Originally posted by Diki:
Got to disagree on this one... Anything that needs a very quick, facile action to imitate well (accordion, flutes, rapid strings, some Minimoog lines, in fact, anything that actually IS triggered from a lightweight keyboard in real life!) is hampered by a wooden 88, at least as much as playing piano on anything other than wooden 88 is hampered.
If you were playing often enough on an 88 weighted keyboard your finger strength and technique would be improved to the point of being able to handle using these sounds.(except MAYBE organ, which requires a fast and shallow triggering action).
That's the problem with the 76 semi-weighted...it doesn't build finger strength and technique suffers.
Check out Jordan Rudess on the Kurzweil...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdlRcK3cJ4A&feature=related Korg Oasys...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAp6iilofDc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m91c9PuTdZo&feature=related This illustrates clearly that weighted hammer obviously doesn't hamper speed.
But a wimpy 76 semi-weighted definitely affects piano technique.
Why lose what took years to develop?
A lightweight 88 note weighted hammer arranger would be less of a compromise all around...but it would have to be truly light...under 30 lbs for sure.
Ian
[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 06-21-2008).]
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