 8367 5107

 

“Thank you for Graham Howard’s article on choosing brands”

Have you come across the Diginova range?? Some web forum claims it is made in the far East by Roland and branded cheaper but still good.  I am wary, but the prices are much lower. David McGahie

Reply/

Hi David, The Diginova is definitely not made by Roland. It is produced in China.