Hi folks
I'm looking for a keyboard (MIDI controller, digital piano, workstation, synth... it doesn't matter) with 49 or 61 Hammer-Action weigthed keys. Is there something like that? Or, the smallest keyboards with weighted keys are the ones with 73 keys?
Tnx
Any 49 or 61 Hammer-Action weigthed keyboards?
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- KVRAF
- 3080 posts since 17 Apr, 2005 from S.E. TN
I vaguely recall a recent namm video of some controller company promising such. In the past Roland made at least one short weighted action piano, and maybe they still do, though maybe rare.
I had a roland rhodes (mk60??) piano which had what I considered a very playable weighted action with 64 keys-- Like a 61 with three extra keys tacked on the bottom end. It was basically an 88 missing two octaves. I still have the beast and would play it except I played it so many years on six-night a week club gigs I wore out the stripes on the switch circuit board and can't get replacement boards last time I checked. Still works fine as the biggest heaviest midi module of all time.
Have thought maybe one of these days putting the sound generator, midi circuitry and power supply in a rack chassis. Some criticized that SA tone, and the piano wasn't much to write homeabout, but the rhodes, wurlie and vibes weren't half bad.
I had a roland rhodes (mk60??) piano which had what I considered a very playable weighted action with 64 keys-- Like a 61 with three extra keys tacked on the bottom end. It was basically an 88 missing two octaves. I still have the beast and would play it except I played it so many years on six-night a week club gigs I wore out the stripes on the switch circuit board and can't get replacement boards last time I checked. Still works fine as the biggest heaviest midi module of all time.
Have thought maybe one of these days putting the sound generator, midi circuitry and power supply in a rack chassis. Some criticized that SA tone, and the piano wasn't much to write homeabout, but the rhodes, wurlie and vibes weren't half bad.-
- KVRAF
- 6426 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
I had a FATAR 61 key board, if model was called 161 or something.
You might look at Studiologic as well which is basically the same.
I also had a Kurzweil with Fatar keybeds, but not sure what the 61 or 73 key Kurzweil use. Quite sure they are really good, either way.
I have now a simple Yamaha P85, which is 88 keys, but there might be models with the same keybeds. I don't think hammer action per se, but really decent keybeds with a real weighted feel. Bought entirely for the keybed, not the sound.
You might look at Studiologic as well which is basically the same.
I also had a Kurzweil with Fatar keybeds, but not sure what the 61 or 73 key Kurzweil use. Quite sure they are really good, either way.
I have now a simple Yamaha P85, which is 88 keys, but there might be models with the same keybeds. I don't think hammer action per se, but really decent keybeds with a real weighted feel. Bought entirely for the keybed, not the sound.
