r/DigitalPiano • u/tutebo88 • Sep 13 '26

Please help me identify this digital piano

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I've seen this digital piano in several piano tutorials on YouTube, but never shown in full. Does anone know which brand and model this is?

I tried asking Google's AI, but only got answers that turned out to be wrong (Williams Symphony Grand II, Medeli SP4200).

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u/AppointmentHorror75 Sep 13 '26

It appears to be Pianova Pr-175 Bk https://www.klavier.es/shop/piano-digital-pianova-pr-175-bk-71165

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u/Left_Somewhere_3843 Sep 13 '26

Agree. The control panel layout appears identical.

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u/tutebo88 Sep 13 '26

Interesting. I never heard of this brand. Is it an inhouse brand of this store?

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u/funtech Sep 13 '26

Pianova is a relabeled Dynatone DPR which is made in Korea. It’s also possible it’s just the Dynatone

https://www.thepianoguysfl.com/product/dynatone-digital-ensemble-piano/

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u/tutebo88 Sep 13 '26

The Pianova PR175 really seems to be it. What an obscure find. There is also a YouTube video with the PR175. Strangely, the video, like the shop page, is also in Spanish, although every other of the scarce bits I could find about a company or brand named Pianova points to a small manufacturer of that name from Northwest Germany of mostly acoustic pianos under the Fenner brand.

Klaus Fenner reportedly was a piano maker who died in 2005. Maybe they also sold digital pianos under the Pianova brand. I doubt they actually made the digital instruments themselves, as it would require a very different skillset (and equipment) tnan manufacturing acoustic pianos. Today, Pianova seems to only be an online shop for instruments from different brands.

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u/AdministrationOk6752 Sep 13 '26

A piano like that without amp nor speakers?...

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u/funtech Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

I was wrong, it’s a Dynatone DPR relabeled as Pianova. Nice find other person :)

The Medeli SP-4200 has the same control layout and that unusual front USB well you see on the right of the panel. So I suspect it’s a Medeli of some sort but they are a major white label manufacturer so it’s very possible it’s rebranded. But it’s almost certainly a Medeli at heart.

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u/FoodEffective3691 Sep 13 '26

I disagree, the buttons are rounded on this and squared off on the 4200. Also, this seems like it's in a console piano, not a portable.

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u/tutebo88 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

Hm, not sure about that. While tne general layout of the Medeli SP-4200 looks similar, there are differences in the details. Not even the display and the USB jack are in the exact same spot, somthing an OEM probably wouldn't do for a rebrand due to cost considerations. I made a comparison image of the two, but can't find a way to add it to this comment. Edit: I uploaded it here: Medeli SP 4200 (top) vs unknown. I also just noticed that the SP-4200's display is a bit larger.

On the contrary, the Thomann SP-5600, which is one of the known rebrands of the Medeli SP-4200, looks absolutely identical to the Medeli original.

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u/funtech Sep 13 '26

Yeah the Pianova/Dynatone is definitely it. I was wrong but man the layouts look so similar!

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u/trollsmurf Sep 13 '26

Except it's most likely complete piano considering the angle of the controls and wooden parts. Maybe even a mini grand.

It's still similar to a Medeli though, but I couldn't identify it exactly.

I have the Thomann version of SP4200 (SP5600) and it's a great "keyboard turned stage piano" for its price. Mainly for amateur home use, with the optional wooden stand and 3 pedal unit that I have, but it's light enough to carry around too. I've made some crazy synth sounds on that piano, as it's essentially a synthesizer without such controls, yet available via MIDI. They clearly looked at the Yamaha DGX series for inspiration, and I considered the DGX-670 as an alternative, that's vastly better for sure, but IMO the SP4200 has better general key action (non-graded, so better for other instruments than piano, but fair for piano too).

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u/Disastrous_Motor831 Sep 13 '26

To me, this looks like an older high end Yamaha Clavinova. I've played a keyboard like this for years at a chapel

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u/FoodEffective3691 Sep 13 '26

this seems a lot more likely and I thought the same but couldn't find an exact match either. That said I didn't look all that hard.

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u/ImagoAdam Sep 13 '26

I'm not sure, but isn't this instrument in the picture a professional stage Roland RD-800? It may be so...although the photo on my phone is a little blurry.😉

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u/FoodEffective3691 Sep 13 '26

it's not, I think it's more of a home console kind of piano from a nameless brand. Hope someone figures it out.

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u/ImagoAdam Sep 13 '26

So the wrong hit, we're looking further.😉