HikariKrome

Minetti Custom Keyboards is currently down (since 2022) and is still not coming back. I'm a musician (pianist/keyboardist) who travels/moves around very often. See this video: Minetti Custom Keyboards made a nice A-to-C 76-key Yamaha P-115 with perfectly, neatly cut edges, I believe the OP of the linked video would find it to be "more than perfect". But I don't actually want to lose the entire top octave, either. I still concur with the OP over missing the bass notes below E1. I would like a custom keyboard with a range of something like B0-E7 (78 keys). The B0 is the same note as the lowest note on a 5-string bass, and E7 is the same as the highest note on most 73-key keyboards. In addition, I want one with thin edges, like most of Minetti's keyboards, for portability. Don't ruin it like adding extra inches of keyless space.

To everyone here: I'm from (and in fact live) in South Korea. So for certain models, I may not be able to easily purchase/get them.

To everyone here: I travel around quite a lot (including "gigs", trips/vacations, etc.) - and it's very often the case that a ~6-octave keyboard would fit into cars etc. while a full 88 would not. So I need a smaller keyboard to fit into them. But I don't wanna sacrifice too much notes.

UPDATE: I give up on the C1-to-C7 73 / A0-to-C7 76-keys thing. Those chop off the entire top octave. The current standard 73/76-key configuration comes from removing about half an octave from each side. In this case, you'll need the C7-E7 / C7-G7 register more often than the C1-E1 / A0-E1 register. You wouldn't want to lose the entire top octave, and neither do I. But still, I'm kinda triggered by the fact that the lowest note isn't any lower than E1. If you would really wanna make me happy, I'd prefer something like 80 keys - like C1-G7. C1-G7 (80 keys) would definitely be sufficient enough for playing most pop songs - AND - I believe it would be beneficial for a lot of classical pieces, too. For example, here's one of Schumann's pianos: That way, we would get: - 73 keys: E1-E7 (6 octaves) - 76 keys: E1-G7 (6.25 octaves) - 80 keys: C1-G7 (6.5 octaves)

To everyone here: I travel around quite often, so I'll need portable speakers that are not too expensive, but not too sh!tty, either. I don't want those big fat ones. But still, I want nice, decent speakers/amps that don't sound sh!tty.

Korg Nautilus/Krome-EX have no built-in speakers, so I would have to buy/get a separate amplifiers or a speaker set for those. I hope there are some that are not too expensive.

UPDATE: There is a 76-key (A-to-C) version of Yamaha P-115, made by MCK (Minetti Custom Keyboards):

Well, they did make an A-to-C 76-key version of Yamaha P-115...

Well, MCK made an A-to-C 76-key version of Yamaha P115:

Unfortunately their service is currently down.

Wouldn't that be a 77?

All of Casio's 73-key keyboards, all of CME's 76-key keyboards, etc. had a nice C1-C7 / A0-C7 range, but they have been discontinued! And now I'm stuck with the stupid E1-E7 / E1-G7 ranges. 😠 Also, I would prefer the ones that work on AC power.

UPDATE: It appears I may have to do something like this: (Yamaha PSR-EW310 with "low C" extension)

Of course, there are a handful of his works that require notes above C7. Examples: Piano Sonata No. 26 in Eb "Les Adieux": [Eb1]-E1-F7 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A: [A0]-E1-E7 Piano Sonata No. 29 in Bb "Hammerklavier", full piece: Bb0-F7 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E: [B0]-D#1-C#7 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor: C1-Eb7 Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb "Emperor", Piano part: Eb1-G7

I think 73 (C1-C7) and 76 (A0-C7) can be beneficial/useful when playing some of Beethoven's works: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D: D1-F#6 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor "Pathetique": [C1]-F1-F6 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor "Moonlight": [C#1]-E#1-E6 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor "Tempest": [C1]-E1-F6 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C "Waldstein": [C1]-E1-A6 Piano Sonata No. 22 in F: D1-F6 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata": [C1]-F1-C7 Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor: E1-C7 Piano Sonata No. 29 in Bb "Hammerklavier", 4th movement only: Bb0 (NOT playable if the lowest note is C1) - C7 Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab: C1-C7 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor: C1-C7 (Note) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Piano part: C1-C7 Eroica Variations: Eb1-F6 Diabelli Variations: C1-C7 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F "Spring", Piano part: F1-G6 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A minor "Kreutzer", Piano part: D1-F6 etc.