Question for Piano Player re Keyboards

[DeLorean75]

Morning

Question for you piano professionals out there - I am afraid I'm not one of them.

I was thinking of putting a piano in the house for an elderly parent who hasn't played a note for 70+ years. It's just an experiment.

A friend has a Casio CDP130 which to my untrained ear has a good tone and full keyboard. Good reviews and seems to tick all the boxes.

One question from a position of ignorance - it can only take a single sustain pedal. there are casio 3 pedal attachment things but not for this model.

If you've only ever used a traditional piano do you think that would really throw you or not so much of an issue.

Thanks in advance

[theboss]

Unless they are going to start taking performance diplomas any time soon (you never know!) a single sustain pedal will be absolutely fine.

They'd have to be playing at an advanced level to miss the soft pedal, it would be a minor restriction which wouldn't actually stop you playing anything. In acoustic instrument terms you have to be playing a decent grand to get the most out of it, although I assume a digital piano will mimic this fairly well. In even a very good quality upright it just shifts the hammers nearer the strings.

The sostenuto (middle) pedal is exceedingly rarely used in any case, I only ever use mine in one piece that I can think of and only then 'because I can' rather than because its essential.

[deckster]

Nothing really to add but just to back up the excellent reply above. The CDP-130 is a perfectly decent entry-level digital piano and a single pedal will be absolutely fine.

[DeLorean75]

Both thank you so much for taking the time to write a response and apols tardy reply.

That's fab. She was Grade 8 when [17] and apparently we did have a baby grand in the house then ....she's now 88.

Endorsement of choice appreciated.

Best