From aevett1@yahoo.com Wed Nov 09 21:33:12 2005
Subject:Re: keystation pro88 destruction

Wow...

Josh, I'm not tech savvy - at least not in the ways
needed to help you out. But your 'situation' did give
me pause for thought.
I too was displeased with action of my Keystation
Pro-88 (In talking to other keyboard players, I have
found those who think it has a wonderful action; they
are truly fortunate: as it's an absolutely wicked
controller. Truly, each of us has a 'different' touch
when it comes to keybeds...). So, I sold mine on
Ebay, and picked a used KX88 and an Evolution MK461c
for my home recording/softsynth work.

A cheap, but decent 61 or 76 note keybed ? Hmmm...I
had a Roland
A-70 years ago, and that was a very comfortable keybed
on which to play organ. Those are presently somewhat
rare, and I'd hate to think of one being ripped apart.
But, I do recall that type of keybed being in a few
other 'boards manufactured at the time: Roland's older
G series arrangers, and Emu's 76 key sample playback
keyboard. I wonder what you might find floating around
out there on Ebay ? I'm curious: Does anyone out there
know who manufactured that particular keybed for
Roland and Emu ? I wonder how that would be in my
MK461c....Probably awesome, and very expensive to
do...

Anyway...To fantasize a bit: If I had 'money to burn',
I'd probably try to figure out a way to get the keybed
from a Roland VR-760 into your Keystation88. Then pair
it with the B4 or EVB3....Ok, back to reality.

Allan

--- Josh Lawrence wrote:

> Help!
>
> Due to my displeasure with the Keystation Pro-88's
> action, I recently
> replaced it with a Roland RD-700SX. The KSP-88's
> controller capabilities,
> however, are quite extensive and impressive. Since
> one key on the keyboard
> was defunct, and I didn't want to mess with the
> liability of shipping or
> selling, I did the next best thing that any hardware
> curious person would
> do: I took it apart! :)
>
> In the process of dismantling it, an idea occurred
> to me - I could simply
> remove the important electronics, attach a cheap
> (but decent) 61- or 76-key
> action, and have a great "top keyboard" for playing
> organ patches. Here is
> where I *really* need the help of someone who has
> been on the inside of a
> MIDI keyboard once or twice in their life. First,
> please take a look at this
> picture:
>
> http://home.valornet.com/joshlawrence/
>
> Notice the four connections on this board - this is
> the circuit board that
> connects the action to the circuitry (the top two
> connectors are somewhat
> hidden by the cables). The 88-key action has four
> cables that connect to
> this board. Is this a "standard" connection? If so,
> where can I get a
> keyboard (again, 61 or 76 keys) that I can "drop in"
> to this connector?
>
> I know this sounds ambitious, but if I am correct
> about my assumptions, I
> will have a absolutely killer organ controller for
> not much more money. If
> I'm incorrect, well, I'll try to use it as a control
> surface sans the
> keyboard. If I'm wrong about that, well, I guess
> we'll all have a good laugh
> at my expense :) What I lack in intelligence, I
> certainly make up for in
> bravery.
>
> Thanks for the help in advance, everyone...I promise
> I'll document the
> progress on my web space just as soon as I get a
> chance.
>
> --
> Josh
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
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>


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