Dave Ferris Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 https://mailchi.mp/61bb60994a79/special-0-holiday-financing-from-keyboard-concepts-1404005?e=78fea71f54 Be sure to click on "additional photos and details". The tech mentioned, Ed Whitting, I consider one of the best in LA. In an elite class. He did some work - both regulation and voicing-- on my piano at around three years in and shortly thereafter I felt it really "turned a corner", opened up and began to blossom. He's in Orange County, a bit of a hike from me but he's simply great. Now if Steinway could just do something about my arthritic neck. Quote https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris NY Steinway D Yamaha AvantGrand N3X, P-515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 What a project! Quote Yamaha CP88, Roland VR-700, Crumar Mojo, rebuilt 1910 Chickering 5'2", Fender Rhodes MKI 88k, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 nice story, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Very touching story! Great bunch of people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Awesome story! Thanks for sharing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 https://mailchi.mp/61bb60994a79/special-0-holiday-financing-from-keyboard-concepts-1404005?e=78fea71f54 The tech mentioned, Ed Whitting, I consider one of the best in LA. He did some work - both regulation and voicing-- on my piano at around three years in and shortly thereafter I felt it really "turned a corner", opened up and began to blossom. He's in Orange County, a bit of a hike from me but he's simply great. Now if Steinway could just do something about my arthritic neck. Interesting story ! I´m suffering from (not only) arthrosis issues not allowing operating pedals in sitting position anymore. Not really THAT problematic because I´m used to play (multi-) keyboards in standing position since several decades,- but also there, it gradually becomes more worst. But it´s a great read Bosendorfer (!!!) found a way helping her. I avoid asking what the costs were,- and when looking at the pics, she herself looks relatively young. So I wonder what she´s suffering from. Spinal canal stenosis or such ? A.C. P.S.: arthritic neck ... I have it too,- on a x-ray, mine looks bended to the opposite it should be. Keyboardist´s issue when sitting in studios for a long time and staring on sheets while performing,- and (!) when editing patches and staring on (tiny) displays. It came quick. I got this issue already in ~ 1981 or ´82 when I was working in studios almost every day. I remember I visited a chiropractor every week at that time. He freed me from hurt, but the deformation is still present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Kind of like standup desks you see all over the place in companies. Way back when, I had a CP-70B, and I wanted to get it up higher so I could stand up at gigs. So my solution was a bit lower tech; we built 4 relatively small wooden boxes, I think around 1 ft cubes. We'd set those out and hoist the CP with it's normal legs up on the 4 cubes. The one thing I needed to mod was the sustain pedal shaft. That was pretty easy, just figured out the length needed, found a similar diameter shaft and cut the length to fit. The whole thing worked very well. The boxes were strong enough to support the heavy rig, and withstood a young long-haired rocker's heavy handed approach. I think I used to slap an OBX on top of the CP. Thing worked great for years. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Really nice story Dave, thanks for sharing. Way back when, I had a CP-70B, and I wanted to get it up higher so I could stand up at gigs. So my solution was a bit lower tech; we built 4 relatively small wooden boxes, I think around 1 ft cubes. We'd set those out and hoist the CP with it's normal legs up on the 4 cubes. I did something similar but constructed an approximate 5 x 4 x 4.5 wooden platform onto which I placed the CP-70. The sustain pedal rested on the platform so no need to extend the damper rod. We reinforced the underside of the platform and it was solid as hell. Supported a CX-3 and Prophet-5 on top of the CP. Had to re-spray paint it black a few times over the years when it got nicked up. The platform was bulky to transport but nothing compared to the piano. Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Kind of like standup desks you see all over the place in companies. Way back when, I had a CP-70B, and I wanted to get it up higher so I could stand up at gigs. So my solution was a bit lower tech; we built 4 relatively small wooden boxes, I think around 1 ft cubes. We'd set those out and hoist the CP with it's normal legs up on the 4 cubes. The one thing I needed to mod was the sustain pedal shaft. That was pretty easy, just figured out the length needed, found a similar diameter shaft and cut the length to fit. The whole thing worked very well. The boxes were strong enough to support the heavy rig, and withstood a young long-haired rocker's heavy handed approach. I think I used to slap an OBX on top of the CP. Thing worked great for years. Well, yeah !!! It soundeed all like a CP70b,- not a Bosendorfer, no ? Way back when, I had a CP-70B, ... same as above ... A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midinut Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Very nice story indeed. Thanks Dave for sharing! Quote Kronos 88 | MODX7 | Wavestate | Crave | KeyLab 61 | CPS SSv3 | MacBook Pro | MainStage | More VSTs than I'll ever figure out www.thehenrysmusic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very compassionate response all the way up the corporate ladder. Great story. Jake Quote 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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