Weird models #6: This thread won't be complete without an Usai!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AmZ2pStWb4
Weird models #7: Sail away with the Seaboard! Portamento heaven!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2syqXx97LE
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Omg! What's that!?!?! Amazing! |
Weird models #5: Lippens keyboard - hmm... I want one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3XveYlhyFs
Weird models #4: The Axis 64 keyboard is interesting...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OeRkXWTtQ
Weird models #3: Chromatone keyboards are sci-fi personified...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_9pbku5j8g
Weird models #2: Is learning on a Dodeka keyboard easier?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muuUMDNZsac
Weird models #1: Ever seen a Jankó keyboard in action?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK4REjqGc9w
This Schoenberg brand baby piano, unlike many other makes, is a real piano just like its regular counterparts (e.g. hammering onto strings), except it is smaller and having fewer octaves. Despite that, you can still play the full piece of Bach's Invention No. 13 in Am on it without the need to perform any transpositions! And it needs at 4 adults to carry it because of its heavy weight. Makes of other small pianos sound more like glockenspiels instead of regular pianos because they use the... See More
This Schoenberg brand baby piano, unlike many other makes, is a real piano just like its regular counterparts (e.g. hammering onto strings), except it is smaller and having fewer octaves. Despite that, you can still play the full piece of Bach's Invention No. 13 in Am on it without the need to perform any transpositions! And it needs at 4 adults to carry it because of its heavy weight. Makes of other small pianos sound more like glockenspiels instead of regular pianos because they use the mechanism of that of the toy piano's.
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This type of piano is a rare sight in Singapore! In fact, yours is the first such piano that I came across. Thanks for hosting Pianovers Meetup #12 and giving so many of us a chance to... See More This type of piano is a rare sight in Singapore! In fact, yours is the first such piano that I came across. Thanks for hosting Pianovers Meetup #12 and giving so many of us a chance to actually play on it! |
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You are most welcome! |
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Very interesting piano!! Never seen one quite like it in sg |
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Really?! Got tuning course here in SG?? ? |
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Yes, one of whom is our fellow Pianover here! |
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Waa... he/she should advertise the tuning course on this website. I'm sure many are interested! ? |
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A tuning course does sound interesting indeed. You will of course have to invest in a good set of piano tuning hammers, mutes, and forks. Practical experience is of the essence, and you need a... See More A tuning course does sound interesting indeed. You will of course have to invest in a good set of piano tuning hammers, mutes, and forks. Practical experience is of the essence, and you need a real piano for that. |
If you have a toddler niece/nephew whom you truly dote on, you might wish to consider getting them this Korg Tiny Piano at their 1st, 2nd or 3rd birthday - it costs only $200+ and is extremely small and light (doesn't take up much space). It operates either with batteries (which thus can be played at the bedside) or AC power, and has 4 colours to match surrounding furniture. It has good acoustic piano sounds, as well as toy piano sounds! Can also perform octave shifts and many more!
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If you have a toddler niece/nephew whom you truly dote on, you might wish to consider getting them this Korg Tiny Piano at their 1st, 2nd or 3rd birthday - it costs only $200+ and is extremely small and light (doesn't take up much space). It operates either with batteries (which thus can be played at the bedside) or AC power, and has 4 colours to match surrounding furniture. It has good acoustic piano sounds, as well as toy piano sounds! Can also perform octave shifts and many more!
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Nice. I only have the Kawai toy piano (which sounds more like a xylophone). Maybe I should get this as well. |
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Yes, you can either get it from City Music or the music shop at the top floor of White Sands Mall. |
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This is different from the Kawai one you mentioned, right? |
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Yes, the Kawai one is strictly acoustic, and the sound is like a glockenspiel. But this is electronic. |
A truly special improvement in the piano! With improving materials and technology, instrument makers should make use of the new material characteristics and push the boundaries!
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This is good news! In fact another friend of mine had recently the chance to play on such a piano! |
Responding to Yong Meng's request to post the photos of the Bosendorfer grand piano...which has 9 extra keys.. I played on it in 2006 in Toronto. This piano cost C$238,000 back then (see the price tag!). The extra 9 keys are in black in the last photo.
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Is this the Bosendofer 290 Imperial model? |
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Absolutely ... (it says so on the white card). Want to buy one for Pianovers Meetups? :) |
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Lol, the extra keys will be under-utilised. |
Visited a piano shop yesterday with Jerome, Gee Yong, and Julia, and tried on a Fazioli.
What are your views on Fazioli pianos?
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Have never tried this piano. But have tried the super grand one with extra keys (in black ) |
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Did that happen in SG? |
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No in Toronto, Canada |
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Nice! If you still have a pic of that, and don't mind sharing; post it here! =) |
What's Usai? Looks like piano keyboard.
Definitely not! A typical piano octave has 12 keys - 7 white keys jutting forward and 5 black shorter keys. Ignoring the colors, we can say a typical piano has a 7-5 configuration. The Usai... See More
Definitely not! A typical piano octave has 12 keys - 7 white keys jutting forward and 5 black shorter keys. Ignoring the colors, we can say a typical piano has a 7-5 configuration. The Usai keyboard however has a 6-6 configuration - a "balanced" combination. If you color the keys on the Usai, you will find that F#, G# and A# wind up as three keys jutting forward, hence they are painted black up front.
Read more about it here: http://www.balanced-keyboard.com/