X-53mph Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I know that this is probably an insane question to ask on a musician board, but has anyone ever bought one of those foldable MIDI keyboards? The reason I ask is that my son is a piano student at conservatory and when we go on summer break, he often doesn't have access to a piano for weeks on end. I was considering a folding keyboard to take in the car so he could practice in the hotel room, or anywhere we stop. We have an upright piano in the house and a Casio semi-weighted keyboard which he uses in the evenings when it's late. I know the folded keyboards are unlikely to get anywhere near the performance of these, but it hope they are at least good enough for speed training. Any thoughts appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Zero experience with these, but a generic "best [whatever]" will often yield a buyersguide.org link near the top worth perusing. Best Portable Keyboards give this one, and the Blackstar models seems to hit the top of that list for foldable variants. Once you dig into review on things, I find the negative reviews tend to be the most useful (if they took the time to actually write something substantial in it). It is also good if you can put the price point into the "expendable" category, so if it gets dropped into a lake you won't freak out about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 (edited) Thanks @mettelus I have seen some of those YouTube videos and the brand Blackstar came up a few times. Only problem with that, it isn't velocity sensitive. I'm wondering if there is any real difference between that brand and the cheap no-brand foldable keyboards you see on Temu such as below: 👇 Edited January 24 by 53mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I've never used this brand but they're supposed to be really good. Pretty expensive, but a cool design: https://pianodevoyage.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 40 minutes ago, Sal Sorice said: I've never used this brand but they're supposed to be really good. Pretty expensive, but a cool design: https://pianodevoyage.com/ For that price, I should hope they're better than good. 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 yeah just don't lose a piece or break one... it would be interesting to see how much a replacement part costs... might be best to get a high quality 49 key unit and a backpack for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, 53mph said: For that price, I should hope they're better than good. 😱 I usually rent a truck and carry my Steinway B with me... 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 14 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said: yeah just don't lose a piece or break one... it would be interesting to see how much a replacement part costs... might be best to get a high quality 49 key unit and a backpack for it... I was considering that. Only trouble is, my son is studying classical piano at the conservatory and many of the pieces he needs to practice use at least 77 keys. I'll keep thinking, but thanks everyone for the input. If I come into a large sum of money, I would be interested to get the https://pianodevoyage.com/ Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 yeah, finding a properly weighted 88 key which is fair portable will be expensive no matter. maybe he just needs one for his room for private practice and use the real one in class when needed. you could probably find a reasonably priced one, perhaps even used (which may just need some TLC) for his room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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