Carry-on 88 Key Folding Piano - Ultra-Portable and Full-Sized with 128 Voices and USB MIDI Connectivity - Travel Piano Keyboard Perfect for Practice, Travel, and Performances - Black

Only JUST found out about the existence of roll up & foldable pianos in 2024 & after watching a great review by a professional musician named Angelo comparing both. Opted for this between the 2 choices based on his arguments for it being logical & am extremely pleased but there’s a bunch of caveats. His reviews are extremely helpful.I loaned out my very nice weighted keyboard to a family member as the problem w/it was it took up space, got dusty & also hurt my fingers as I tend to play fast pieces. My pianist friend tells me it’s my technique.. in any case, the keyboard took too much space.The reason I would not recommend this for a child learning piano is weighted keys are important for learning expression but for myself my main goal is to learn finger placement for muscle memory. For that reason, one tone no pressure isn’t a problem for my needs.The keys were less clackety than I expected as I was expecting FAR worse based on reviews I watched but they do make some noise. Also because there’s no tone I don’t pound them which helps lessen the clacking. The speaker is atrocious however but headphones or a speaker will alleviate this issue. I have it hooked up to my Apple Hi-Fi or Roland RH-A7 headphones & it sounds incomparably better than the speakers it comes with. You definitely want headphones or an external speaker.I use an incredibly sturdy Rowenta ironing board to put the keyboard on. The ironing board is discontinued but recall the ad showing a gymnast doing a handstand on it.The keyboard looks delicate, however I am INCREDIBLY cautious with my tools so am not too concerned with wear & again I also don’t hit these keys super hard because there is no point. This is just a tool for muscle memory for playing the real thing.My only complaint is the black keys are too short & unfortunately most of the piecesI want to play have 4 sharps or 4 flats… hand size and feet size is proportional & my hands although not tiny, get pretty cramped. Angelo’s review mentioned this but his hands are MUCH larger than mine & he says there’s just certain pieces he cannot play on this.Usually I have hand span envy, but in this case happy for the lack of such. I play mostly Bach, Beethoven & Mozart & these pieces seem to work for this fantastic foldable piano. The foot pedal is meh, but you could probably substitute a full size pedal from what other reviewers have said?All in all I LOVE THIS tool🖤 It’s the coolest invention ever & if they ever make the keys longer, will definitely buy that one too.I’m sure there are more magnificent uses for people who compose music & record, but for myself those aren’t my primary goals so cannot speak intelligently to that.If a child were to use this to learn on, I would want to make sure they also have access at least occasionally to a real piano as habits when learning are important. For myself though the weighted keys aren’t necessary & actually prefer it not to be as plastic hurts my fingers when going super speed;)

The media could not be loaded. In general, I love this product for the value. I’ve had it for four days now. I purchased this for getting serious learning piano with the intention of buying a better piano later once I got familiar with options many digital keyboards offer. So for me, I was looking for something affordable, all 88 keys, and easy to transport so that it may still have a purpose once I upgrade later. It definitely feels like a kids toy being lightweight and lots of clicking plastic, but that isn’t stopping me from learning with it. I’m mostly using apps that recognize audio, and it works fine for that. My biggest gripe is the sticky ‘E’ key on the edge doesn’t always spring back up all the way - but it still works.PROS88 keys.Easy to store and transport when folded.Less than 4 pounds.Has a tote bag with a snap.8 hour rechargeable battery.Wires along hinges look well protected.Works great as midi controller over USB. Was automatically recognized by my device.Includes micro USB data cable.Includes 52 stickers to put on keys with note on staff, note letter and number if thumb is on C, dots representing octave, and tiny number of white key.Metronome between 1 and 6 beats with tempo between 1 and 16.Sustain pedal.Has 3.5mm audio jack.128 instruments128 accompaniments, with adjustable tempo30 demo songs to play along with adjustable tempoTapping power resets to default settings/instrument.Hold power to turn on/off prevents accidental power when traveling.Can change transpose keys by six in either direction.CONSNo AC adapter for USB cable.Would prefer USB-C.No ‘normal’ MIDI port (midi over usb only)Keys not weighted.Keys do not detect pressure or speed.Interface to choose between 128 instruments and accompaniments is horrible with arrow kbuttons. Could have used first 10 piano keys as a number pad while holding sound or Accompaniment Buttons.A key tends to stay halfway down sometimes.No Bluetooth as midi controller or headphones.Lots of clicking plastic.Volume not high enough for parties or public spaces.Unable to lock into a rigid position to put on piano stand.Rubber feet look like they’ll fall off over time.No enumerated list of instruments, accompaniments, or demo songs to reference.No pedal for soft notes.Black keys are a bit short in height.Quarter inch lip of plastic in front of keys.Segments tend to slide off pegs when folded. You may want a strap or rubber band to hold it together.No storage IO for music, instruments, or accompaniments such as microSD, USB drive, or Bluetooth.