From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Thu Nov 13 19:24:51 2003
Subject:Re: Roland A-70 controller...

Yeah, must be. The 2 A70s I owned had metal wedges
mounted underneath the "diving board" of the keys.

T
--- Mark Zyla wrote:
> on 11/13/03 7:37 AM, ynottnaro at
> ynottnaro@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Actually, they are hollowed out underneath, but
> the
> > underside of the "diving board" of each key is
> > actually weighted. (You can see it if you look
> > underneath, there is a small metal wedge in the
> diving
> > board of the key.) But Mark is correct in that it
> is
> > one of the best feeling semi-weighted (Roland's
> term,
> > and in this case, absolutely correct) controllers
> > ever, and will serve best as an organ/synth
> keyboard.
> >
>
> My A-70's a little different. The underside of the
> individual key slopes
> back at angle where it meets a vertical portion of
> the key underside that
> almost looks waterfall in design. I cannot see any
> metal on the underside at
> all. Two different designs perhaps?
>

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