DIY Piano Soldering Project Kit Electronics Solder Practice Kit, Great STEM Project and Gift, Multi-Function

Received in brand new perfect condition. Comes with all parts except 3 AA batteries. I’ve been putting together electronic kits since the age of 10 years old. I’m now almost 72. College degree in electronics. Retired technician from Honeywell. This kit is wonderful. Extremely easy to put together. I guess the hardest part would be is soldering all the switches. There are a lot of switches. Took me about three hours with some breaks . Only because of all the switches. Please read all of the instructions and everything will go to plan. The pictures can be confusing, because of the different colors of switches. It’s because in the instructions they give you the builder a choice in switch color placement. On the top of the board the resistor placement. You will notice the values. The ones that have a zero in them means 0 ohms. No resistance. Just a complete short. You are probably asking why even put a O ohm resistor there at all. Well most of the time it’s easier to put one there because of the traces on the board.so basically one could just put a jumper wire there. Now that’s just one reason. Now I’m not easily amazed, this thing really is amazing and well worth the purchase. You will like it. It does a lot and sounds like the real thing. Just take your time building it. I used a grounded tip 15 watt soldering iron. On a grounded mat and wrist strap. Because there are Ic chips in place. I’m also a ham radio operator and all my radios sit there. Anti static reasons. Wonderful kit I enjoyed putting it together. You will be amazed too. Highly recommend!!!!

Was very well packaged and the kit came with everything it states. Instructions are very simple and assembly is pretty easy. Must know how to soldering, but its the perfect kit to put some skills to the test. Quality of sound and the keyboard itself is really great.

I bought the VOGURTIME DIY Piano Soldering Project Kit as a STEM activity for my kids, and overall it was a decent experience. The kit is workable and provides a fun way for beginners to practice soldering and learn basic electronics. What I Liked: Multi-Function Project — The piano feature adds an engaging twist to standard soldering kits. Decent Quality Components — Not top-tier, but adequate for beginner use and educational purposes. Instructions — They were okay — somewhat basic but understandable with a bit of patience. Great for Kids — My kids enjoyed putting the kit together and were proud to get it working. While this isn’t a professional-grade kit, it’s a solid choice for beginners wanting to learn soldering in a fun way. ⚠️ Legal Disclaimer: This review is based on my personal experience. Results may vary depending on skill level and supervision, especially with kids handling soldering tools. I do not accept liability for injuries or damages related to use. Overall, I’m happy with this kit as a STEM gift and educational tool — a good value for what it offers.

Instructions were excellent for assembly. Detailed photos and notes were all on target and the build went really well with no issues or missing parts. Forceps were useful for picking the pieces from the package. Order of assembly was well thought out (short stuff first, then taller parts). The instructions for what all those buttons do were very brief and left much to be discovered. The main IC/brains of this is a "Nyquest" NY7, and the firmware seems to include all the tunes and functionality from the SDK for the IC. I gave this five stars for every category except the instructions. It's a minor gripe, as figuring out the "theory of the machine" ends up being a second project in itself... Recording Rhythm: There is a basic rhythm sequencer ("SWITCH" SW16 key accesses a second layer of rhythm instruments on SW17-SW20). You can record rhythm/drum loops by pressing "PROGRAM" SW21, then the sequence of hits (using SWITCH to access the second set of drums), up to 36 hits or so. This will play in a loop when you press "REPLAY" SW30, and you can play a melody concurrently on the white keys. Recording Melody: Press "RECORD" SW21, sequence of melody on the white keys, then "REPLAY" SW30 to hear it back. I have not figured out how to record both rhythm and melody concurrently, but probably it could be done. One Key/One Note (OK/ON) This a series of many tunes that play one note per white keypress (any white key will do). Press the "OK/ON" SW29 one or more times, and select the tune by pressing one of the white keys. There are several layers of tunes (e.g. single press of SW29 yields one tune for SW1, and different tune if SW29 is pressed twice, three times, etc.) Flats/Sharps Have not figured out if the black keys can be used as flats/sharps, but would guess it might be possible. Who knows.

The piano pcb board had an issue with the D4 piano key not working, we had to use wire jumpers to make it work. Thank you for including the schematic along with the instructions, that was pretty helpful(it would of been more helpful to note in the schematic were D4 connects so we didnt have to do an educated guess)

The PCB is really good quality. The pins are far enough apart that people who are new to soldering won't have too much trouble avoiding solder bridges. The board is good quality; we didn't have any problem with solder points becoming unattached, burning, or wires in the board lifting. There are a lot of solder joints to make, so it's very good practice for anyone who is just beginning or looking to get in some more practice and learning. The instructions are okay, and you can email the manufacturer to get a larger PDF set of instructions, music for a couple songs, and a larger schematic diagram. My daughter enjoyed making the project, loves the piano/synthesizer toy, and she won Grand Champion at the county 4-H fair in electric with it. The company has been very good to communicate with on any issues (we requested the PDF manual and some of the specs on the components in case we wanted to replace anything sometime down the road). Great project, great company. I'm going to see what other projects they make that she could do next year for the fair.

Spend hours soldering The darn thing, only to find that the speaker doesn't work whenever I go to power on. Everything is soldered properly, the LED light comes on showing that it's powering, but I've got no sound. Waste of time and money.

Picked this up for some soldering practice after doing a really basic circuit and wanting to try something a bit more involved. This is a great kit for learning solely due to the number of connections you need to make, and the variety of connection types, ranging from direct soldering to tinning and applying the speaker wire, both of which are essential skills to have for soldering. The final product is surprisingly capable as a little music device, I was pretty impressed by the range of sounds and functionality packed into this little piano! Had to dock one star for my unit in particular, as the board seems to have a defect that causes one of the piano keys to trigger multiple notes at once. Doesn't appear to be a result of a connection on my end, and the other kits I've seen put together of this particular piano didn't have that issue, so my guess is it's a manufacturing error with the board itself. But this is still a great little kit! Cheap, fun, and educational.