Are Used Digital Keyboards Worth Buying?

Digital piano’s and digital keyboards are offered for sale at a number of websites. Refurbished offerings, close outs, and sale pricing can save at least 10% of listed costs with deals priced at much less. The problem of refurbished digital keyboards is well explained on the Oak Tree Enterprises web site. Beware buying used equipment only to find the digital computer boards are dead or the keys worn out. Still, most of the resellers of used equipment promise the equipment were seldom used or nearly new. This makes used digital keyboards a good buy. The following sites offer refurbished equipment:

Musician’s Friend

Sells refurbished and close out keyboards. Prices range from $60-400 They also sell : Casio CTK, Lk, Privia models and Yamaha DGX. New models start at $400 and go up to $3000 on Korg and Kurzweil brands. They have close out pricing on the same brands, plus a Williams Blem Symphony Console Digital Piano. They offer deals on other musical instruments including synthesizers. They also offer some parts.

Music123

They sell many brands of portable digital keyboards and pianos. It doesn’t look like they offer any refurbished digital keyboards for sale. Prices range from $60-$3600. Models include : Gem, Suzuki, Casio CTK, PSR, WK, LK models, Yamaha Tyros 2, PSR, EZ models, Korg and Roland E, EXR models. They take trade ins for cash.

MusiciansBuy

This web site looks like it offers clearance digital keyboards and pianos but none are available at the moment. A search on their web site for used digital keyboards brings up 10 pages of used equipment and parts, largely unsorted. It’s worth a look if you need an adapter or other MIDI controller or the like. Most of their digital keyboards and pianos are new. Prices run from $500-$2500. Models of digital keyboards and pianos they sell include : Yamaha CDP, P, N, YDP models, Casio PX, CDP models, Kawai, Korg, Kurzweil, and Roland

Zzounds

This site offers the largest number of brands that I noticed, including some offerings that are refurbished under their blowout section. Deals need to be searched. Some models are listed as offered but when you click on them you find they aren’t offered anymore. Prices range from $300-$3500. Models include Korg, Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Kord, Klavia, Novation, Kurzweil and a number of parts.

Oak Tree Enterprises

Oak Tree Enterprises sells used keyboard synthesizers as parts, including repair kits and the warning to use a reliable, certified repairman of digital keyboards. They gave me a lot of confidence in their knowledge due to their extensive explanation about what it takes to repair a digital keyboard. They don’t actually sell the keyboards, but they do provide a useful service for buyers looking for used keyboards because they provide a comprehensive guide to what can be wrong with a used keyboard. They sell:

Casio CZ-100, Rhodes Electric Piano, Roland EP-7, Roland Juno 60, Yamaha DX-7, and Yamaha DX-7 II D parts.

Kaboodle

3 Used keyboards offered, some new.

DMOZ

This site may be of interest during your research since it provides a directory of stores that sell refurbished pianos, pianos and keyboards.

Concert Pitch Piano

Provides advice and sales of pianos.

Other refurbished or used keyboards are offered for sale at:

Ebay, Amazon.com, Smarter.com, Home Recording Connection