Long ago, 

Parents purchased real pianos for their children to learn to play. 

Purchasing a piano was a BIG commitment because it needed at least four people to carry it in the house and transporting it was a challenge. 

Thankfully nowadays, there are piano movers and piano tuners in almost every city! However, it’s not something that everyone can afford. 

Technology these days allows us to purchase an electronic keyboard that has VERY similar keys to the actual piano. You see, when you press on the keys of a real piano – they are originally heavy to press because you’re moving actual wooden pieces of the acoustic piano. 

When electronic keyboard were first made, they did not resemble this “hammer action” and instead, made the keys too easy to press. 

The problem this caused is that children who learned to play on an electronic keyboard then sat at a real piano and couldn’t find the finger strength to press on the real piano keys.

Now, keyboard manufactures created a keyboard that has “heavy weighted keys” meaning that it resembles the real hammer action “feel” that happens when you play a real piano.

This is why purchasing the “right” keyboard – or a keyboard that resembles this “natural hammer action” is VERY important. 

In an ideal world – I would recommend EVERYONE to get a real piano. However, since I know that not everybody has the space and resources for that – we tend to turn to electronic devices for the rescue.

Below I will list some electronic keyboards starting from the lowest price to the highest.