Technics Digital Piano Questions

Question/
I’m looking for a piano for my children to use, if you have a bit of time to help that would be great as I’m looking for advice really, there is a Technics SX-PR54 on marketplace for £200, a Technics SX-PR170 on eBay for £250 but I can’t see anything online to help tell me which one is newer or better than the other, would you know?

Also seen a Thomann DP30 for £90.

Any advice or anything you have available?

I bought my ex a Yamaha one years ago for about £650 and people are selling the same ones used now about 10 years old for £400-£500, seems like madness.

Please Advise.

Reply/ Hi Jason

I would steer clear of any Technics piano, as they
are so old now. Also, Technics is no longer in
business and parts are almost impossible to obtain.

The Thomann is very basic and only has weighted keys.
This is not a piano I advise learning on.

You can see a list of second hand digital pianos for
sale on our website here.

But I don’t think we have anything in your intended
price range.

There is a second hand Yamaha YDP161 for sale
in our marketplace, from a private seller.
You can see it here:

The YDP161 is a good piano at a fair price.
I recommend this as a good piano to learn and progress on.

Kind regards
Graham Howard
UK Pianos

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“I am thinking about a 15 year old technics dig. piano Model SX-PR100 on eBay”

Hi Graham,

Perhaps you could help me get some info as to which might be suitable. I
want to play piano (my mum was a piano teacher) rather than keyboard but I
am thinking about a technics dig. piano. Model SX-PR100 on eBay. It is 15 yrs
old and in good cond.
Do you think this might suit me to start on and do for a while?
I am now 61 so I won’t be racing to play like Billy Joel, but I do want to
play properly.
Thanks
Peter

Reply/ Hi Peter

To be completely honest, I wouldn’t touch it with
a ten foot pole.

Not that Technics isn’t a good make or anything, any
digital piano that is 15 years old is ANCIENT and
you will likely have untold problems with it:
sticking notes, rattling sounds etc.

eBay can be a good place to buy secondhand digital
pianos, but I wouldn’t look at anything older than
5 years.

My advice to you is to carry on looking for bargains on
eBay or treat yourself (if you can afford it of course) to
a brand new digital piano.

My recommendation is the Yamaha CLP220 (around £700)
or if this is over your budget, the Yamaha YDP131 (£510).

You can read more about them here:
www.ukpianos.co.uk/yamaha-clp220
www.ukpianos.co.uk/yamaha-ydp131

Regards,
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

 

“Technics have stopped making pianos”

Dear Graham

I’d discovered that Technics have stopped making pianos and there are a lot of disgruntled people on forums who can’t get theirs repaired, so I’ve decided against it when put along with your advice.

Regards

Lucy