[Music] Hello, I'm Tony from Bonner's Piano Center, and today I'd like to discuss the differences between two digital pianos we have: the Casio Grand Hybrid GP-310 versus the GP-510. So the first difference that you'll notice immediately

is that the GP-310 is only available in satin wood finishes. So I have here the satin black cabinet option. There is also a satin white version available too. The GP-510 is only available in one color option, and that's the high gloss polished ebony that you see behind me here.

And that's the same type of color finish that you would expect to see a concert grand piano on stage somewhere. So the purpose of this video is to discuss the musical differences between the two pianos and what you get extra for paying a little bit more money for the GP

510 over the GP-310. So the first musical difference between the GP-510 and the GP-310 is that the GP-510 has an additional nine instrument sounds, and that includes five piano voices and four other voices. So the additional sounds are grand piano, pop grand piano, dance, honky tonk piano,

piano pad, electric piano 3, synth pad, pipe organ 2, electric organ 3, and electric bass 3. So what I'm going to do is just play you a very short piece of music on each one of those instrument sounds just so you

can hear the additional sounds that you get with the GP-510. [Music] So [Music] So [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] So of course with the additional nine

voices that you find inside the GP 510, it gives you more opportunities to layer different combinations of sounds together as well. And what I've done in this particular example, I'm just going to play you very quickly now, is I've layered the new pop piano with

the synth pad sound, so these are both exclusive sounds to the GP 510 and it's great for recreating that classic kind of Elton John piano sound. So have a listen to this [Music]. So another difference between the GP 510 and the 310 is that the GP 510

has what are called scene memories. Now, a scene memory is really a setup that you can store your own settings into. So for instance, if you make changes to the acoustic simulator or the hall simulator, or you layer two sounds together or split the keyboard, all of those settings can be stored and

given a name as well, so that you can recall them instantly. So the 310 doesn't have this feature, the 510 does, so you can store all of your settings and recall them very, very quickly. There are also some preset scenes built into the GP 510

which have been modelled on specific pianos which would have been used by certain composers. So you have a Chopin piano, a Beethoven piano, a Liszt piano and various other scenes which are already set up in the factory. So in effect, it's almost like you've got

some additional sounds to play with. So the other musical difference between the two models is found inside the acoustic simulator settings on the GP 510. So the acoustic simulator gives you control over various parameters that will alter the piano sound and you can actually tailor it to your own taste.

so you have control over things such as hammer response lid simulator damper resonance and if we scroll through you've got damper noise string resonance however in the GP 510 you have this extra parameter for open string resonance so this simulates the sound of the

harmonics of the strings which don't have any dampers inside a grand piano so it kind of adds a little bit of extra sparkle to the top end of the piano sound you've got aliquot resonance as well again this is exclusive to the GP

510 and that again it adds an additional harmonic to the sound in the top end of the piano and it just helps with the brilliance and the dynamic projection of the sound you have two other parameters here again which are only in the GP510 that's the

pedal action noise and the key on action noise so I'd like to demonstrate the sound of the pedal action noise for you so if you imagine in a grand piano when you press the damper pedal the whole damper mechanism inside the piano actually moves and it does make a

mechanical noise now Casio have recreated that noise um and you've actually got control over how much of that is present in your performance as well through the acoustic simulator so what I'm doing first of all is I'm just going to turn

the sound of the damper pedal noise up to maximum so that you can hear how it sounds so the GP 510 has more parameters for you to control the sound and tailor it to your own musical tastes and all of these extra things they're just simulating more

aspects of an acoustic piano, so the 510, in terms of its sound, is just one step closer to that of an acoustic piano than the GP310. So what's really important to remember is that both instruments are fitted with Casio's Grand Hybrid Keyboard mechanism. Now this was

developed in collaboration with Bechstein, the renowned German piano manufacturer. And as you can see, it's got a nice long wooden key stick with a balance pin in the middle, which is really important to get the right touch response and the right

uh, feeling into your playing. But you also have a hammer mechanism on the end of it there which goes up and down. And in fact, both models, you'll see the lid actually lifts up and you can see the hammers moving inside there. So both the GP 310 and the 510 have this

keyboard, which is really really nice to play, very very responsive. So that brings me to the end of my comparison between the GP 310 and the GP510. Both instruments feel really wonderful to play and they both have the same three core piano sounds, and that's the

Berlin Grand, the Hamburg Grand, and the Vienna Grand. Um, the GP510 just has some additional features and additional sounds that could just be the icing on the cake for some players. And of course, you've got this beautiful polished ebony cabinet which is really lovely.

Anyway, you can see both of these pianos in Bonners Piano Centers. We have three stores: one in Eastbourne on the south coast, one in Railgate in Surrey, and one in Milton Keynes. So if you'd like to know more information, you'll find

links in the description below this video, or pop into one of our stores and actually have a play on the Grand Hybrid series yourself. Anyway, thank you very much for watching this video and I'll see you in another one of my piano demonstration videos.

Casio Grand Hybrid Piano Comparison GP310 vs GP510 - The differences explained

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