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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Date: 2009-03-27

Thanks Mike, Jon and Frank,

It sounds good but I would be a bit concerned about the small keys, I've not been playing that long and my piano teacher has just spent a year getting me to stop looking at the keys. Any thoughts about the R3? It isn't much bigger but it's quite a lot more expensive and doesn't run on batteries  but would sit quite nicely on top of the tron.

Mark

--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic Roll up pianos
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:01 AM

Seconded. It's all over the second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers' .Riverrunon that album is practically a demo tune for that instrument.

See: http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ index.html

The sound is also enormously big for such a small instrument. It almostmakes me forget ever having the horror that was the M1.

Mike

lsf5275@aol. com wrote:

No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. Theyrun on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you canplay it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun toplay.
 
Frank
 
In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern DaylightTime, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
I am off overseas for a couple of months away from my belovedtron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will have no access to anykeyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is too big to fit in mybackpack and might be an awkward shape for hand luggage. I have seenroll up pianos advertised and read one review anybody tried one?

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Makemeals for under $10. 

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.last. fm/music/ Mike+Dickson
Or http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/