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I am thinking to buy a keyboard that will be my (mother) keyboard that will contain good piano..electro piano and rhodes sound and it should have good hammer action keys also..

ı was thiking to buy Nord Electro 73 but ı had some problems to buy it so ı am looking for alternatives

Yamaha can be the best option for me cause ı have some friend who owns yamaha dealer it will be easy to pay for me

note.. not too expensive please

You'll have to define "not too expensive".

The newer Yamahas have great rhodes and ep patches. But the grands are a little thin sounding.

It's still hard to beat Kurzweil, IMHO, for their natural piano sound.

If you prefer to purchase a Yamaha instrument, I would test either the CP33 or CP300 stage pianos.

However, I would also recommend considering the Roland FP-4/FP7, and the KAWAI ES6/EP3 and MP8II/MP5.

Kind regards,
James
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Tell me about the ep3, James, please.

The KAWAI EP3 is a reduced specification version of the KAWAI ES6 - the same was true of the previous generation EP2 and ES4 models. The EP3 is intended to be sold through the so-called 'pro audio' stores such as Musician's Friend, Sam Ash etc. and is therefore available in the US only.

I would recommend checking the KAWAI America website as an announcement should be made in the near future.

Kind regards,
James
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James, does the ep3 have the same 88-key sampling piano sound, speakers and aha4f action as the 6?

frivolus, the EP3's keyboard action and speakers are the same as the ES6, yes, however it does not use the new 88-key sampling process.

Kind regards,
James
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