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Have you actually played the CA99 and the 785?

Im not sure where you are located im in greece.. but potentially (I guess) it could be shipped. if you’re interested, you should give them a call https://www.nakas.gr/prd/yamaha-clp-745-b-clavinova-ilektriko-piano-black they also have pe in stock and white

thanks a lot mate! it is really hard to find them now. I am in Austria, and I have also found a German shop with one black available, but I am afraid it is from showroom. Will fall back to your option if they confirm it is true.

What leads you to make that assumption?

I posted (probably a dozen times by now) how the whole CLP-700 range all have better actions than the CLP-600 range (and the 515 has the 645 action).

The guy also mentioned that he didn't try the other CLP-700 models, so he makes no comparison there. He only had a chance to compare it to the Casio GP-500.

The only worrying part of the video was right at the beginning when he states: 'I'm from Germany, that's why I maybe sound crazy'.

oh mate, thanks a lot you accidentally solved my shopping issue with that video - online store guy mentioned there looked really nice and reliable with good prices, so I just pre-ordered 745 from it : D

Well if you've tried it and didn't notice it, than it couldn't have been very disturbing
I think this is present on many key actions, but not so often to a disturbing degree.
I've noticed the ES8 do it disturbingly, but the CN39 (also RHIII) didn't seem to do it - but later in videos I saw that the CN39 actually does it too, at least a little bit
The problem is how to make the key go back as fast as possible to enable fast repetition, but not bounce excessively. So I think to judge this properly one should consider the bounciness and the repetition speed together. I've noticed noone in this community bothers to do any half-serious measurements of key action properties much beyond putting neat stacks of weights statically on keys.

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the delay. Work has been full-on. Overtime to the max. Pretty exhausted TBH. I'll be right though :-)




Thanks so much Mareg! Glad you enjoyed it. :-)

I'm definitely a beginner when it comes to actually reading music. I'll get my wife to tape a video and show the difference.

Today I officially started Alfred's Adult All-In-One piano course. So far so good. I'm getting through my fear of reading music!



Thanks mate! Happy to please the crowd here on PW! hahaha. I can tell you that to the 'ear' it sounds delightful. It doesn't sound muddy, it has such subtle nuances that feel just like a piano. Remembering that all my past 30+ years has been on a dodgy upright. So seriously, I think anything is going to be better. hahaha.

My playing is 'ok', but I've said before. I've hit a plateau and that's where I've been for YEARS. I keep going back to the stuff I remember. It's fun, but I simply want to expand my knowledge and playing further.

I'll doe a Bosendorfer recording on Sunday for you!

Glad you enjoyed the video, my friend. With the volume set at 90% OMG - it's LOUD, but not distorted at all. It's still crisp. Once you get some velocity going in your fingers the piano really does errr. liven up!!! It's delightful to play.

The one thing, not a major complaint is that you always (when you open or close it ), have to push the music rest and the end of the piano up and down. I wonder how long those hinges, screws will last before becoming loose? Not sure my friend.


Thanks Peter! What was I playing? The first one was just a mixture of chords, but the closest thing, is 'Let it Be' by the Beatles. The 2nd and 3rd one. I simply made up on the spot. Moving up and down the scales. Always kind of random. Is fun, plus i learn't many years ago. It's ok to make mistakes. I learn from them, and try not to do them again! hahaha.


Thanks!!! :-) I'm having SOOO much fun! I had a day off work today and I've spent a good two to three hours learning, playing, experimenting and learning how to read music. It's tough, but hey, this is journey will be YEARS in the making.

I really should do one of those, 'One year in piano journey' videos. Lol. At least at a minimum record what I can and can't do now.

Take care everyone and thanks for reading!
Foxy.

I played CA99 couple of times. 785 I wish!! :-D I´m still waiting to try it. So far these are my first options but I can not make the final step until I play 785 to make sure.

I´ve tried the clp775 and I found it personally a little bit hard (=Roland LX708) more or less, so CA99 had better touch from my point of vew (despite the return bouncing that I didn´t realised). I also checked the 775 to listen 2 new pianofortes sounds and the result was pretty good. And comparing the sound of the harpshicord, for example, 775 is better than CA99 as it reproduces the 2nd key-return sound (key off or something like that, I can´t remember the technical word). That´s the tipical sound that a real harpshicord produces.

At any rate, I need to play 785 before making this "investment".

Thanks for the message, Foxy. No pressure on the new movie for Sunday. Hope it is a good weekend!

Here is a really nice demo of the 775 by Oostendorp Muziek. I've been looking forward to this movie, as this guy has done great presentations of many other digital pianos on his channel.

Tony from Bonner's has done it!!!!

The buyers guide for the CLP-785



Watching now ... :-)

And now Rimmer’s CLP-785 demo



Enjoy.

And just in from Preston, Lancashire:

It seems that today was the "launch" day in Europe. I´ve also tried the clp 785 and definietly I confirmed my first option. After feeling the keys (less strong than 685 or 775), I think that Yamaha improved it a lot.

Oh wow that last video was very convincing.

I guess I'll just have to wait whenever we get the 785 here in Canada sometimes next year hopefully. /cry

Christmas came early! Great videos!

Of course... not as much fun as actually receiving the piano.

And here's a cool video from ePianos.co.uk:

Even the birds seem to like it!

Love how the 700 series still has 1980s MIDI ports

Clp 785 ordered! In 10 days I´ll have it at home (from the central european stock in Germany to Spain). Crossing fingers! The best Xmas present ever after 15 years without playing the piano!!

I´m back guys!

Neighbors, keep calm, the clp785 comes with headphones! hahahaha


Scarlatti and Bach, be ready!! (after Hanon...)

Congratulations, enjoy the new piano and don't forget to show us when it's set up!

^ Also, this.