MusoWayneUK Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Hi guys Been a tough year for us all obviously with Covid, no gigs over here in the UK still, but things looking up Hope your all keeping safe and healthy Seem to have lost my mojo for singing and playing, bit of depression has been a cloud over my head for a good 3 or 4 months.. so I"ve been getting myself back into it and enjoying it once more, my gears been getting a lot of use finally! enjoying my Kronos and Montage and getting sounds sorted for 2 bands I play in Also been playing a fair bit on my Kawai MP11 Lovely Keybed action and I still love the sound of it, but a chance has risen for me to sell it for a good price and put the money towards a used Kurzweil Forte... won"t cost me a lot more I"ve seen a lot of videos on the Forte and really like what I hear Never owned a Kurzweil before I just don"t know if I"d like the Keybed action I also think you can never have enough sounds𤣠I"m not into VST"s or stuff like that Anyone hear got a Forte and how do you find yours compared to the Kronos or Montage and obviously the Kawai MP11 Looking forward to peoples opinions My current equipment list is Gold Korg Kronos 2 88 White Yamaha Montage 8 Kawai MP11 Hammond XK1C Roland Fantom X8 Yamaha Motif ES7 Quote Korg Kronos 2 88 Gold Edition Yamaha Montage 8 White Edition Crumar Mojo Suitcase 2 x Roland Fantom X8 Roland Fantom X7 2 x Roland Fantom XR’s Yamaha Motif ES7 Kawai MP11SE Korg TR Rack Korg SG Rack Quiklok, Gibraltar & K&M Stands Kali Audio LP-8 Monitors Soundcraft EFX12 Mixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Hi Wayne - man do you like your heavy boards. Kronos 88/Montage 8/Fantom X8 - that must come to 200lbs on its own! I loved the Forte when I tried it, it has a very light, but premium, hammer action board. (It's a Fatar TP40/L, which Dave Weiser - ex-Kurz and Broadway and West End keyboard programming guru - says was picked for its ability to cover both piano and organ). Some people don't like the TP40, I think it's very good personally. It will feel lighter and faster than the Fantom - I don't have experience of the other 88s you mention. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusoWayneUK Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Heavy boards don"t bother me 𤣠I"m the idiot who does all the lifting ð¤¦ââï¸ðð The Kronos and Montage are to replace my Fantom X8 and Motif ES7 for using at all my gigs I love both actions on the Kronos and Montage I can still use the ES7 for synth solos Quote Korg Kronos 2 88 Gold Edition Yamaha Montage 8 White Edition Crumar Mojo Suitcase 2 x Roland Fantom X8 Roland Fantom X7 2 x Roland Fantom XR’s Yamaha Motif ES7 Kawai MP11SE Korg TR Rack Korg SG Rack Quiklok, Gibraltar & K&M Stands Kali Audio LP-8 Monitors Soundcraft EFX12 Mixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The Forte is a killer instrument. There are great deals on used Fortes and they are a great buy, a joy to play, and really flexible at everything, really. I love that instrument. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I too am in the UK and was interested in a Kursweil. Do you know how few there are here in the UK? The only store that had any was Bonners. Does not say much for the Manufacturers Tech Support in the UK if there is very little infrastructure. Quote Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusoWayneUK Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Apologies if I"m wrong, are the Fortes sounds new sounds on the board, or are they taken from previous Kurzweil boards? I played the new Fantom 8 in my local music store, the Keybed was the best I"ve played and better (in my opinion) than the Korg Kronos 2 88 and Montage 8 However, the sounds on it just sounded like old Roland keyboards sounds and I was pretty disappointed (Hence I bought the Montage 8) Quote Korg Kronos 2 88 Gold Edition Yamaha Montage 8 White Edition Crumar Mojo Suitcase 2 x Roland Fantom X8 Roland Fantom X7 2 x Roland Fantom XR’s Yamaha Motif ES7 Kawai MP11SE Korg TR Rack Korg SG Rack Quiklok, Gibraltar & K&M Stands Kali Audio LP-8 Monitors Soundcraft EFX12 Mixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 The Forte was released as a stage piano in 2014 and has added a number of features for flash memory, VAST editing, sequencer and FM synthesis, among other things. When it was released in 2014 it featured a new 9 foot Steinway and a new 7 foot Yamaha grand, among other EPs and stock sounds, along with PC3 and Kore64 stuff from previous generation. The legacy pianos like triple strike, Horowitz Grand, Dark and Distant, etc. are all there but the Steinway and Yamaha grands were new in 2014. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I too am in the UK and was interested in a Kursweil. Do you know how few there are here in the UK? The only store that had any was Bonners. Does not say much for the Manufacturers Tech Support in the UK if there is very little infrastructure.I played a Forte at Wunjo in Denmark St a couple of years ago. Personally, the dominance of Kurzweil in musical theatre in the West End means I wouldn't be worried about UK support. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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