Yamaha CS80

Jono Sloan wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks for your reply. It's put my mind at rest. Now I
> don't have to spend hours on my keyboard chops!
> Cheers
> Jono
>   
Argggghhh!!!!  Sorry, but I consider the keyboard on the CS-80 to be far 
more important to the instrument than the voice cards.  I almost picked 
up the Kenton kit, but I didn't because there's no MIDI out (which is 
why I'm in the middle of restoring a Roland A-50 and a Kurzweil MIDIBoard).

Coincidentally, I've just spent most of this evening removing all the 
keys from my CS-80 and washing each one.  After more than a year, I 
finally have it electronically complete!!  Now I just need to tweak the 
tuning, clean it up, and put it all back together.

Jono - if you, or anyone else, has a MIDI-ed CS-80 and don't use the 
keyboard, I'd be happy to lighten your Yamaha by about 50 lbs by 
removing the keyboard from it!  I'd love to have a spare CS-80 keyboard 
and MIDI it: what a great controller.  I'll take the ribbon too!  And 
don't think I'm not serious.

Anyway, enjoy yours however you play it!

 David
> --- Mike Fisher <hciassociates@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I think I have the Kenton in my CS. It works great,
> > although it's developed a quirk wherein middle C
> > doesn't respond to MIDI. I've been meaning to get
> > around to having that fixed, but it's easy enough to
> > work around.
> > 
> > Overall, I like it a lot. Quick response time, good
> > translation between MIDI velocity and the CS's
> > velocity response - what more could you want?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- juno_80 <juno_80@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > Has anyone had any experience with the kenton midi
> > > kit for the cs80? 
> > > I'd really appreciate any feedback anyone has on
> > it.
> > > Does it work well?
> > > Cheers!
>
>