Written by Rick Rust - BCPM
One of the essential resources in a church plant is an excellent piano. Even if you do not have a pianist, you can use it to play the congregational music through it even from your phone.
The things you must consider are:
Portability – How easy is it to transport? The weight and size can make a piano hard to bring to and from a church plant site. Most of the keyboards listed below have been designed with portability in mind. Keyboards with a fixed base look very nice but take a lot of work to unassembled and reassemble each week. Also, the fixed base is usually hard to store. However, if your location gives you ample storage space or you are allowed to stay set up, then the fixed base is an excellent asset.
Storability – How are you going to store it safely. When moving a piano every week, you need more than a blanket. The piano's listed below have a case available. Therefore, if someone sets something on top of it, the keyboard will be protected.
Weight of the keys - most pianists want to play a keyboard with weighted keys. These keys give the same feel as a traditional piano.
The number of keys – Most skilled piano players prefer to play from a full eighty-eight key piano keyboard. The ones with fewer keys also limit you to play some songs. In my opinion, you should always get a full eighty-eight key keyboard.
Below is listed several excellent choices.
These suggestions are from:
Scott Collins
Senior Sales Advisor
Kraft Music
414-858-4007
scollins@kraftmusic.com
Scott has no affiliation with BCPM. He has been a big help to a church planter I know, and he was willing to put this list together for us. Scott is available to help with what accessories or advice you might need.
I. Entry-level piano
Yamaha P125 - The base model to get into 88 weighted keys with the audio output to connect to the church PA system.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
II. Mid-range
This is the range that would work best for most church plants.
Yamaha P515 - This is a definite step up in sound and feel quality over the P125 and DGX660. The P515 has the same great pianos sound and feel of the mid-range Clavinova series but in a portable, more cost-effective cabinet.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
III. High End
Yamaha CLP635 - This is the first model in the Clavinova series that has the audio outputs and the USB flash drive port. This is a great model to get into the furniture look along with the top end piano sound.
EXAMPLE 1
Yamaha CP88 - This is Yamaha's top-end pro stage piano. You lose the built-in speakers of P515, but you get more controls and sounds to choose from.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
One of the essential resources in a church plant is an excellent piano. Even if you do not have a pianist, you can use it to play the congregational music through it even from your phone.
The things you must consider are:
Portability – How easy is it to transport? The weight and size can make a piano hard to bring to and from a church plant site. Most of the keyboards listed below have been designed with portability in mind. Keyboards with a fixed base look very nice but take a lot of work to unassembled and reassemble each week. Also, the fixed base is usually hard to store. However, if your location gives you ample storage space or you are allowed to stay set up, then the fixed base is an excellent asset.
Storability – How are you going to store it safely. When moving a piano every week, you need more than a blanket. The piano's listed below have a case available. Therefore, if someone sets something on top of it, the keyboard will be protected.
Weight of the keys - most pianists want to play a keyboard with weighted keys. These keys give the same feel as a traditional piano.
The number of keys – Most skilled piano players prefer to play from a full eighty-eight key piano keyboard. The ones with fewer keys also limit you to play some songs. In my opinion, you should always get a full eighty-eight key keyboard.
Below is listed several excellent choices.
These suggestions are from:
Scott Collins
Senior Sales Advisor
Kraft Music
414-858-4007
scollins@kraftmusic.com
Scott has no affiliation with BCPM. He has been a big help to a church planter I know, and he was willing to put this list together for us. Scott is available to help with what accessories or advice you might need.
I. Entry-level piano
Yamaha P125 - The base model to get into 88 weighted keys with the audio output to connect to the church PA system.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
II. Mid-range
This is the range that would work best for most church plants.
Yamaha P515 - This is a definite step up in sound and feel quality over the P125 and DGX660. The P515 has the same great pianos sound and feel of the mid-range Clavinova series but in a portable, more cost-effective cabinet.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
III. High End
Yamaha CLP635 - This is the first model in the Clavinova series that has the audio outputs and the USB flash drive port. This is a great model to get into the furniture look along with the top end piano sound.
EXAMPLE 1
Yamaha CP88 - This is Yamaha's top-end pro stage piano. You lose the built-in speakers of P515, but you get more controls and sounds to choose from.
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2