Product Description

The AP45 has 88 touch-sensitive keys that ensure you will have the original piano feeling when playing. The AP45's feel is enhanced with the use of a scaled-hammer action keyboard for a true piano feel. It's topped off with Damper, Soft, and Sostenuto pedals for the complete acoustic piano experience. The AP45 features 60 outstanding onboard sounds, 2 headphones jacks (ideal for lessons!), 66 onboard songs, transpose and tuning controls, MIDI In/Out, and a rosewood design stand with a sliding key cover.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1856 in Musical Instruments
• Color: 1 Year
• Brand: Casio
• Model: CAS AP45
• Released on: 2009-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 24.00" h x 18.00" w x 59.00" l, 125.60 pounds

Features

• 88 Key, Cabinet Digital Piano Design
• Tri Element Z Chip Technology
• Casio Weighted Action
• Bass Reflex Speaker System
• Stereo Line Out for Sound System Use

Customer Reviews

Impressed enough that I bought it ! ! !
There was a time when no self respectable Middle Class American family would have a living void of some musical instrument, especially a piano - - whether or not it was actually played, tuned, or merely used to hold photographs. - - Today, that space has been claimed for the most part by what's know as the HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, and understandably so, because perhaps 30 or 40 years ago the only reason people played the piano in the first place was to combat pre-cable TV, VCR and internet boredome and when the kids grew up and everyone found better things to do it would never get played anyway.

I say this because the fact that the piano has gone missing from most homes is a sad thing for those who like to play it... but interesting because now people who are likely to buy a piano may very well do so because they want one that actually suits their playing purposes (not merely matches with the furniture and proves how big a piano they can afford!) - - and luckily the digital keyboard manufacturers realize this. For this reason, not only do I believe that a digital piano with a nice sound, realistic feel and the option of wearing headphones when its played late at night IS actually a really great choice to make for a good home piano (especially if you don't have the space or money for a baby grand.) I was particularly impressed with the AP-45 because not only is its sound compatible with the home console I came up playing, it actually sounds and feels better than many of the home consoles I grew up playing as a kid. (*you have to rememeber that back in the days the smaller pianos often had a muffled sound and not as good touch as the better and more expensive store models - - and if you came from a family that skimped on tuning and maintenence you had to deal with other problems as well, including the dreaded broken/slipped dampers!)

As for the CASIO name - - I am amazed. When I was a kid, we used to go to stores like Korvets, K-Mars and Sears and CASIO was synonomous with department store JUNK electronics... A few months ago, I was trying out the floor models (at K's Denki in Tokyo where I now live) and was amazed that the Casios were blowing away all the other consoles (within their price range.) Though most sounded pretty much the same, the area that CASIO seems to have beaten them out on was overall feel and response.

For those of you seeking a digital piano that has the same basic features of a piano (not a home organ, electone or midi keyboard), a great feel, nice living room look and pretty good sound I would definitely conclude the AP-45 is definitely a great option... (And since I've been playing since I was 5 and I'm a pro musician and isntructor, I'd hope I'd know!)

P.S. If you are looking for something with more digital features and don't mind spending a bit more the AP-80 is a pretty delightful little treat !

What a modern age we live in
Last Christmas (9 months ago) I received a Yamaha EZ-150 Keyboard from my parents. I wanted to see if I would really take an interest in piano or not. I did, and today I bought the Casio AP45 digital piano.

The sound on this thing is incredible. I assumed when I went shopping I would be buying a Yamaha. But the moment I heard this one I was sold. When you close your eyes, it's like you're playing a grand piano. You can sense it in the room. The harpsichord is very sharp. The organ is great as well. Fitting so many classical instruments into one 88 keyed instrument! How amazing?

It is housed in a beautifully finished brown wood. Easy to use interface. Keys are graded (heavier in the bass) so the feeling is exactly that of a grand piano. If you are looking for the best recreation of a grand piano $1,000 can buy, look no further.

Nice piano for the price, BUT....
Piano looks good, sounds terrific. But - big BUT - this piano has a painfully user-unfriendly interface, using the piano keys for settings. For example, one might expect a simple metronome setting +/- for faster slower, and a three digit display to show you the tempo. But no. First you press the metronome key. Then you press the Setting key. Then you count up Cs from the bottom of the keyboard - holding down C speeds up the metronome, holding down B slows it. And NO way to tell where the tempo is set. That same clumsy keyboard interface is used for many of the controls. I like the piano, but the control UI is just *badly* engineered.