Just bought the Casio 2080 for my son. He has had piano lessons for 2 years. Should I get him a foot pedal? and does one work with this piano?
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You should and the best for this keyboard is the Casio SP20 Piano Style Sustain Pedal
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It does not come with a pedal but the owner's manual recommends the FC4 or FC5 from Yamaha. I bought the FC4 for about $20 and it works great. It is called a Yamaha FC4 Piano Style Keyboard Sustain Pedal but the description will say it works with drum kits. My did come with a power supply.
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We bought the WK 225 and love it. It is perfect for what we needed. My daughter is 8 years old and started to take piano lessons. We have had no problems with it. She can switch between her teachers piano and her keyboard without any issues.
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according to their web site the SP-20 pedal is an accessory for the wk200: http://www.casio.com/products/Digital_Pianos_%26_Keyboards/Workstation_Keyboards/WK-200/?acc=Pedals#accessories_table
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You should be able to to send your midi to it. Honestly I am not 100% sure on the foot pedal, but I would say you can hook it up. Hope I helped.
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We just ordered this keyboard and it does come with a foot pedal. The keyboard appears to be made well but the foot pedal feels cheap. It probably won't last long. Yes, there is an output jack for headphones but we have not used one yet.We are happy with our purchase. Hope you enjoy yours.
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I am really happy with the keyboard. I recommend getting the pedal. I've been playing a keyboard for quite a while and enjoy this one very much. Hope you will too.
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I bought the Yamaha Piano Style Sustain Pedal. It plugs into the back of the keyboard and works just like the pedal on a regular piano. It's heavy, does not move while using it, and I'm extremely happy with it.
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Hi W. Henderson. I believe the pedal is meant to work as one in a real piano would, and sustaining a note for that long is not possible as far as a I know. In my electronic keyboard (Casio CTK-3000) there were some tones that could be sustained for as long as I wanted but, again, it is not a feature of the pedal itself. On another note, I found this pedal to work great with my piano. I highly recommend the pedal.
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I use it in my solo shows, piano and sr-18. I use two pedals, one fill one start/stop. I match up the patterns to my songlist and make note of the bpm on my ipad.
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yeah its a complete midi keyboard, so you plug it in to a computer with the cord that comes with it. You can get a solid piano synth program for free, and i love the fact that it's a midi since i use a program called playground sessions which acts as a virtual piano teacher
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That's strange, from what I've read it has a heavy touch. I have the piano (but I'm not a pianist) and I'd say the touch is heavy. Either way, if you're concerned I'd recommend going to a local music shop and comparing the available models.
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I haven't heard the Casio but I own the Korg SP280 and am more than happy with it. Seems to me Korg is a far more in depth company when it comes to making digital keyboards.
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David, thank you OH SO much for this really terrific review. In the process of deciding what to surprise my 15yo son with this Christmas and this is great! He's only played for 6 months but shows real promise/interest so I want to keep this spark alive. I'm going to go with the Casio based on your FABULOUS review. Thanks again David! :))
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The keys have a great weight system. There are outputs to use other stereos. You should check this review is very helpful: http://azpianonews.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-casio-px780-digital-piano-best.htmlWe have it for 3 months and just love the piano.
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I do not know. We only have a CTK593. I found out which one to order off the paper work that came with the piano. It is also on the Casio website.
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I was ready to purchase the 165, but before doing so, I downloaded the 40-some page booklet from the Casio site. It covers the LK-160, LK-165 and LK-240. The LK-240 has touch ... like an acoustic piano, you can vary the volume depending how hard you hit the keys. Also, the LK-240 does not have BUT gives the option of purchasing a sustain pedal ($20-30) ... the 165 doesn't have that option. I got the 240, purchased a sustain pedal, and think it's a better deal for really not that much more money. -Jon Strand P.S. the 175 I know nothing about.