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Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby ageofpoo » 08 Jun 2014, 09:26

I wish I asked this before buying my Nord Piano.. I am still able return it for a refund, however can somebody offer some advice.

I am a beginner at playing the piano and I recently came across a posting on pianoworld.com in regards to the Nord Piano stating:
unless you practice on a real piano you not only will have hard time to extend your techniques but also you will loose your self esteem on real pianos
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The Nords are for gigging, and/or for playing if you like the sounds - I do. But for serious practice I mostly choose my acoustic piano.

Can any owners of the Nord Piano here confirm that this is true ? Should I return my NP and buy a real upright piano ?


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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby Mr_-G- » 08 Jun 2014, 11:00

Since nobody here knows about your circumstances, I can only think of more questions:
What is that you are trying to achieve with your piano learning? (i.e. what is your goal?)
What does your piano instructor think?
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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby ageofpoo » 08 Jun 2014, 11:30

I do not have an instructor yet.. and this is my very first piano.
My goal would be to eventually play at this level... or close to... if possible

Watch on youtube.com


I live in a condo and I really like the the fact I can practice anytime with headphones on; however I found out that some upright pianos have a 'silent' open which also allows headphones to be used.
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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby Merlimau » 08 Jun 2014, 14:44

I’m as well a beginner at piano playing. I have a Stage 2 with a slightly different keybed. I practice at home on the stage 2. At the piano teacher I play on an older Bechstein grand piano. It’s not the big difference in playing. What I like on the stage 2 is that I can practice very good forte and piano as well as with the sustain pedal which all I can reproduce very well at the teacher Bechstein.

So for me is the stage the “perfect” practice and playing piano.

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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby pablomastodon » 08 Jun 2014, 18:04

Hi Ageofpoo,

Your pianoworld forum poster person may have some teeny tiny little itty bitty degree of validity to that viewpoint, but IMHO only in the very smallest way. It is a gross exaggeration to suggest that your future piano playing career will be irretrievably crippled by using a Nord Piano to practice. And if your self esteem is so fragile as to be destroyed by such a thing....

Frankly, that viewpoint is ridiculous. The Fatar action in the Nord Piano as a high quality action and while perhaps not perfect, we are not living in a perfect world. One could go out shopping for used parlor pianos and easily come across many with actions which are old and tired and wornout and not the equal of the Nord Piano.

Relax your brain and play without undue egard for opinions of others, most especially when these "others" are more or less anonymous posters on public internet forums. Note: that includes me!

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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby dynanord » 08 Jun 2014, 19:12

The NP2 is still a piano, it depends on YOU how far you can go !
You will not learn the wrong technique or something like that, just because the action feels so lightly.
Take a good teacher and dont´t worry about the keyboard. If you don´t like it after a while - sell it for another one.
Pianoplaying is a brainthing but the mind will always try to fool you.
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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby ageofpoo » 09 Jun 2014, 00:27

Ok thank you so much everyone for your replies!!
I am going to keep it! I really like being able to practice at any hour of the day and not annoy the neighbours. It is also the best sounding digital piano I have heard.
With regards to the action if it really does turn out to be really detrimental, in 1-2 years I can buy a second 'real' piano to practice on during day and keep the Nord for quiet time playing.

Thanks again to everyone!
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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby costaseglezos » 09 Jun 2014, 13:31

Don't sell your nord. It's a very nice instrument.

Try to raise money to buy yourself even a cheap or used acoustic piano.
It's true that practicing on a real instrument is the best thing for a pianist.

This is my opinion.
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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby DJKeys » 09 Jun 2014, 22:04

Many of the times, a fine digital piano like the Nord will actually have a more even action and better sound than many inexpensive acoustic pianos. A really nice acoustic piano is wonderful, but they are often a lot more expensive than the Nord Piano.

The main thing when taking up any instrument is having it reward you when you do something right. When I used to work for a Yamaha dealer, we rented pianos that were so bad that I don't see how any beginner would be the least bit inspired to practice on it, because the tone and action were so poor. Plus, the ability to make different sounds is also an incentive to play more in many cases.

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Re: Is the Nord Piano ok for a beginner to practice on ?

Postby costaseglezos » 09 Jun 2014, 23:59

:thumbup: Dear dj,
The action or the sound isn't the important about the piano.
The important is the combination of the two.
The way the hammers hit the strings and the touche of the player is interactive.
The feeling that you 're "in the sound" when you play on a real piano is important.
The reality of the dynamics, too. Not too quiet like practicing at home or too loud like playing on stage with a digital piano.
These things can't be emulated by any digital piano.

I'm sorry, I can't describe it well, because a) my english is poor, b) it's a matter of experience in playing on an acoustic instrument.
A cheep or used acoustic piano is not always a bad or problematic piano.

Nords are great.
I own two of them and giging twice a month.
I would never use them for piano practicing.

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