tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post722998679373658872..comments2024-03-16T11:57:52.247-07:00Comments on AZ PIANO REVIEWS: REVIEW - Williams Rhapsody Digital Piano - Not Recommended!Rajnish Shuklahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487246203009869882noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-67136227148337842962022-08-24T19:33:35.371-07:002022-08-24T19:33:35.371-07:00We got this for our beginner son for 130 used, 1.5...We got this for our beginner son for 130 used, 1.5 yrs old maybe. If he becomes a bit more intermediate, I think we could sell it for the same or about the same we bought it for. At 500, it's definitely doesn't hold much value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-65699107565386435762015-07-08T07:34:29.239-07:002015-07-08T07:34:29.239-07:00Thank you for your opinion... we are investigating...Thank you for your opinion... we are investigating buying piano for my son and I am totally ignorant on this subject, so your feedback was great. <br />I'd rather pay a little more for a product that is going to last through 3 children and have a service back up. So I will continue to research an affordable option. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-60175812228799497672015-06-08T12:01:35.453-07:002015-06-08T12:01:35.453-07:00I have played many Williams Rhapsody pianos over a...I have played many Williams Rhapsody pianos over a period of time and all of the ones I have played exhibit the same negative issues I have stated in my review. If you (or someone you know) like the piano then that is based on personal feelings instead of what I consider to be reality. A private label brand in a music store is almost always inferior to name brands in many ways based on my substantial experience with these private label brands. I hope you enjoy your time with the Rhapsody but I would personally never recommend it to anyone regardless of age, playing ability, or musical goals. I have no bias against Guitar Center as they are a very good company with some excellent products but they normally do not have anyone who works there in any of there stores I have had experience with, and there are many, who knows much (if anything) about digital pianos. I wish you musical happiness. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831013491936339468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-3134565253402998822015-06-07T10:46:56.736-07:002015-06-07T10:46:56.736-07:00I recently purchased one of these on impulse - thi...I recently purchased one of these on impulse - this week they put them on clearance (in store only so far) for $349 and I couldn't pass it up. <br /><br />First off, I'm a guitar player, not a pianist so will leave the judgments on playability to those who would know more than I. That said, I've had an accomplished pianist friend over bang on this for some time and we both found the sound quite satisfactory. I have no doubt you wouldn't want to play this on stage at a recital, or that an experienced classical pianist would find it wanting, but based on my experience and from reading other reviews online it seems like a perfectly suitable alternative - especially at the current in-store price point.<br /><br />Normally I'd have just passed this post by, but felt compelled to comment because the early tone of your review, I feel, hurts your credibility. What on earth does the parentage of the company, or Mitt Romney have to do with the playability of this digital piano? And what exactly is your point about GC having a private label brand? They're hardly alone in this - in fact it would be surprising if a retailer this large didn't have a house brand. This in and of itself should be irrelevant to the issue at hand.<br /><br />I've not doubt you're being sincere about your feelings regarding the noisy keys, squeaky pedals, etc. But your clear bias towards the company, or private label, or maybe just Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, casts a shadow over your conclusion. I suppose I should just find it refreshing to have these biases disclosed so clearly in a product review, but it really does interfere with the content. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-69173776522021577232015-01-15T15:03:04.114-07:002015-01-15T15:03:04.114-07:00interesting. Not only is that a problem but in ter...interesting. Not only is that a problem but in terms of playing the piano in "real-time" it is a very poor quality, especially in key action and note recognition volume as well as tonal consistency throughout each octave. A poor piano at best...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831013491936339468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435387191513477004.post-12444663299843021122015-01-14T23:41:35.239-07:002015-01-14T23:41:35.239-07:00I enjoy playing this piano, as an amateur - but I ...I enjoy playing this piano, as an amateur - but I also DO NOT recommend it because the audio out and headphone jacks produce terrible quality audio output. The internal speaker sound has a decent, dark tone and actually sounds somewhat realistic, but after fiddling with trying to record it via headphone jack, 1/4" jack, and USB it sounds like a cheap piece of junk. If you have any interest whatsoever in recording audio thru the output jacks you will be very disappointed in the sound quality. It's very tinny and fake sounding, almost like a toy piano. The quality of the outputs is not the same as the quality of sound when playing thru the internal speakers!! I'm super pissed about this because I wanted to set it up to record, and having to use a microphone setup defeats the purpose of having a digital setup to begin with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com