Model KR 575 Roland digital intelligent piano?
I’m thinking about buying a used roland KR 757 that’s 8 years old for ,000.
First off, is that a good deal, especially for a roland? But it’s already 8 years old. How much longer should I expect to own it. And if it’s not a decent price for one that old, what is?
(It is a full keyboard weighted keys, and looks like an upright piano)
I haven’t played it yet, but from the looks of it, it only has cosmetic flaws…
Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.
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I have owned several Rolands over the years – and a few very nice Steinway grands. Digital stuff turns over twice a year – so in 8 years, there are sixteen generations of new equipment for you to look at. A grand is a lot – and I know you seek 88 notes and weighted action. I would let this deal go – unless you want all the bells/lights/whistles that Roland loads onto their stuff, you can find an 88 note, weighted keyboard NEW or far less old, for far less. To piggyback on another question, even cheap instruments now allow for both a sustain and a sostenuto; our fifth keyboard here is an M-Audio that has 88 notes, but velocity-sensitive action – we bought it because it weights 17 pounds, and is an easy carry for inconvenient gigs. Lucky us – tomorrow’s wedding cocktail hour job has a nice Steinway D for us, in a stunning Victorian resort at the top of a mountain. But I digress . .
If you are going to take this out of the house for jobs,consider its weight and convenience – and the amp you bring. If it is strictly going to be a *house cat* – then you can go heavier. But there is no sense in paying for things you will nto use. Why get hundreds of crazy voices, if all you are going to need it 5 decent pianos and one good harpsichord? We have some of each in that department. We also bought two that have 76 notes – could not pass up the deal, and they are for gigs, certainly not for our concert work.
So- let this pass, and a better piano and deal for you WILL come up.
Added – I just did some research online – and I stick with my advice – this has lotsa fancy-schmantsy stuff, but are you going to USE all those cocktail-lounge and outer-space things – and lights, and sing-a-long mike? And it might be pretty – but 4O watts? ehhh.