Hopefully a soon-to-be 407 owner

[digimuzik]

I played on a CVP 96 almost a decade ago for a church. After growing up in a musical family and playing the piano since I could walk, not having a good instrument in the house for the last few years has made me really miss playing. All I had was a Roland JV90, a fine stage/performance instrument, but no piano replacement.

I played on the 400-series at a dealer, and really liked the features of the 407 but (don't shun me...) actually preferred the GH3 keyboard to the natural wood. Maybe I just have heavier hands, or my touch has been destroyed by a bad keyboard I've been playing on recently (not the JV90). I also thought the layout of the 300-series controls was a lot nicer than the 2-rows of the 400-series (plus a few missing controls as highlighted by other CVPUG users). So I was really excited to find a good deal on a well-taken-care-of 307 in my home state.

It sounds beautiful, plays wonderfully... I will enjoy it for many years! My only complaint so far is not having any clue which style intro/variation I'm on, since I'm red/green colorblind. But I can usually remember in my mind which one I clicked last, so it's not a huge deal. That and it doesn't support my 8gig flash drive, but I can fit plenty of files on my wife's 1Gig. :cool: iAFC, score display, USB support.... awesome instrument!

And thanks to the CVPUG for helping me make my decision. Lots of good information here!

[ericho]

Welcome to the cvpug :cool:

Eric

[digimuzik]

Bummer... it didn't change my thread title. Well, I have a 307 now instead of a 407, and I'm perfectly happy (ecstatic is more like it). Let the music begin!!!

[Carlo]

Congratulations!

You're going to spend many hours of musical enjoyment with this model!

Best regards,

[Bengalkatz]

I just sold my CVP-307. Waiting for my new CVP-407. It will be here in two weeks. Now I have to practice on my acoustic baby grand. It looks great but doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a clavinova. Lots of people say no matter how good a digital piano gets an acoustic will always sound better. That is a half truth. There are lots of acoustic pianos that sound really bad. There might be an acoustic piano that sounds better than a Clavinova but you'd need to sell your house to afford it.

[stephenm52]

I just sold my CVP-307. Waiting for my new CVP-407. It will be here in two weeks. Now I have to practice on my acoustic baby grand. It looks great but doesn't sound anywhere near as good as a clavinova. Lots of people say no matter how good a digital piano gets an acoustic will always sound better. That is a half truth. There are lots of acoustic pianos that sound really bad. There might be an acoustic piano that sounds better than a Clavinova but you'd need to sell your house to afford it.

I agree totally with you on having to sell your house to afford that piano. If you don't mind me asking ( I own a 307), what did you sell the 307 for?

[Bengalkatz]

I sold my CVP307 for $4000. Then of course I used the money to buy my CVP-407. I haven't gotten my 407 yet but it is supposed to be here this week. I hope it comes soon. I am just finishing memorizing Chopin's Nocturne in B major Op.9, No.3. I memorized all nine pages and I just need to do the waterfall run on the last page. It is the third Nocturne I memorized and each one is a milestone in building my piano technique. Chopin sounds so good on a Clavinova! My next song to learn will be a nine page transcription of Funny Valentine by Marion McPartland. Then I will be back to learning the Chopin Nocturne in F# minor. Piano is my only hobby now. Very time consuming but very rewarding.

[stephenm52]

Thanks $4000 is a fair resale price. That's great on the memorization of Chopin pieces. And Marian McPartland's "My Funny Valentine" sounds good. I regularly listen to her show on "Piano Jazz" on NPR. Great show, if you haven't checked it out you may want to.