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This review is after 2 years from the day I bought this product, still firm and perfect

yes...it was a necessity...and works well..thx..dell

Very sturdy! Purchased for 16 year old daughter with keyboard for Christmas. So easy to put together - she did it herself. She also uses it to sit at her mirror and apply makeup!

I love this little piano stool! It's very comfortable and lightweight and folds up for easy transport. Great value and a great price!

I purchased this seat for my 3 year old son who is starting keyboard lessons and it is just Perfect for him with plenty of room to grow in to. Super quick delivery was awesome considering I waited just a few days before Christmas! Thanks!!

This meets my daughter's needs perfectly. It is very comfortable and it has height adjustment (very convenient ). I am very happy with this product.

It's a great stand. I have my M-Audio Code 49 on it. Easy adjustments for height variation. Sturdy and stable,

Sturdy, easy to adjust. And the price is right. Highly recommend.

A very rugged built and solid stand to support your keyboard. Non-slip sleeves on top and bottom. Adjustable to your standing height or sitting down on normal height bench. Perfect!!!

Very sturdy, adjustable. Haven't found any problems with it. Got it for my 7yr old, between her and the bench it wasn't low enough, but that was all relative as we put a stool down to raise her feet.

I bought this for my Casio synthesizer, and I am very pleased. The keyboard does not slip around at all on the stand like some stands. Its double tube legs makes it ideal for all keyboards -- light or heavy. Mine has 61 keys and it is the perfect fit. Highly adjustable too. Only thing i would change is that it should come with a carry bag to make transporting Easter.

Well worth the price. I wish it had two small tabs at the back so the keyboard would not get knocked down by a kid bumping against it, but I probably can't expect it at this price range. And you have to adjust the height while pulling back on the knob which is a bit inconvenient. I wish the knob was keyed so you can pull it back and make half a turn to hold it there. I'd still give 5 stars for what I paid for it.

Excellent

My 12 YO daughter wanted a piano and I didnt want to pay a lot of money. I ordered this, thinking it would suffice. It more than exceeds expectations. She loves it and is teaching herself to play piano by watching YouTube videos.

This keyboard was a group gift for my three grand kids. Everytime they visited, they always wanted me to show them something on my piano. This is perfect for them to plunk around on. This keyboard is not for someone serious about playing, but it is perfect for a young child to start on.

good stable unit and sounds good also.

We bought this for our 8 year old for Christmas. He loves it. I think I'm going to have to invest in some headphones to go with it, because the sound is really loud. We keep the volume at 3 and I can still hear it upstairs!

This is an excellent product. Quality is excellent the sound is amazing. I bought this keyboard as a beginner for my daughter and it has been well worth my money. I was very pleased with this company, the product was delivered at a very timely matter. It was delivered to me within 3 days.

I think this will serve our purposes. I have a little girl turning 3 soon and wanted to give this to her for her birthday. I did take it out of the box and test it. It's easy to put together and I love how the stand actually screws into the bottom of the keyboard - it gives it great stability especially with the stand standing on carpet. There seem to be a ton of voices and rhythms that I doubt she will use a whole lot.Star reduction -YES, there is a hum coming out of the speaker. It's annoying - it'll take some getting used to.YES, the volume defaults back to a volume that's too loud (in my opinion) and the lowest volume is still pretty loud. I wonder if it's more adjustable with headphones...I think I will check that.With that said - this keyboard costs like $60. This will just be her first keyboard, a play-around one, so it'll be fine. If she develops a stronger interest in actually learning piano later, we will spring and make sure she has a full sized one. For now, this'll do. I think she will be thrilled.Also, with the stand on the lowest level heightwise, I think it'll be perfect for a 3 year old to stand up and play or sit with feet on the ground and play.Update - I couldn't wait to give it to her. She is BEYOND thrilled with it. She already turns it off and on, reduces the volume, and uses the drums/metronome by herself! She was singing with it earlier. I'm putting that 5th star back because she loves it so much.

My daughter absolutely loves this keyboard. She is teaching herself piano, and this comes in handly. Love the fact that she can put in headphones and play to her heart's content without me having to listen while she practices. ;)

Excellent keyboard!! I needed one for my daughter to practice piano when I have her and this met the requirements. The stand is great and sturdy. The stand to hold your music is lacking quality but it does serve its purpose and comes off easy. The keyboard attaches to the stand good so I don't have to worry about it coming off if it's bumped. We haven't used all the other sound/beat features other than goofing off but still a good feature.

love the keyboard was everything you said it would be, great sound love all the features just what i been looking for and at a great price

great keyboard for beginners. My daughter loves this piano. I think this is a great one for the price. Headphones (not included) are a must if you do not want noise, but we enjoy the music.

I've always wanted to learn how to play the piano so I figured why not start now before it's too late. I didn't want to buy an expensive one because I wasn't sure how I was going to like it. I reviewed a couple different keyboards around the same price and this one caught my attention so I went with it. The stand was easy to set up but the only thing was that they didn't send me the power adaptor. I emailed them and they replied the next business day and sent it out that same day (points for good customer service). For a beginner it's great because it does all the basic stuff you want from a keyboard. I have nothing bad to say about it. I hope to play this until I get to an intermediate level where I can upgrade. But for now this will do

Good

Nice bench!

Great price, however, the bench is a bit low even at its highest setting. And at this setting bench tends to tip over easily. Otherwise a good purchase. Very well built and will hold up well. I definitely would buy item again.

It's a little shorter than I expected, you have to have a low sitting piano. I ended up setting it on some books to get it up to the height that I wanted. Make sure you look at the specs of the height and whatnot - this was mostly my fault. Great little guy though, comfy, easy to fold away.

It is what it says it is, and that is just fine for us. The stool does not adjust in height, but our keyboard stand does. The cushion is sufficient, but certainly not plush. It folds flat and is not heavy, even for a child to carry. Wipes clean. Ensure that the user does not horse around on it, because it is designed for still sitting. It can tip over on its narrow dimension.

well made, good height, a little sparce in the padding department but cant beat the value.

okay

Alright so I took a shot with this one at $18.99 and I will say that it has met my expectations and does the job of supporting my Yamaha 76 key board with ease!...Granted my board is pretty light for a 76 key,,and yes there are bulkier and heavier double X stands out there that you may want or require,,but that would end up costing twice the amount of this one or even more.. This one works just fine for me,..It has several different height options as well...It's a bit tricky setting it up or down as you must pull the spring loaded height adjustment knob out,,,hold and keep it there while you raise or lower the stand to one of the pre-determined height adj.holes, and then release the knob to easily pop right into the one you select..and that's all she wrote"...I'd buy it again in a heartbeat...Well worth its minimal cost with 'just fine' results for my needs'..There you have it"

Good product I was really satisfied

Got it for my ddjsx.. Perfect.. No complains...

Strong and sturdy stand, just a little too wide.

Good basic keyboard stand. Sturdy construction. The rubber feet are a little hard/slippery, and one endcap was missing when the unit arrived. It's reasonably adjustable, a little tight on the spring, but feels like it could support a couple hundred pounds.

Great for the money, all that we expected. The keys are WAY too sensitive, and the volume resets each time you turn it off (and the default is extremely loud). But, those are the only two flaws we could find.

As a true beginner im excited to play with this piano. Everything was delivered together, not broken. However the warranty/insurance paper work didn't come till later. So far so good.

This item was a gift and not sent directly to me. I asked the recipient how it was working out and she said it was fine, BUT did not come with a power cord which it's directions specified the user should only use the power cord that came with it. Pretty hard to do when it did not have one in the package.

nice keyboard for the price. It's not a full sized keyboard though. stand is nicely adjustable but a little unstableand I'm always afraid the keyboard might fall off of the stand or that the stand might tip over... mostly because I have four small children.

Sound is kinda poor but everything is great!!! It definitely feels like a beginner's keyboard so if you're looking for that it's a 5 star rating. If you're however looking for a quality keyboard to do shows with and record music, I give it a 3 star rating. This keyboard all depends on what you want.There's also been a lot of complaints about missing power chords. I ordered this in late May (it's currently June) and everything came totally fine.

I purchased this for my 13 year old daughter. The fact that you can use headphones is a real plus. As she is learning, it avoids criticism from her brothers

This is an excellent purchase for a child learning to play piano. My daughter loves it.

Product as described, although there is NO LEARNING MODE. If I could do it all over again I would get one where the keys were able to light up to teach the kids how to play. The volume gets impressively loud, there is a percussion mode and a good amount of different instruments and beats. The stand went together with no issue and the keyboard can bolt into the stand. A tiny piece of plastic had broken off during shipping, but I only noticed when disposing the box and you cannot notice it unless I were to point it out. If your looking for a big keyboard for your child, this is a decent choice for under $100.

Beautiful keyboard and a great beginners piano. It has bit of static at times, and keys are quite sensitive, but with all the settings availible it's definitely worth it. No missing or broken parts as expressed in other reviews. Wouldn't recommend for an experienced player

This is a decent little keyboard. It's not the top of the line, but if you are looking for something functional and small, this would work well. It has a decent sound and is lightweight. The stand is not very sturdy but it works. It is perfect for my needs, and I hope to get a lot of use out of it.

Overall it's a great deal. It makes a funny noise every time I turn it on. It sounds as if you drop a mic. Otherwise, I would have given it 5*

For the amazingly low price, this is a great product. A "real" musician would not be impressed, but beginners and young students can have a lot of fun with it.

The bench is a bit loose.

Very cheap but works

I didn't get my stand with it! Piano is nice though. But really wanted the stand also.

It really was ok. it looks really nice. it just feels really cheep. Im hoping that it holds up well. But I guess we will see. I got it for my 7 year old grandsons. I want to start teaching him to read music.... It does come with really good teaching tools. I purchased some stickers along with this and it really is helpful to help my grandson remember where middle c is. I hope I have a better opinion at a later date.

No power supply included. Should have said so on the initial order. A power supply is needed for the unit to work properly.

The piano is okay for a beginner. But if you want sound quality. This is terrible. The keys aren't weighted and the sound is fake and sounds nothing like it should. I should've expected this for the cheap price.

Love the product. Would be nice if it came with a stool and a music holder. Easy to assemble

This keyboard works wonderfully. Unfortunately, the stand did not come with the correct hardware for assembly.

It came in great condition. However, the quality of sound is more like for kids beginning to learn rather than for adults.

Good for beginners. I would not recommend for professionals. I plan on upgrading when I am more advanced.

It does everything it is supposed to, but not the best quality overall. I may have returned it, but needed to have something to use to work on music for upcoming concerts. There are 2 keys (B & C) in the lower keyboard that do not actuate properly - they actually move a bit and catch on each other! There is also light feedback coming from the speakers at times. The music rest is basically non-functioning unless you have individual sheet-music. The stand is helpful - but as expected is not the most stable. For the price, it is about what I expected.

Neat little keyboard for the price...there are three things that I didn't like so much. 1. This is delivered in the original box so it's impossible to hide the contents on delivery - it was a gift for my daughter and she saw it when it arrived. 2. When you wear headphones, there is a distinct and annoying buzzing sound 3. The stand is pretty flimsy.

Not recomended for adults seat on it, just for a kid.

Sturdy, but too tall. I am 5'2". Received this with no instructions. I googled the manual and learned you need an Allen key to adjust it. Guess what? Not everyone has one. Maybe try shipping it with the product. Mine is going to the thrift store and then I am looking for one I can actually use.

Keyboard design itself looks nice. However, it feels uncomfortable and sounds harsh. Mine in particular has a problem where, you press a key once, it makes another sound upon release. It was like that when I bought it and I just didn't make the time to return it. Although it seems many people have had this problem with this keyboard. On the other hand, when you plug your headphones into it, it is extremely loud even when the volume is set to 1. When you turn the keyboard on, the volume is automatically set to 12 (which is ridiculously loud) so you'd have to adjust it every time you turn it on. I always play with my volume set to 1 because it already has a natural loudness, and even at 1 it still produces a raucous sound. An extremely poor quality in sound. Listening to music through your headphones with your smart phone set to the max volume, is equivalent to listening to this keyboard through headphones with volume set to 1. This keyboard will surely make any piece you play sound abhorrent in my opinion. In addition, the adapter hole doesn't feel like it fits in securely. I also do not recommend giving this as a gift just because it is inexpensive and looks nice, not even if its for a child. With my experience in keyboards, I believe Yamaha makes the best. I went ahead and toss this keyboard and bought a new one. If you're looking for an inexpensive keyboard I recommend you save an extra 50 bucks to get one ten times better.

Doesnt have velocity control, and it doesnt sound that great. Would be much better off buying a midi controller instead.

Didn't come with a power adapter so I have to go buy one?? Not good.

I enjoy the keyboard , it did come with a stand. When I got it though it didn't come with a power supply cord at all so no way to use it. Very disappointed in that

Keyboard has poor sound quality...but it is good enough to practice.

I didn't expect anything amazing but I was very disappointed when I started playing this keyboard. It doesn't matter which tone you use, the sound is terrible. If it were just cheap speakers I'd plug in my headphones and be ok with it but even doing that the digital tones are tinny, hollow, and awful. Other than that it's not too bad. I wish it had come with a sustain pedal, but ultimately nothing that could be included would make it worth recommending because of the bad sound.

A word of caution. The power cord connection in the back of the piano became loose after around 15 months of use and a few times being moved around the house. We replaced the adapter but clearly the problem is the loose connection in the rear. We would recommend against this product.

I got this for my son as a birthday present and one of the keys doesn't work. I can't contact the seller either. It would be a good beginners board if it worked. I am in the process of returning it. We only had since 11/3/16.

The 5 white keys and 4 black keys on the left side don't play.

This keyboard boasts 61 keys, however they don't tell you that Middle C is not in the middle so most of the keys are basically treble. Also, whenever I turn it on, it "pops" and the volume is very loud. I was rather disappointed. :(

The keyboard gets confused sometimes when you try and play more than one key at a time or a chord. It would delay one or more of the notes. Also, my stand came with defective pieces, so I'll definitely be returning it. Pretty disappointing, even for a "Beginner" keyboard.

This keyboard had a buzz coming from the speakers which was very loud when using a headset. My 7 year old son also complained about some other aspects of the performance and functions. I returned it and spent the extra few dollars for a Yamaha - which he's been using for about 4 months without any issues. I would not recommend the Hamzer keyboard. If you are very price sensitive my recommendation would be to go to Amazon warehouse deals and purchase a 'name' brand such as Yamaha or Casio - look for a unit that says packaging is damaged but unit is like new - sometimes the box get some damage so they can't sell it as new but it is indeed an unused unit. You'll end up with a superior keyboard for a few dollars more than a new inferior Hamzer. If you're not comfortable with warehouse deals then just get a new name brand, you'll be happier in the long run I'm sure.

This did not seem very stable. It would have been fine probably, but the biggest problem was that it smelled like moth balls. I cleaned it with alcohol and vinegar, but the smell wouldn't go away.

Do NOT buy these benches! They are the flimsiest pieces of junk I've ever encountered. My 1st grade kids managed to bend and BREAK the legs of these benches just by their normal 1st grade wiggliness. Spend a little extra and get something more substantial. I'm so sorry I wasted money on these.

Poor quality. I purchased this for my kid's use last month, and one of its leg is already broken. It cannot be fixed, unless someone brings in a welding machine. We all have it handy at home, correct?? Huge sigh...

Item arrived with several screws laying in the box. When I tried to put them in they are all stripped. Poor quality on who ever assembled this.

This bench didn't meet my expectations at all. Poor quality. The seating area wasn't soft and it has very little padding.

Product was shipped without power cord, when I finally got the power cord to plug it in the metronome kept going on and on. No button I press will turn it off and the keyboard will not play. Now it's to late to return it!!!

Regret this purchase. It came with one speaker rattling loosely inside. Wound up selling it for barely anything on Craigslist.

This is junk! The third time the grand kids played this the LCD screen would not light up and none of the function buttons worked.

This is horrible I just got everything I need for a studio and then just found out the plugs at the back don't work and the usb plug you can't use.. Omg what a waste. I'm so upset right now

No plug was included which led to an upset daughter on Christmas Day :(We live a 20 hour drive away and cannot easily get one to herVery disappointed only due to this because otherwise all seemed great

Product received damaged

I tried with adapter but it wont work then i put the D batteries , the result was same. It wont work either with battery or adapter. The worst thing is i cant remove two batteries which i put into it. Spotted so many scratches inside battery compartment. Worst product i have ever seen in amazon. Great Disappointed when i gave as birthday gift to my wife. I will never ever bought any Hamzer product again in my life time and i will told my friends , not to buy any Hamzer product.

Not a reliable board. My granddaughter opened it on Christmas and it all went together pretty well. She was excited........then she started playing and some keys played twice; when depressed and again when released. One key stuck. The day after Christmas we went to a music store and bought a new keyboard. Bad holiday and bad quality control.

I do not typically review items, but this keyboard arrived with no power adapter, contrary to what Amazon says is included. Since I don't have a bunch of those fat batteries lying around, I've been unable to try it out at all. Shame, because it otherwise looks nice and sturdy and I was looking forward to playing.

I am not one to typically write reviews, but this item certainly compelled me to do so. Our son was so excited when he opened this keyboard on Christmas morning. He could not wait to get it set up. After assembling the stand and getting the item ready to go that's when things went from happy to sad in a blink of an eye.First, the sound of this keyboard was terrible. Then after about one mintute the sound started be be erratic and loud and could only be shut off by turning off the power.Regardless of what we tried to do nothing seemed to work and back in the box this item went and we will be certainly returning this back to Amazon.I am not sure if this was a wiring issue or speaker issue but in any case I would never recommend this product to anyone. I did not expect this to work like some high end keyboard, but I did expect it to at least work.Will not be purchasing a replacement of this item.

I bought this for my son who is learning to play the piano. It was a good price but it went out of tune within 3 months. Many keys are way out of tune and the seller only provides a 60 day warranty. I'd recommend buying another product elsewhere.

The sound is terrible, the lowest volume is too loud and when you turn it off, the setting returns to what it was set at and you have to re-program it. I had to pay $24.00 for shipping this poorly made keyboard back; what a waste of money, time and energy.