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Piano recommandation

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Sat, 07/17/2021 - 03:17
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Hey People,

I'm new to teaching harmonica and I've started to think about getting me an keyboard/piano to have something to show when it's comming to music theorie or to visualize some notes. But I don't know really much about keyboards/pianos. 

So, my question is: 

Is somone out there who could help me choosing a keyboard/piano. How many keys do I need? How many octaves are enough? Do I really need a full range keyboard/piano with 88 keys for excample? 

 

Thank you for your attention. ;)

Greetings 

Rouven

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Sat, 07/17/2021 - 05:32
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Eric_C
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Probably a 61 key model with

Probably a 61 key model with onboard sounds and speakers. There's a very good chance that a local thrift store has one. You could likely get by with fewer keys, but 61 keys seems to be the standard. I can't imagine you'd have a need for more keys that 61.

You probably don't want a MIDI controller. You'll see a lot of these if you look at smaller keyboards, but they don't have onboard sounds and speakers. 

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Wed, 07/28/2021 - 02:55
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Rouven Klischies (not verified)
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Thank you Eric_C! I will be

Thank you Eric_C! I will be looking for that. :)

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