Great sensations that you have reported. I agree with you on practically 99%. Regarding the soundboard, we need to see where the piano was positioned. Close to a wall? In a corner? Unfortunately, corners and walls immediately adjacent to the instrument collect the bass frequencies, producing this effect of reverberation and confusion. I tried the Kawai in a room far from the walls and it sounded great; in fact, I found the sound to be truly very balanced.
Regarding the escapement, it's true, you can't expect that of a grand piano, but I guarantee you that in trills and repeated notes, even though it is a toy, it helps. The first thing I try on an acoustic piano that I put to the test is indeed trills and repeated notes. Poor mechanics do not repeat, and in trills, one perceives very little key return weight; practically, during the upward movement of the finger, contact with the key is lost. The mechanics can be regulated on both pianos and after a few years of use, it is certainly an operation that must be performed. It is also true that you are not buying an acoustic piano, so you don't need to tune or voice it, and those are all little bits of money that stay in your pocket. Regulating the keyboard isn't exactly the end of the world; it won't be a huge blow.
in effect, as I wrote, that's what I thought too! I tried the CA95 in two different situations: in one it was against a wall and honestly the effect wasn't very beautiful, quite a bit of confusion especially in the bass area. and another time in a very large space and not close to a wall, the effect was better. but often and frequently the role of a digital is not to be in a large hall... in my case it will be in my studio against a wall acting as a "workhorse" and it will have to "grind" quite a bit... for this reason the idea of having an instrument (which in any case being a digital... a "real" instrument it will never be) that doesn't give problems of reliability, durability and tuning etc etc doesn't displease me at all. I also have another acoustic instrument that unfortunately I cannot play at midnight, for example... these are personal considerations obviously, which go beyond the instrument itself... but they are making me lean a little more towards the CLP470...
perhaps reading these my considerations can be of help to someone who is choosing a digital, whatever their choice may be, which indeed depends to a certain extent also on personal situations.
I had heard very good things about the Kawai MP10 as well, but is a stage piano suitable for daily practice with heavy-handed playing?
Goodness!
It all depends on the stand you use. A good "Facchinetti" style stand will last for centuries. Of course, if you get the cheap 5-lira one, everything becomes problematic.
In my little house in the hills, I brought a modest Yamaha P60. Well, it has always done its duty and endured my Chopin studies for at least 8 years.
Since there is no central heating, it would be an insult to bring up a piano.
Instead, with my little keyboard, nicely placed on a chest of drawers, I can practice at my best even in the mountains.
This applies to me, as I have never had international concert ambitions.
Considering that sooner or later I will need to get a digital piano as well (if only because sometimes work doesn't allow me to play during the day and I hate the mute), can any of you recommend a portable one that has a decent keyboard and sound? That way I could at least take advantage of being able to carry it with me even on vacation (on the other hand, I wouldn't know where to put one with furniture).
