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Modded Pianos
Christophe:
Oh man.
That keyboard looks positively arcane. I think I want one, but I'm horrible enough at regular keyboard as is.
ALoveSupreme:
sort of looks like an electronic, extended version of a chromatic button accordion
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/A_convertor_free-bass_piano-accordion_and_a_Russian_bayan.jpg
the one on bottom, obviously.
I'd like to try that keyboard out!
casull:
The button accordion is its closest relative among popular instruments, yeah.
They're expensive and hard to get is the thing. There was an older one made back around 2000 by a company that went under. The one they're selling now is a prototype, and looks kind of shitty. They say a new model is in the works. I'm keeping an eye on it, have been for years. The amount of sense that layout makes is really staggering if you think about it.
rynne:
--- Quote from: casull on 15 Dec 2008, 08:46 ---what about outmoding the piano?
http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/09/chromatone-312-key-synth-laughs-in-the-face-of-88-keys/
--- End quote ---
If I understand that correctly, there aren’t really 312 keys, right? There are 312 buttons, but three buttons connect to a single "key," so there are 104 keys (= tones) you can play?
casull:
right. Still, the advantages of standardized fingering in every key, being able to slide chords, and having a two-octave range with one hand are pretty mind-blowing when you think about it. These will take over the world some day, I swear.
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