Roland FP4 is in the house! sorry fp7..... - 11/04/07 05:44 AM
Hey what can I say. After I went back again to do some testing, I just like the action better so thats that. I bought it at sam ash. I printed and took a few packages from the kraft music site. And was hoping to play lets make a deal. I called kraft to be sure I didn't have to pay shipping and tax on a fp4.
So, I made my case that I could have a fp4 in my home for $1295 from kraft. Sam ash played ball and made a deal. They couldn't eliminate the sales tax but the reduced the price by the amount of the calculated saes tax 6% here in PA, which is $77.70. The price came to 1217.3 plus tax. Now 6% of 1217.3 is less than 77.7 it is 73.04.
So the final pricecame to 1290.34
Not bad but it gets better. I also bought a stand and a pair of Sennheiser HD280 head phones all for a discount as well.
I bought other items as well. So I decide this was a better deal for me since I was able to get a complete setup for just under the price of a fp7.
Anyway I have been palying this for most of the night. My sons were having a blast with the other voices like the train and the laser. I know these voices have no use for most but I found a use for them. Getting my kids to sit at the piano...
The onboard speakers are quite nice for home use. I didn't think they were that impressive in the store on the demo. But in my home they fill the room nicely. But I did get a set of active monitors as well (toys for dad)
Tonight I mostly played with piano #1 with the head phones and the realism to me is just ....WOW..
The action is perfect for me and my family because we are beginners. My hands got tired from playing so this is the right choice. The fp7's stiffer or heavier action may have been a bit much for us here.
So it's off to the Adult beginner's forum for me now.
So, I made my case that I could have a fp4 in my home for $1295 from kraft. Sam ash played ball and made a deal. They couldn't eliminate the sales tax but the reduced the price by the amount of the calculated saes tax 6% here in PA, which is $77.70. The price came to 1217.3 plus tax. Now 6% of 1217.3 is less than 77.7 it is 73.04.
So the final pricecame to 1290.34
Not bad but it gets better. I also bought a stand and a pair of Sennheiser HD280 head phones all for a discount as well.
I bought other items as well. So I decide this was a better deal for me since I was able to get a complete setup for just under the price of a fp7.
Anyway I have been palying this for most of the night. My sons were having a blast with the other voices like the train and the laser. I know these voices have no use for most but I found a use for them. Getting my kids to sit at the piano...
The onboard speakers are quite nice for home use. I didn't think they were that impressive in the store on the demo. But in my home they fill the room nicely. But I did get a set of active monitors as well (toys for dad)
Tonight I mostly played with piano #1 with the head phones and the realism to me is just ....WOW..
The action is perfect for me and my family because we are beginners. My hands got tired from playing so this is the right choice. The fp7's stiffer or heavier action may have been a bit much for us here.
So it's off to the Adult beginner's forum for me now.