Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Having read the reviews, I expected something good, but this is better still - it's gorgeous! It looks like a piano, feels like a piano and sounds like a piano (AND will never go out of tune). It is my pride and joy.
Being dead keen, I also purchased Pam Wedgwood's Learn Piano book (see product links above) and spent a few happy hours trotting through that the moment the piano was plugged in and grinning at me and inviting me to play it. The Piano Tutor helpfully builds up a range of skills to the point where I was playing (a very slow and laborious version of) the New World Symphony by the end of the first day (I didn't say it was any good!). The book isn't written for six year olds either, so there's not too much of 'Row, row, row the boat..' etc. before you get to grips with the good stuff such as Beethoven, Mozart and Vivaldi, and some very pleasant pieces I guess by Pam herself.
I also bought the Tiger Piano Bench (v. easy to assemble) and the M-Audio sustain pedal recommended by other reviewers. It's true that the pedal that comes with the piano is just saaaaaaad, and should never have made it out of the factory. The M-Audio pedal, though, is rather glorious.
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