Keyboard Mechanical Design

[Bob Zimmer]

At 11:48 PM 8/25/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Also, you may be able to buy basic elements from a company called Fatar.
>People like Kurzweil, Generalmusic, and Alesis OEM their keyboard
>elements from Fatar. If my memory serves me correctly, a 61 key velocity
>sensitive keyboard with afteroutch would cost about $200US. The US
>Distributor for Fatar is Music Industries. Happy Hunting! :)

I've heard from musicians that the feel on the lower cost Fatar keyboards
is lacking.  Their top end units are much better, but more $.  I believe
one is used by Kurzweil.

Another approach might be to pick up a used MIDI keyboard at a music store.
 For example, I'm using a Kawaii K1 keyboard that offers velocity
sensitivity (has attack velocity, but not release velocity, they are
different!), aftertouch, 61 notes, semi-weighted (slightly more piano like
than an unweighted), pitch and mod wheels.  I believe the average used cost
is about $200.  I'm running this into the PAIA Midi2CV convertor, which is
how I found out it does not offer release velocity.



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