Roland F50 88-Key Digital Piano

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With its light wood grain exterior, sleek lines and clear acrylic music stand, this beautiful instrument makes a statement wherever it is placed.

Roland offers its most affordable digital piano in a beautiful, stylish cherry cabinet. With its light wood grain exterior, sleek lines and clear acrylic music stand, this beautiful instrument makes a statement wherever it is placed. To play the F-50 is just as fulfilling, thanks to superb Roland piano sounds and an 88-note Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard.

Features

Compact digital piano with 64 voices and stylish light wood grain finish

Expressive Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with adjustable key touch

Rich, dynamic sounds and realistic touch create the feel of a full concert grand

20 onboard sounds designed to cover a range of musical styles and pieces

Includes 65 demo songs for listening enjoyment and learning

Built-in song recorder facilitates more effective practice and lessons

These keys feature an adjustable key touch and are weighted with a lighter touch in the upper range and a heavier touch in the lower range. Combined with the supplied DP-8 Half Damper Pedal, which supports a full range of pedal positions ('half damping'), players can enjoy greater expressiveness. Its 20 onboard sounds are designed to cover a range of musical styles and pieces. A built-in song recorder facilitates more effective practice and lessons. It's also useful when practicing left- or right-hand parts, allowing the student to record one hand and then focus on practicing the other while it plays back.

Elegant Wood Grain Cabinet
The first thing you'll notice about the F-50 is read more the elegant new look. With its streamlined appearance and light wood grain finish, this digital piano fits beautifully in your home - be it the living room, den or child's room. The clear acrylic music stand perfectly complements the F-50's smooth lines and form, making it a pleasure to see and play.

Inspiring Performance
The F-50 uses Roland's acclaimed Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard for true grand piano feel. These keys feature an adjustable key touch and are weighted with a lighter touch in the upper range and a heavier touch in the lower range. Combined with the supplied DP-8 Half Damper Pedal, which supports a full range of pedal positions, players can enjoy greater expressiveness.

Superb Roland Sounds and Onboard Demo Songs
Choose from 20 preset sounds covering a variety of acoustic and electric pianos, plus organ, strings and more. Sounds can be layered in Dual mode, and you can also select among several 'Split' tones for playing two sounds like bass on the left hand and piano or vibes on the right. The F-50's 60 demo songs include many classical favorites, plus there are five additional songs designed to familiarize players with specific sounds, such as piano, harpsichord and organ.

Record Your Own Songs
Ideal for students, the F-50's built-in Song Recorder is a great way to check one's playing for accuracy. It's also useful when practicing left- or right-hand parts, allowing the student to record one hand and then focus on practicing the other while it plays back. Features like these make the F-50 a great 'first piano' for children or adults.
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Specifications

Keyboard Keyboard: 88 keys (Hammer Action Keyboard)

Touch Sensitivity: Light, Medium, Heavy, Fixed

Keyboard Modes: Whole, Dual (adjustable volume balance)

Sound Generator Maximum Polyphony: 64 voices

Tones: 20 tones in 5 groups

Effects: Reverb (5 levels), Chorus (fixed for E. Piano only), Sympathetic Resonance (fixed for Piano only)

Key Transposition: -6 to +5 (in units of semitone)

Master Tuning: 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz (adjustable in increments of 0.1 Hz)

Recorder Song: 1 song

Note Storage: Approx. 5,000 notes

Control: Play/Stop, Recording, All Song Play

Demo Songs: 65 songs (including five tone demo songs)

Speakers: 10 cm x 2

Rated Power Output: 5 W x 2

Connectors: Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 in. phone type) x 2, MIDI Connectors (In, Out), Output Jacks (L/Mono, R), Input Jacks (L/Mono, R), Pedal Jacks (Damper, Soft)

Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC Adaptor)

Power Consumption: 23 W

Dimensions (without the Music Stand)(W x D x H): 52-11/16 x 11-11/16 x 29-15/16 in. (1,337 x 296 x 760 mm)

Weight: 28.5 kg / 62 lbs 14 oz

Accessories (included): AC Adaptor, Music Stand, Pedal (DP Series), Keyboard Cover

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 323-890-3700

Submitted August 5, 2008

"Great piano"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
The grand piano sound is great with good headphones, but the built in speakers are only OK. The response feels really good in general, but in particular when playing forcefully one feels the difference to a real piano.
Features
I like the damping of the keys, it's not a "hard stop" like on the Yamaha models I've tried, it's softer. Still, the keys lack the nice feeling of an mechanical piano.
Quality
I've used it for three years, and it's working flawlessly.

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Classic
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