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Hey All,

Thanks in advance for your help. I have been perusing this forum for a few days now and haven't been able to get any information on a piano I am interested in purchasing. It's in very good condition, and seems rare. They are asking for $1000. This is a shop that generally sells MUCH more expensive pianos.

It's a Diapason from the early 1980s (I was told 1982), and it's very small. 64 keys, and quite short, though I'm not sure of the exact height. It's not a spinet piano, as you can see by looking at it. Sounds very rich, has a great charming quality to it.

There are only two strings per note on the entire piano, and two foot pedals. I've searched high and low on the internet, but I can't seem to find a thing about this! I'm going back into the piano store next week after they do some more work to it, until then that's all of the information that I have.

Any insight on this piano would be appreciated!
Here's a picture.

https://twitter.com/obhowardmusic/status/820430119634345985

Your picture link doesn't seem to be working.

thanks, sorry! This link should work. I posted it to twitter for the purpose of showing you guys here, haha.

https://twitter.com/obhowardmusic/status/820430119634345985

What's your piano background? Is there a reason you're interested in a 64 key piano instead of a standard 88 key piano? 64 keys is very limiting and $1000 seems like a steep price to pay.

Well it's not exactly straightforward. I am a musician in a folk band, and I also own a custom music house (TV Commercials, scoring, jingles, etc). I live in a second floor apartment, so I was looking for something compact to rehearse on at home, as well as something that had that "sound" I knew I was looking for to use on records for my folk band. This piano has that sound, is very compact, and I want it badly.

I write and record (with almost no exception) without using the highest and lowest octave...so when I heard this 64 key piano, I couldn't pass it up. I thought it was great already, but he said he wanted to work on it more before he let go of it.

Additionally, a full 88 key upright would be very cumbersome in my current living situation. Also, this place offers full value return towards a different piano if I move into a place where a larger piano would be an option.

Then it sounds like a perfect option for you. Incidentally, I bought my first grand from a shop that offers a full trade-in guarantee and I've used that guarantee twice (most recently when I bought my new Yamaha). I've seen people refer to it as a gimmick, but if it's something you'll use (like I have), it's pretty great.

Have you rejected a digital piano? Or rather, have you rejected _all_ digital pianos?

No I have a studio where my digital instruments reside...digital has its place, but I want a real piano in my home for recording reasons.