Product: Yamaha CLP-110
Price Paid: US $1395.00
Submitted
01/20/2003
at
03:18pm
by
Larson
Ease of Use
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7
-CLP-110 Printed manual V860360 204APAP4.3-01A0 C2002
-Midi Version Manual Midi Appendix 18 January, 2002 Version: 1:0
-CLP-110 depends on knowing and/or viewing "Quick Operation Guide" but even with no LED/LCD display, with only 10 voices the instrument is easy to setup for general use.
-Using the Reverb ( Set Type, Depth), Metronome (Set Volume, Time, Tempo), Transpose and Pitch settings require good study of the "Quick Operation Guide".
Features
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8
-88 Keys, Weighted (Excellent feel and action)
-32 Note Polyphony, 10 Voices (Piano 1 & 2, Elec. Piano 1 & 2, Harpsichord 1 & 2, Vibraphone, Oragan 1 & 2, Strings),Reverb, Dual, Metronome, Transpose
-AWM Stereo Sampling (30)
-Damper pedal included: Large quality unit.
-10 Voice Demo Songs, 50 Preset Piano Greats
-Midi IN/OUT/THRU with independent Receive & Transmit Presets.
-2 Stereo Headphone jacks
-20W x 2 with oval 12cm x 6 cm speakers.
-No LED/LCD status indications other than power. All functions are set by function button or keyboard key and an additional keyboard press.
-Came with BC-100 Bench. Optional in some areas.
-No on board sequencer but Yamaha DOU-10 Orchestral & Disk unit is available separately. Note a good computer interface can usually provide most if not all of the available functions of the DOU-10.
Expressiveness/Sounds
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9
-Piano and String sampling are some of the best I've heard and I thought worked better with the damper pedal than most.
-The key weighting is excellent with very little noise and is very responsive.
-Key touch control is excellent from very light to heavy and played very much like the hammer action I was use to with my Young Chang G150 Grand piano I had owned for 14 years.
Reliability
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9
Works Great! I've had no problems with my CLP110. It is not designed as a portable and would be a bit heavy for true portable use but could be hauled around without the lower cabinet as it is one of the few basic 88 Key keyboards available. It is in a nice dark Rosewood colored, plastic clad particle board cabinet made for its custom floor stand.
Customer Support
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8
The Manual is good and is in English, Deutsch, Francais and Espanol. At my request, I received a boxed unit which is heavy but managable by two people. It requirs a little more than an auto trunk to carry but an SUV, Van or small pick-up would be ideal. The components were well packed and I assembled the base section and the included bench with relative ease. Other than some leg extensions that were added for backward stabilization to the lower legs (had no template or predrilled holes), it was pretty straight forward.
All worked on power up and I've not had any need for service or repair. An on-line manual is also available.
Overall Rating
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9
-CLP-110 is an excellent instrument for my use as an 88 Key, Midi input instrument for my computer programs.I wanted good piano key weighting that I felt equated to the feel of my Young Chang G150 Grand Piano I had played the past 14 years.
-My CLP-110 price of $1395 might have been slightly high as purchased from the local dealer in Oregon but was $400 below the list (retail) price of: $1795.00
-I love the weighted key action and I consider it one of the best I tried. It was fast, responsive and wasn't as noisy on hit & release as many other keyboards I tested with weighted keys. I also thought the keys were better regulated as far as even leveling, upper bounce, side to side tolerance and slop etc.
The internal "Piano" sampling is superior and the internal "Strings" had one of the best sampling and action I had tested. It was nice to be able compliment the computer capabilities with quality sound. The ability to set dual voice and set the voice(s) octave and balance is also a plus!
If I were to consider a any features as undesirable it would be the lack of display for any internal mode indications and the limited number of internal voices but this is to be expected for an entry level instrument.
-I compared this instrument with other entry level products having similar features; For my use I wanted: a basic floor cabinet, 88 Keys, piano action weighted keys, midi in/out, at least piano/organ/string internal voices, a quality/rugged sustain pedal. In the order of my preferences, I selected the Yamaha after considering entry level features, performance & price of the following: Roland, Kawai, Technics, Korg, & General Instrument.
-I am very pleased with my selection.
