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I use one of these: Here's an Amazon UK listing - but I'm pretty sure you'll find them in the States: https://www.amazon.co.uk/VonHaus-Storage-Trolley-Supplies-Accessories/dp/B01EAPK3KW/ref=sr_1_18?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-18 I also use coat hooks in my studio for cables that I need to access more frequently.

Don't know whether you guys have seen this: https://www.elektronauts.com/t/kurzweil-k2061-88/220839 Nice to hear a few short tracks from the K2061, although it's difficult to get a strong overall impression. But from what I've seen and heard I'm very interested, although hoping that the actual release price is significantly lower than stated here: https://synth.market/en/catalogue/kurzweil/k2061/

I agree with this viewpoint and would add that a little humor doesn't go amiss from time to time as well. Sometimes, particularly when there's no new information to be had about a subject under discussion, threads will veer off into a little comedy. It doesn't hurt anyone and allows us to remember not to take ourselves too seriously. Threads also tend to take a new direction after a while - like this one - because someone has been motivated to yank the steering wheel. In this case, it was someone objecting to the whole nature of the thread that dragged it off topic.

Ah, I suspected that would be the case. I hope you're able to find something suitable.

Are you travelling by air or will you be taking the ferry and driving? I ask because if you are coming anywhere near Wales, I have a Kawai ES110 that I'd be happy to lend to a careful forum member.

One thought occurs to me. If you mean Teddington, London, there are a few pianos listed on Facebook Marketplace within a mile or two. For example, there's a Roland Go Piano 88 with stand and stool for £200 in Hampton. You could perhaps ask if the owner would be willing to rent you the instrument or, failing that, purchase it and then ask your relative to resell it for you after the event.

The Medeli action, without aftertouch, is also used in the Kurzweil SP6, and I have two of them. I've had to perform a repair to the keys on one of them and a minor adjustment to a key on the other. In the first instance, after about five years of heavy use, the F# above middle C broke at the plastic hinged pivot point. The keys are replaced in sections and it's fortunately a very easy job. A couple of years on and I've had no further problems with that board that's now about 7 years old. On the second board, the B below middle C would occasionally catch on middle C itself. I was able to find just enough play in the affected group of keys to solve the problem and, again, have had no reoccurrence in two years. In a perfect world I would always choose a hammer action with "proper" pivots. However, when I needed to repair my Nord Piano years ago, it was harder to access the relevant part of the Fatar action. There are always trade-offs. I actually find the Medeli action to be reasonably fast. It's a bit peculiar in that the initial resistance is quite light, but seems to quickly ramp up to quite a strong push-back, which can be a little tiring. I also have a Numa X Piano 73 with the new TP110 and, although it feels quite different to the Medeli, I wouldn't say it's any faster. On the other hand, the action in my Kawai ES110 is lighter feeling than either the SP6 or the Numa and is possibly the best (or close to the best) in sub-30lb hammer action boards (although when I had the previous incarnation, the heavier ES100, I would say its more sophisticated action was perhaps even faster).

I've never come across anything like that before, but would suggest performing a factory reset (after saving your patches). If that doesn't fix things, you might try going into the editor software and see what's showing up there. It may be that you can reassign or repair voices remotely and store them to user patches. Good luck.

Something that comes to mind, since you mention enjoying the action in your Technics piano, is that it's rumored that Korg developed their RH3 action from the Technics assembly. I found a thread where this is mentioned here: The RH3 is found in Kronos and many of Korg's stage instruments. This makes me think that the Korg SV2S (the model with speakers, which comes in either 73 or 88-note form) might fit the bill. It has a selection of high quality acoustic and electric pianos, includes some church organs and other instruments, has very immediate onboard control, and can be acquired with custom legs. And of course it has Korg's RH3 action (in a slightly updated form, I believe). It is a well-regarded stage instrument. I owned its predecessor, the SV1 (which did have the occasional double-triggering/note cut-off problem at low velocities) and loved using that instrument live - it had a great vibe. Believe it or not I also used it in the studio as a controller for my Nord Piano, since I found the action way better for dynamic control than the Fatar action of the Nord - and it didn't seem to exhibit any action issues when used via MIDI. At that time, the acoustic pianos on the Nord outshone the Korg, even if the action didn't, but in the SV2 Korg increased the sample memory by a factor of ten and vastly improved the acoustic pianos. Just as an aside, I hope you enjoy your new life in Wyoming - there is so much of interest there. I moved from the UK to the States and spent a little over 10 years there before returning to the UK. My travels frequently took me to Wyoming, as well as to both Montana and Colorado, where I was able to spend time hiking in the Rockies. Fond, adventure-filled memories! My wife and I hold the award from the tow-truck company in Dubois for the highest vehicle rescue they'd so far attempted! Our Subaru got stuck in the snow on a forest trail at just a shade under 10,000 feet. Of course their tow-truck couldn't get anywhere near it. I was in awe of their ability to get it out by using snowmobiles and spinning the car 180 degrees with chains slung around trees. My credit card was also in awe!

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Sparked by the iPad holder thread, I thought some of you might be interested in this: I found it at Thomann for £8.40 plus shipping. It fits the VR-09's music stand slots perfectly and, from memory, seems sturdier than the original Roland part (that's now almost impossible to obtain). It's designed as a replacement part for one of Thomann's own-brand pianos and so I expect it won't be available forever. Here's a link to it: https://www.thomann.co.uk/thomann_music_stand_for_sp_320.htm

Mike, thanks for posting this fascinating interview. I've just had a chance to watch it all the way through. Definitely food for thought.

There's a very clear military video of one of these orbs, recorded by a drone flying over a conflict zone (I think it's Syria, but my memory is hazy).

I'm surprised that you would base potential alien capabilities on our own current limitations. If you had lived 150 years ago, would you have said that they could have advanced no further than the steam engine? An alien society might have a million or even a billion years head-start on us. What we might be able to do in a million years (should we survive) is incomprehensible to us right now. Some of the, as yet, theoretical physics being pursued on this planet is mind-blowing (I've only read the dumb-ass versions). Evolution might also have a significant bearing on intelligence and scientific progress.

Many years ago I was playing in a London musical (I am not a fan of musicals at the best of times!) and word went around backstage that Spielberg was in the audience. Needless to say I had to work "that" theme into the score. It must have been a successful rearrangement because the director made it known later that he was distinctly unamused! Meanwhile, back on topic: Like the rest of us, scientists sometimes become set in their ways as they get older and may find it difficult to challenge their own orthodoxy. Occasionally their whole careers are based on a particular theory and so, if it's challenged, they may see it as a personal attack. Even 100 years ago, people would have found it difficult to imagine the world we live in now. The notion of iPads, AI and Rovers on Mars would have been ridiculed by many. We don't know what the future holds, although it could well be mind-bending, and we don't know what the universe holds. To assert a fixed viewpoint without knowledge is unwise, IMO. There are indications that we may be being watched, but the evidence is frustratingly hard to collect. It is not helped by government or institutional secrecy. To my mind, we have a right to know what some have deemed their sole aegis.