🎹Hybrid Pianos: What Is A Hybrid Piano & What You Need To Know🎹

What is a Hybrid Piano? - 1:16
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Silent Piano - 6:07
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Thanks for being here at the Merriam Pianos YouTube channel. Today, we’ll be covering everything you need to know about hybrid pianos.

It’s remarkable here in 2020 how much the piano industry has changed in just 5 short years. The question of whether to buy a digital piano or an acoustic piano if there were no concerns with regards to space and budget requirements has always been easy - of course you should go with the acoustic piano. With the recent advent of hybrid pianos, that answer is no longer so clear cut.

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What is a Hybrid Digital Piano?

The industry keeps this label quite vague, so I will give my own personal definition for what constitutes a hybrid digital piano in my mind.

True hybrid digital pianos are instruments that generate tone digitally, but amplify said tone acoustically, and include an authentic acoustic piano action. Some of the benefits of this arrangement include the ability to customize the sound in various ways, control of the sound in terms of a volume knob and the ability to play with headphones, along with integration with other instruments and devices, not too mention reduced maintenance costs.

The price range of instruments in this category tend to range from around $7,000, up to $15,000 or so. These instruments will feel like an acoustic piano due to the presence of an acoustic action, and sound very close to an acoustic piano as well.

For folks concerned equally with convenience and musical quality, hybrid digital pianos are as good as it gets.

The leaders in this category are Kawai and Yamaha, and in fact, they’re the only two manufacturer’s building instruments that fit this specific criteria. Yamaha’s Avant Grand series, namely the N1X, N2X and N3X, are all using acoustic Yamaha actions to activate the tone generator, along with an array of high quality speakers and cabinets to produce a convincing acoustic experience.

The Kawai Novus series also uses genuine acoustic actions, their Millenium III Carbon Fibre action, in the NV5 and NV10. The NV5 also uses a genuine solid spruce soundboard with Onkyo transducers to further amplify the sound.

The feel is top notch across all of these models, but one of the toughest things to get right is the response curve. I’d suggest playing these instruments above the 50% volume range if you get a chance to test them out, otherwise it will seem as though these actions are quite heavy.

What is an Acoustic Hybrid Piano?

A true acoustic hybrid piano is a fully acoustic instrument that has digital features integrated into it. These are the perfect choice for folks who want an acoustic piano most of the time, but for sound management and entertainment related reasons, would like digital features as well.

These pianos can be played normally as acoustic instruments, but they can also be muted and played with headphones, or played with a combination of both acoustic and digital sounds (such as in dual mode with a digital patch such as strings accompanying the acoustic piano sound.)

Acoustic hybrids start around $10,000 and go up from there. The latest round of these acoustic hybrids brought to market have also been by Kawai with their Aures series, and Yamaha with their Transacoustic series. Both are very well done product lines.

What is a Silent Piano?

This is the third hybrid category, and it consists of acoustic pianos that have the ability to mute the acoustic piano sound and be played with headphones without disturbing neighbours or family members. These are similar to acoustic hybrids, but instead of generating the tone through a real soundboard, the sound is brought to you by speakers.

Silent pianos don’t cost substantially more than their basic acoustic counterparts, and this category is represented by far more manufacturer’s than just Kawai and Yamaha, including Seiler, Bechstein, Steinway etc.

These instruments are ideal for folks who primarily need an acoustic piano, but plan on doing some practicing with headphones.

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