We are digital piano & keyboard specialists, based in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Stay up to date with the latest news, reviews, tips, and offers by joining our FREE newsletter (unsubscribe at any time).
We’re all on a Long And Winding Road now aren’t we? Perhaps that’s why the song has been in my mind lately. The Yamaha SX900 is such a capable keyboard for when you need to save a little space (like when working from home!). I had great fun making this registration for the classic Beatles song and you can have a copy of my set-up for free.
5m
Watch Chris play his arrangement of 'The Long and Winding Road' on Yamaha PSR SX900
All you need to do is send me an email at: sales@epianos.co.uk and I’ll send you a copy which you can put on a USB stick and onto your own SX900 to have it set up just like I have in the video below. (David is doing a Genos version soon too). Or if you would like a pre-loaded USB which you can simply ‘plug & play’ into your keyboard click here.
The original version of this song was apparently very simply arranged. But the version that you’re likely familiar with has a marvelous orchestral arrangement by Phil Spector, which wasn’t to Paul McCartney’s liking as he cited it as one of the reasons for splitting up the Beatles. I dread to think what he’d make of my version! McCartney has said that the song was inspired by the dramatic landscape around his Scottish estate near Campbeltown. He said the song is “all about the unattainable; the door you never quite reach … the road that you never get to the end of”.
I’ve enjoyed having the Yamaha PSR SX-900 keyboard at home during the COVID lockdowns. For a very small keyboard it’s actually very capable, that’s one of the reasons we call it the ‘mini-Genos’. I particularly like using headphones with it. That’s not to say the speakers aren’t impressive (because they are!), it’s just that sometimes, playing while wearing a really nice set of headphones allows you more of a connection with the music. You can really get quite immersed and forget about things for a while. That’s the magic of music sometimes, isn’t it?
[featuredblog]Enter your email address below to receive our free weekly newsletter containing the latest piano, keyboard and organ demonstration videos, breaking news, special offers, invitations to our live video events, technical support articles and much more.
These items are sold on behalf of Yamaha, and are sent to us on a per-order basis, typically within 5-7 working days, unless an ETA is otherwise stated.
We'll contact you the moment your purchase arrives with us to organise delivery, based on your selected option.
Example products: Yamaha DGX670, Yamaha P-525, Yamaha YDP-S55, Yamaha Clavinova.
These items must be sent with a heavy-goods courier (typically APC or FedEx). On occasion, depending on which is fastest, we will drop-ship directly from Yamaha to your address via Dachser.
Tracking will be provided by the haulier, with a typical arrival time of 1-2 working days.
*If you have included the optional £180 "Yamaha Premium Service" home delivery & setup option offered on selected products, we will contact you regarding arrangements after purchase.
**The Yamaha CSP Series, Yamaha CVP905 & CVP909, Yamaha CLP875, 885 & 895GP, and Yamaha NU1Xa are all sold on behalf of Yamaha and arrive with us on a per-order basis. As soon as your piano has arrived, we will contact you to organise the appropriate dispatch method. ETA for stock is shown on the product page for those items.
***If you have included the optional £99 home delivery & setup option offered on selected products, we will send your details direct to the installation team, who will contact you within 48 hours to make arrangements.
Depending on which option is most appropriate, we will either contact you to discuss a bespoke ePianos delivery surcharge for goods we can’t package for a 3rd party courier, or otherwise dispatch goods via FedEx or APC.
If a courier is used, tracking will be provided by them directly, with a typical arrival time of 1-2 working days.
Example products: Yamaha PSR-SX920, Yamaha P-225, Yamaha NP-15.
These items will be sent via courier (typically APC or FedEx). On occasion, depending on which is fastest, we will drop-ship directly from Yamaha to your address via UPS or Parcelforce.
Tracking will be provided by the courier, with a typical arrival time of 1-2 working days.
Smaller items, such as books, discs, etc, will be dispatched via Royal Mail second class.
After purchase, you can download the file either from the order confirmation page or the "Downloads" tab in "My Account".
If you have selected the option to receive a pre-loaded USB stick, then this will be dispatched via Royal Mail.
We will contact you regarding any pre-ordered items, and let you know when they arrive so as to arrange delivery with you at a convenient time.
Used items can also be purchased using either of the following options (minimum loan amount of £250 after deposit):
Total amount payable: £893.32
Available finance options are displayed at checkout. Alternatively, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to discuss the options, or email a finance application to you. Find out more by clicking here
Our seasonal opening hours are as follows:
We are closed on all bank holidays, therefore the processing of sales and deliveries will be delayed.
For orders of any stock displaying a 7-10 day lead time, we will contact you as soon as the item arrives with us to schedule a delivery with you.
Occasionally, there may be availability issues with our suppliers, in which case we'll get in touch with you to see if you're happy to wait, or if you'd like to cancel the order and receive a full refund.
This is a special order "agency" item, and comes to us directly from Yamaha on a per-order basis.
It typically takes 7-10 days for this item to arrive with us, whereupon we'll contact you to discuss the arrangement of delivery.
For any pre-orders, we will contact you as soon as the item arrives with us to schedule a delivery with you, and update you with an ETA.
Occasionally, there may be availability issues with our suppliers, in which case we'll get in touch with you to see if you're happy to wait, or if you'd like to cancel the order and receive a full refund.
*Cashback amount varies product to product, as indicated.
Comments:
Hello Chris,
Sorry a little late in my comments but computer problems at my end. Hopefully now corrected.
Q? Can the Beatles Registration for the SX900 work okay on the SX700? If so could you send me a download so that I can save to a USB stick. This was part of my earlier problem with the computer. Not your fault.
Q? Your new logo page heading is good but the use of small yellow numbering for your telephone contact etc is not that easy to read even on a 17″ monitor. Make larger or change the colour so that these details are more easily readable.
Also liked the explanations of the letters PSR etc. Very knowledgeable.
Thank you again for a good newsletter.
Tom D