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Ruxe - there are pros and cons to both digital and acoustic, you just have to find out what your main needs are.
If you'll need to practice late at night or if your practice might cause problems with your peers, a digital mightn't be a bad move. Also, as has been pointed out, moving and tuning an acoustic is expensive if you're on a tight budget.
I personally would love to have an acoustic again as there's nothing quite like the sound and feel of one - but it's not possible for many reasons at this time. Then again, even if I did have an acoustic, I'd still use the digital for so many things, especially practicing new stuff when I don't fancy flaunting my mistakes all over the place and also practicing silently and/or in the wee sma' hours.
Here's a thought. Get yourself a pen and a piece of paper and work out your needs - space, other people, noise factors, practice times, budget - and make your decision based on that.
Good luck.
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If cost is a major consideration, I would recommend that you don't buy a digital. There are acoustic pianos available for free at your college, so why not use them. Also, all 88-key keyboards are the same size, so any digital piano will take up approximately the same floor space as an acoustic upright piano, about 5' x 2'. This is surprising to many because digitals at first glance appear to be very compact. So if an acoustic upright piano would not fit in your dorm room, then neither will any digital piano. The standard 2-person college dorm room is way to small for a digital, because once you set it up, even a portable stage piano, you can't really take it down easily and store it away after each use.
Digitals are the best thing for developing technique, and you won't hurt your playing any by practicing on one. It has been pointed out in the past on this forum that big-time concert pianists like Andre Watts and Valentina Lisitsa use digitals. But getting a digital at this time would probably not be practical. gyros, Au Contraire, Mon Frère, some digitals, like my Casio Privia are quite compact and very portable! Here's my sweet setup: ![[Linked Image]](http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz321/cebukid70/2011-06-25002430.jpg) Oh, and here's a closeup of that piece up there. I'm almost done!!!!  ![[Linked Image]](http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz321/cebukid70/2011-06-250025072.jpg) PS-I got that tabletop music stand from Amazon. Works nicely!
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Hey Cebukid, I see you're working on the Crysanthemum, how's that going?
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What is the model of that music rest for the table top?
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Hey Cebukid, I see you're working on the Crysanthemum, how's that going? Chris G, it's going great. I finished the 1st, 3rd, and 4th sections, and can play these at about 75% speed. I have about 3 trouble spots that I need to overcome - I mess up when I play at full tempo, but that's usually the case. The 2nd strain is simple and I plan to start next week and finish it in one week. Then, there's putting it all together and polishing. That can take anywhere between a month or 2. 
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- Will a digital piano inhibit the development of piano skills. Yes I believe so. But a digital has merits too and it might be better than having nothing to play on
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- Will a digital piano inhibit the development of piano skills. Yes I believe so. But a digital has merits too and it might be better than having nothing to play on I'm not so sure about that. Pianists, since time immemorial, have had to be able to adjust from one instrument to another as acoustic pianos aren't exactly portable. I've heard of some teachers who encourage their pupils to play on as many instruments as possible so's they can adapt to playing on whatever piano a particular performance venue throws at them. Providing the digital has 88 graded hammer action keys and a 3 pedal unit, moving from a digital piano to an acoustic and back again could fulfil that particular need. I'd much rather play on a low-end digital piano than some of the old acoustics I've come across. Don't get me wrong, I love acoustics but just because it IS acoustic, doesn't make it the best choice for a developing pianist.
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I just want to thank everyone for helping me out with this "Beginner's Dilemma" . I feel much more informed and better prepared for the coming transition. I would really like to offer something back to the community for their help, but unfortunately in terms of piano advice I have very little to offer haha. However, If any of you -for some reason- need help with math or physics, just pm me and I would be glad to try and help. I hope you all enjoy your summers!
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However, If any of you -for some reason- need help with math or physics, just pm me and I would be glad to try and help. I hope you all enjoy your summers!
LOL, I'll take you up on this one day. I am 20 years removed from math and physics studies myself and may need a refresher.
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