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

2009-03-28 by lsf5275@aol.com

Very cool. I want one.
 
 
In a message dated 3/28/2009 9:27:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes:

 
 
 
Korg have improved the keyboard on the new Microkorg XL. The key spacing is  
a little better. (black / white key proportion).

_http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82hI7HUwgTM) 

Clay

---  In _newmellotrongroup@newmellotronnew_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  Mark Pring <markpringnz@mar> wrote:
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> Thanks Mike,  Jon and Frank,
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> 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.
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> Mark
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> --- On Sat, 3/28/09, Mike Dickson  <mike.dickson@mik> wrote:
> From: Mike Dickson  <mike.dickson@mik>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off  topic Roll up pianos
> To: _newmellotrongroup@newmellotronnew_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
>  Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 7:01 AM
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> Seconded. It's all over the  second Systems Theory album 'Codetalkers' 
.Riverrun
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> See: _http://www.mikedick_ (http://www.mikedick/)  son.org.uk/ codetalkers/ 
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> The sound is also enormously  big for such a small instrument. It almost
> makes me forget ever having  the horror that was the M1. 
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> No, but I would recommend that you consider a MicroKorg. They
>  run on batteries or a A/C adapter and with a set of headphones, you  can
> play it anywhere. It fits in carry on luggage and is loads of fun  to
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> Frank
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>  In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time,  markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
> I am off overseas for a couple of  months away from my beloved
> tron, piano and Korg midi keyboard, I will  have no access to any
> keyboard for a couple of months and the Korg is  too big to fit in my
> backpack and might be an awkward shape for hand  luggage. I have seen
> roll up pianos advertised and read one review  anybody tried one?
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> Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make
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> Mike  Dickson, Edinburgh
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> Free Music Project: _http://www.last._ (http://www.last./)   fm/music/ 
Mike+Dickson
> Or _http://www.mikedick_ (http://www.mikedick/)   son.org.uk/
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