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I've got one with decent response - considering that plenty of upright pianos have unpleasant response too - but it would be good to have an actually good one,
by vintermann 4y ago
I've got one with decent response - considering that plenty of upright pianos have unpleasant response too - but it would be good to have an actually good one, or even better a configurable one.
What I'd like was a digital piano that was as configurable in its response/action as Pianoteq is on the acoustic model parameters. How hard can it be?
- prirun 4y agoPretty hard, because there isn't enough leverage in the smaller action of digital pianos.
- LgWoodenBadger 4y agoYou're probably right, but then I think about all the variation that's been achieved with keyboard switches and I figure nobody has even bothered to try with piano keys
- vintermann 4y agoCouldn't you have, like, multiple tunable rubber bands at different lengths? Giving you whatever resistance curve you want? I feel like this is something that should have a mechanical solution.
- teknico 4y agoThe Kawai MP11SE gets quite close: https://kawaius.com/technology/wooden-key-actions/ https://kawaius.com/technology/wooden-key-actions/
- prirun 4y agoI bought a Kawai ES8, and while the sound was great, the action was unable to manage the Bach Prelude & Fugue #2 in C minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcC4Thug-h8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcC4Thug-h8 Whenever your hand goes "in", there isn't enough leverage to play the black keys, leading to complete misses. On a few grand pianos, no problem. I ended up returning the ES8 for that reason.