[AH] Re: [sdiy] replacement keyboards available

[Andre Majorel]

On 2003-03-24 18:58 +0100, jhaible at debitel.net wrote:

> > Rubber dome keyboards just don't cut it.
> > 
> > You can get new Motif-6 keyboards from Yamaha in the form of
> > spares, for 364.71 EUR plus taxes. Those are by far the best
> > keyboards I've ever seen. 
> 
> Are these rubber dome keyboards, or metal contacts?

Metal. Motif-6 keyboards look and feel exactly like DX7 keyboards.
If you open a DX7, you'll see that each key has two contacts at
the end of thin springy metal blades. The feel is very different
from that of a rubber dome keyboard. With rubber keyboards, the
resistance generally *increases* as the key goes down, which I
hate. For some reason, I'm very fussy about keyboards.

One of the reasons I think separate keyboards are preferable
(nudge nudge wink wink). A good two- or three-manual splittable
keyboard driving several rackable modules put on top of it feels
better, costs less and is more ergonomic than half a dozen low
cost keyboards spread across the room and at different heights.
Especially if you like to play as many parts as possible at once.

Oh, I'm well aware mileages vary. :-)

-- 
André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/