[sdiy] keyboard questions

[Terje Trane]

Where can I get the Fatar catalog? (Or another good supplier). Do they sell
in small quantities (like two)?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Theo
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 6:24 AM
> To: Simon Gatrall; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] keyboard questions
>
>
> Roland, Kawai, Ensonic (poly after-touch) and others also make their own
> keyboards.
> But indeed most American and European companies seem to buy from Fatar.
> Just got their catalog, lots of different models.
> The majority  seems intended for "classical" electronic instruments.
>
> Later
> Theo
>
>
> From: Simon Gatrall <gatrall at pacbell.net>
>
> > >At 06:11 PM 3/14/02 , thescum at surfree.com wrote:
> > >
> > >  >I hate to say it, but Fatar are one of the few companies making
> keyboards
> > >  >today.  Off the top of my head, Yamaha also makes their own.  My
> > >  >understanding is that the two of them own the patents needed to make
> > >keyboards.
> > >
> > >I hope that you aren't claiming that only two companies in the world
> > >manufacture all the musical keyboards, because that is not the
> case. I'm
> > >curious as to what you meant exactly.
> >
> > He's refering to the keyboard mechanisms themselves, not the keybaord
> > and the music making circuitry.  Indeed, Fatar makes a huge number of
> > the keyboards in the world.  Just like Alps, Keytronic and a few
> > other companies control the QWERTY keyboard business.
> >
> > Fatar is an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) for the music
> > industry in addition to making organs.
> >
> > -s!mon
>