To be fair, it’s not designed to be a portable keyboard.

The thing I’m getting from quite a few of the pro review sites is that its action is a bit sub-par for the price (one site mentions it’s the same action as much less expensive home digital pianos Yamaha make).

Obviously, how much the action matters depends a lot on how used to a real piano you are, but they also mention it might not be great for building finger strength in beginners , and also difficulty with rapid repeated notes and fast trills.

But criticizing the weight when it’s supposed to feel and sound like a piano and the vast majority of keyboards that actually succeed at this mostly weigh the same or more seems a little unfair. It’s like criticizing a tuba for weighing more than a flute! There are lighter and heavier tubas, but they ALL are heavier than the flute!

It’s an odd situation to be in, I’d guess that 99% of all keyboards like this get set up in the living room or dorm room, and that’s it for them ever being moved. Sure they could probably build them lighter, but to remain stiff and solid that’s going to take more expensive materials.

Another minus in my book is that, while it does have the nice bright CFX Yamaha piano sound, it lacks the Bosendorfer samples that some other Yamaha’s have (Yammie bought Bosendorfer), and I rather prefer the warmer, more ‘classical’ sound of the Bosendorfer. Just me, I admit, but if you’ve ever played one with both sets in it, what do YOU think? 🎹