She's leaning against weighted keys in her brain right now, but until she gets her hands on weighted keys, she isn't really going to make the decision.

Her thoughts right now (I'll use synths for unweighted and pianos for weighted just to make the list easier to type).

1) Synths generally have more sounds, strings, drums, brass, etc. She uses these sounds on her Buchla Thunder but the Thunder is very old. She has two, they don't break often, but with Don gone, who knows how long she can get them fixed.

2) Synths should be easier on her hands, but pianos will strengthen her hands so if she finds herself in a room with a real piano, she will be comfortable with it.

I know how she feels, making a decision like that is tough. You want to make the best one first because it saves not only money, but time, and even though there is never enough of either, time is more precious. To spend a year to learn you made the wrong choice is a year you can't get back.

Since I have always played synths (Korg, Roland, Yamaha, etc.) and since I cut my keyboard 'teeth' on a Farfisa and then Hammond organs, I'm fine with the synth keys. I'm trying to guide her to think more about what she is going to use the keyboard for. Does she predominantly want to learn piano or does she think she will get more mileage out of a synth.

I can see the attraction of both.

Thank you all for your generous help and advice on both sides of this dilemma, it is much appreciated.

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Last edited by Notes Norton; 12/18/18 04:14 AM.
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