Digital Piano for exams?

I've decided to take the switch from practical to performance abrsm exams for my current grade onwards. My current digital piano is weighted but very little, and has pretty bad sound. It's overall not a great quality, which is definitely a worry considering I need to record my pieces using that piano. With a budget of around £700, are there any good digital pianos I could use to sustain performance exams to the higher grades (6-8)? I'd assume 88 weighted keys and a pedal. A stand sounds impossible with this budget, but I would prefer one. I'm not looking for perfect, but something where I can feel the keys and the sounds are good. The room it would be in has great acoustics, so its really the quality of sound Any thoughts on this would be appreciated, many thanks.

Reply 1

grah-

I've also considered renting places for an hour or two, but there's always the problem of the prices and whether or not I get a recording that is satisfactory.

Reply 2

stony-earthling

Hi I'm about to take my abrsm grade 5 practical exam and the keyboard I own that I use for practice is the Roland FP-E50 with a pedal I bought separately.
I've had it for about a year now with no problems at all. As far as I can tell, it's a great option for your price range that fits your needs.
It isn't compatible with the Roland piano app but that's because the keyboard can already do everything the app can do without the app.
I recommend doing more research instead of simply trusting me, but that's my advice. :smile: