Music shops from throughout Germany - all members of the GDM - have selected the PRIVIA PX-100 as the 2003/2004 product of the year. At the anniversary celebrations to mark the association's 175th birthday, CASIO had the honour of being presented with the coveted trophy.

The GDM is an association of music shops from throughout Germany and has around 800 members. It represents the interests of German music shops to authorities, organisations and other associations, looks after securing the next generation of music dealers and organises communication between the members.

Ms. Zakrzewski is,an accomplished pianist with a number of music competition victories and awards to her credit. She is the 1998 Grand Prize winner of the Nakamichi International Piano Competition, as well as 2002 winner of the prestigious Arthur W. Foote Award of the Harvard Association.

She likens the responsive keyboard and amongst all the tones, the piano rich tones to that of a grand piano.

“With its responsive touch, it really brings out the singing, bright tones as well as the deep, rich tones, bringing all the elements together and making it very easy to play. Also, with its very modern and sleek design, it is at home anywhere in the house, or the world. The Privia's rich tone and responsive keyboard are the qualities I would look for when looking for a piano, and I would definitely recommend the Privia.”

Digital Piano

Acoustic Piano compared to the Privia and Celviano RangeHammer Action compared to weighted touch

The most important aspect of true electric pianos or digital piano is that they have Hammer action. This is a mechanical action. Unfortunately though even leading brand marketing of this genre of instrument is not always specific about whether they have hammer action as oppossed to "weighted touch" or "weighted keys". Electric piano or digital piano without hammer action but only with weighted touch or weighted keys sounds are keyboards with better than keyboard samples but do not have true piano hammer action touch.

Digital Piano Weighted action

simply means electronic controls affecting the way the SOUND responds but in no way altering the physical weight.

Digital Piano Hammer action

which gives the key a full weight exactly like a piano is the only true way a piano action is emulated. The Privias and Celvianos have both Hammer action and weighted touch.