I Love the Casio PX800. Sounds great, plays great and looks great. Perfect for all ages and levels of skill.. digital pianos.. never have to tune it! and the kids can wear headphones when they are rehearsing.. compare that with a 'real' piano in this price range!.. moved this thing from west coast to the east coast one or two people can carry it. The sounds are great and has a wide range of piano flavors.. the organs, harps, bells and strings as well as the other percussive sounds are really fun too! I compared this casio with the yamaha's and other brands in this price range and the casio (in my opinion) sounded and played the most authentic. It has a record/playback function, metronome and player piano type of functionality and more! I've had it for about a year and still don't know all of the features.. ;) My whole family loves it! The only downside was we had to buy the bench searately.. found one that sort of matched for 70 bucks at guitar center. It's no Steinway 'show piece' grand piano.. but for the rest of us poor suckers who want a great sounding 88 key piano with a hammer action feel, 3 pedal that is somewhat portable, that the kids can bang-on and NEVER have to tune, all for under a grand (no pun intended). this is what you're looking for!

needs to come with a matching bench

Easy and intuitive controls

It's no steinway.. but for the price it's a great value.. lots of plastic parts.

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great value for the money

Looks good and is very appealing and non-intimidating in design. it's not a steinway 'show piece' but humble and approachable. The blond wood finish is very easy on the eyss! Love it!