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Yamaha YPT-220 61 Key Personal Keyboard with AC Adapter |  | Brand: Yamaha
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $189.95
Buy New: $107.99
as of 3/9/2010 23:01 EST details
You Save: $81.96 (43%)
Seller: TigerDirect
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 387
Color: 1 Year
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14
Dimensions (in): 42 x 7 x 17
MPN: YPT220
Model: YPT220
UPC: 086792899558
EAN: 0086792899558
ASIN: B002F920XO
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 61 Full Size Keys | | • | 32 Notes of Polyphony | | • | Portable Grand with the realism of a Stereo Grand Piano | | • | Yamaha Education Suite (Y.E.S.) with a 9 Step Piano Lesson Suite |
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Product Description
This Yamaha YPT220 Portable Keyboard has 375 natural sounding voices, including Stereo Grand Piano, 361 XGlite voices, 12 drum kits and a sound effect kit. Use the Portable Grand button to instantly call up an authentic stereo grand piano sound. The Yamaha Education Suite feature makes learning and practicing easy and fun.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not Recommended For Piano Learning, Unless You're Really On a Tight Budget January 21, 2010
Just a reviewer
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Pros:
- Price
- Light Weight for Portability
- Fun sounds
- Includes AC Adapter (Some keyboards don't come with adapters so this is something that can't be taken for granted)
- Allows 6xAA batteries (Batteries only last a couple of days with everyday playing)
Cons:
- Keys are much smaller than piano keys
- Lots of decent music require 76 keys
Bottom Line:
This is a great inexpensive keyboard. I used it for about a month to teach myself piano, and the small-sized keys didn't matter too much because I was still learning to read sheet music and to just play some basic songs.
But the dealbreaker for me was that even relatively easy songs like Fur Elise require 76 keys to hit the lower notes, and I realized that I had already outgrown this keyboard because of the fact that it only has 61 keys. I would imagine people might want to buy this keyboard for reasons other than to learn the piano, and that's great, but if you are thinking of buying this to start piano practicing as a beginner, I would suggest the cheapest 76-key keyboards like the Casio WK-200 or WK-110 unless you only have a $100 budget. It gets frustrating when there is a song you want to play, and you can't hit all the notes on that song.
Also, check out Yamaha PSR-E223. Yamaha has a strange product model naming convention so that almost every keyboard that are exactly identical have two different model numbers. You may find one is cheaper than the other, but they're the exact same product except that the PSR-E223 most likely doesn't come with the AC adapter out of the box.
Great Keyboard! January 9, 2010
San Tan
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just learning how to play 29 yrs old, husband got this for me for Christmas. Great quality and surprisingly good sound. Big hit when company comes over. Love this keyboard and would definitely recommend it to others starting out!
 Inexpensive with lots of features. February 19, 2010
Nick Zobellini (Enoch, UT United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this keyboard for my grandaughter. She started playing guitar last year and was ready to try and learn how to play the keyboard. I didn't want to spend too much and got this item for less than $100. There are plenty of features to play around with and it came with the adapter to plug it in. With only 61 keys, she will be limited in what she learns. If she shows an interest, then I will purchase a 76 or 88 key personal keyboard.
Good product! January 7, 2010
Larisa L. Marr
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got it for my son for Christmas and I was surprised by how good it looks and how many options/settings it has. My son was changing all the sound settings and having so much fun trying different things. It's probably not for a professional, but if you consider this keyboard for a student - then it would be a good choice. My son loves this keyboard.
great keyboard January 12, 2010
Engprof (NJ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a beginner, and this is just what I need. I'm a "seasoned citizen" and can work the bells and whistles.
Great value.
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