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Guides to Donner's beginner pianos and drums, one buying decision at a time.
Donner sells budget instruments online, and its three volume sellers cover most first purchases: the portable DEP-20 piano, the furniture-style DDP-80 piano and the DED-80 electronic drum kit.
These guides take them in the order buyers usually face them: whether a Donner piano is the right call at all, then each model in detail, with what owners and reviewers found and who should buy something else. Start with the piano guide; the rest are there when you need them.
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Whether a Donner piano is the right first piano, the DEP-20 against the DDP-80, what they cost, and when a Yamaha or Roland is the better buy.
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Good speakers and learning features for about $310, with a heavy key action a piano teacher measured. Who it suits, and who should buy a used Yamaha.
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A furniture-style piano with one grand sound and good speakers. What three testers found about its keys and pedals, and how it compares with the PLUS, PRO and a Yamaha P-45.
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A complete mesh kit for a child or a casual beginner, with no built-in speaker and a floor-trigger kick pedal. Who it suits, and when to buy a kick-tower kit.
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