The digital piano was invented by Yamaha. They produced the first model in 1984. Since then, digital pianos have increased in popularity every year with record sales recorded during the past year.

There are many reasons why digital pianos have become more and more popular.

Touch - The touch or feel of the keyboard of digital pianos have dramatically improved over the years to the point that the Yamaha Clavinova Pianos feel exactly like a Yamaha acoustic piano. Universities and schools are purchasing Yamaha Clavinova Pianos for their classroom, practice rooms and even stages.

Tone -  Due to the improvements in technology and the decreased cost of electronic memory, the sound of the digital piano has never been more realistic to the acoustic piano.

Tonal Retention - A digital piano will retain it's quality of sound. Acoustic pianos quality of sound changes over the years unless all the various maintenance procedures required to maintain the quality of sound are performed.

Privacy Playing - Digital pianos may be played anywhere anytime without interrupting any other activity with headphones. Many adults, especially parents with children, are not able to find the time to play until  the late hours of the day.

Needs No Maintenance or Tuning  - Owners of digital pianos saves money over time since the digital piano needs no tuning or maintenance.

Added Features -  Many features not possible on an acoustic piano are readily available on digital pianos. For example, features like multiple sounds, transposing, and recording have helped pianists achieve their goals.

Lightweight - Digital pianos are very lightweight thus easy to move. Consumers can move their pianos reducing another cost of ownership as compared to acoustic pianos.

Educational Value - Most of the popular children and adult piano course materials are now available on disks and can be used along with the features of a digital piano to make learning more exciting and fulfilling.

Expand the Piano's Horizons - Connect the digital piano to any computer and combine all the strengths of the piano and the computer. Download music from the Internet, then print out the sheet music, hear the song played on the piano, or interact by playing along with the song at any speed and in any key signature. Some digital pianos can even connect direct to the internet without the aid of a computer.

Visit the nearest England Piano or contact us online to request a video brochure about digital pianos.