Best piano shells for digital keyboards

Start with the Yamaha L85 if you own a P-series Yamaha: it's a proper wooden furniture-style stand that turns a slab keyboard into a console piano, with a matching pedal unit and bench available. The Yamaha L-100 does the same job for the newer P-143.

Who the others suit:

• AODSK wooden furniture stand — the budget route to the "real piano" look for any 88-key board.
• Donner DKS-200 — no-install, adjustable in height, width and depth, so it fits odd-sized keyboards.
• Liquid Stands stand + bench set — a complete setup with a seat, for practice rooms.
• Pyle wheeled stand — if you need to roll it between rooms or a stage.

True full piano shells (upright or grand cabinets that hide the keyboard) come from specialist builders like Keyhole Piano Shells, The Piano Shell Company and Grandstand Pianos — worth contacting directly for a quote, since they're made to order rather than sold off the shelf.