Yamaha CK88 88-key Stage Piano Essentials Bundle Reviews
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Highest Rated Reviews
Yamaha CK88
I have only had the unit for a couple of weeks and, overall, the CK 88 is a good product, with a lot of preset voices and function/setting options. Unfortunately, the preset voices do not include a celeste voice. As I am sometimes called upon to play such pieces as the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", this is sorely missed. I have attempted to find a substite preset voice to use in place of this (I have tried the glockenspiels, digital bells, etc.) but none do a particularly good job of emulating the sound qualities of the celeste. I know that Yamaha includes a celeste preset on other products, so I'm surprised that this wasn't included with the CK88. Beyond that, the last several very highest keys play and sound badly on some of the piano settings - barely play with almost no volume, almost sounding like a "dead" key on an acoustic piano. I'm not certain why this is the case, but it is annoying.
I do like many features of the unit, including its light weight, portability and built-in speakers, but I have not given the keyboard the highest rating because of the above comments.
