Nord Grand 2 - First In-Depth look at the NEW Grand 2! 

It’s a myth that grand piano actions are always heavier - the best grand pianos I’ve played (Steinway and Yamaha C7) have had light and very playable actions. If the action makes your fingers tired then that’s a huge pass for me. It really annoys me when digital piano actions are made artificially heavy.

Thanks for the great review! Appreciated

Thanks for the great review! I got mine NG2 some weeks ago and i love the keybed it is so great to play on, different from NG1. Thanks Clavia for a great instrument.

cant wait to see more of NG2 stuff, love

Dang. Never knew Nord could get heavier. Love the smooth and easy playing Yamaha YC88 action

Sounds beautiful. Quick question, have you ever connected your MPC Key 37 to your Stage 4? So that the Stage 4 can use the sounds from Fabric for example? If so, could you please make a video showing how to do this? I can’t get it to work myself.

Thanks for taking us through the NG2. I was impressed with the clarity of the keyboard sound here on this YT, especially at camp 😉, which direct box or interface to a Mac?

How does it feel compared to the NG 1 ?

i assume the NG2 doesn’t support pitch bend if you use a external controller with a pitch bend wheel

I used to have a Nord grand and sold it due to the transport problems and it started getting to have some problems with rubber contacts with the key that was striking it was a terrible issue, definitely it is not for stage.

Great non-sponsorship disclosure!

I like this but it’s too expensive. I’ll get the Yamaha CK for the savings

Great instrument, but for that price I would expect a better action like the wooden action that Kawai is using in their own pianos which btw is much cheaper than Nord Grand 2. And then the never ending question, why.....only 2GB sample memory. In 2024 that is sound more and more like a joke. This is an instrument that you will probably keep for many years and more memory would make it more future proof. And what a about MIDI 2.0. No one talks about it I think the higher velocity resolution would certainly benefit an instrument like this. If NORD don't have it ready today they could a least give us the option to upgrade in the future with an expansion module. But I guess they just want to make money upgrading as little as possible from one model to another. No environment or sustainability thinking at all.

@craigbroadfoot1851 "It’s a myth that grand piano actions are always heavier", and you're right, actually they are lighter. Grand pianos don't need a complex and heavy mechanism because they already use the gravity in its best position of actuation upon the hammers. I think the digital piano keybeds are intentionally made heavier to mimic vertical pianos what for me is a big mistake. About Nord Grand, I would never buy one, for a equipment named "Grand" it should be using long key lengths like Grand Feel action used in Kawai MP11SE. If you really want to play a "Grand", there many, many better options from Roland, Kawai and Yamaha which are really intended for the professional or high level pianists

0:32 clear as mud. This video is not sponsored, but then talks about relationship over the years with unspecified companies and does not say he purchased the Nord Grand 2 with his own money. I'm definitely non the wiser for that. I will assumed it is sponsored.

NO NO NO! The original Grands action was SO PERFECT!! Sp you'er telling, us that what happened to the action of the Stage 3 to the Stage 4, has happened from the Grand to the Grand 2?? That really sucks! Now I'm thinking about cancelling my order.

Too expensive - save your money and keep looking. Action on Korg Nautilus 61-73 is extremely quiet, but feels cheap. However, piano sounds somewhat make up for it. Action on ancient Korg 01/W 61-73 is a bit thunkier, (but is alleviated by replacing the aged felt), but is the best all-around action I've played - not too much or too little of one thing. Not tiring, not too heavy. Note to Korg: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But sadly, everything _else_ on that keyboard is badly outdated (except the basic synth/pad sounds, which are still very relevant.) But no one (except classical pros) needs 88 keys, whatever the action/keybed. 73 keys (3 octaves above and below middle C) are a gracious plenty for 99% of pieces, esp. pop music. Anything more is unnecessary (and more expensive...and heavier) fluff. But not to diss on Nord, the drone feature on their keyboards has found its way into and inspired some fantastic contemporary religious songs. See "What A Beautiful Name" for example. That feature _makes_ that tune.

You play beautifully. Nord have such horrible sounds though 🤮 Korg and Akai leading the way.

I stopped the video after "....it has a heavier keybed action" 😅. No thank you very much.

The keybed of the NG 1 was the worst i have ever played......an absolute desaster in any way. From the dry noise example here i guess the version 2 is still bad. I still cannot believe how the, for any professional player inaccebtable Keybed found its way into the NG1.