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I am wondering if I am being silly of if it crossed every beginner's mind at least once
My teacher assigned me "Little Brown Jug" (from Alfred Adult book one) and she uses it to make me practice "falling with my arm weight" on the keyboard and while the rational side of my brain tells me that piano keyboards are used to much more than what a beginner can do, I can't help to fear for my beloved P155
Is this fear common to all beginners at least once ?

I must confess Jean- Luc the thought came to my mind a few times when I first got my 1910s Piano as there were some sticking keys and broken hammer shanks- but Piano was still surviving! A refurbishment sorted that out but given the age of Piano it still would take some doing to break the keyboard! With a digital I think the keyboard is even stronger so I think you have nothing to worry about!
It was only in the late 1700s and early 1800s with the developing technology that pianos got broken by being played.

Thank you, you reassure me, I was starting to think I am to soft to play the pinao

I think the piano will be ok, unless you have great arms like a blacksmith and strike with the force it takes to form a horse shoe from a hunk of metal!

I worry more about my keyboard stand. Sometimes it's shaky - yikes! But other people have played my keyboard, and they can get a really big sound out of it, so I think I have a ways to go before it breaks.

Cathy

It's amazing what pianos can take!

Not sure about it bein common.... But yeah - hammering on the piano for a forte still feels like hitting a poor, weak kitten... *blush*

Don't be afraid to break a string. It can be replaced. Play the piece the way it was meant to be played. The piano can handle it.

Learning to play without tension and with the use of the full mechanics (as well as awareness of said mechanics) is invaluable and one that takes considerable time. It's much more valuable than you're simple digital piano.

That being said, this virtuoso has yet to break his P-155, so it's unlikely that you'll break yours.
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Pianos can take quite a bit of punishment:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LySDkDuqLCE
But for your own, I can imagine longevity might be compromised.

Never crossed my mind, no - -

Only time you have to worry is:
If your teacher assigns you a Jerry Lee Lewis song and you're required to bang on the keys with the full weight of the heel of your foot.

Hehe, I guess I am just being silly, but it reassure me to see that at least a few people shared my fear at some point

I've worked off and on for 30 years at a musical electronics repair shop. Digital piano keys do break but rarely on Yamahas. P series are pretty sturdy.

Kurt

Thank you Kurt, it's reassuring I know I am far to hit this poor little thing like a concert pianist would, but it seems so fragile

Yes, your keyboard will last longer if you never play it, or if you only play very gently! Better to think of it like a car. Use it, service it if required, eventually replace it.