Elka MK 55 - MIDI controller

[Canoehead]

Hello All:

 

Somebody local is selling a lot of these controllers, used previously for a musical run in Toronto.  I see that they transmit polyphonic aftertouch which I find very appealing.

 

Do any of you fine folks have any experience with this keyboard?  If so, what are the pros and cons?

 

Thanks gang!

Gord

[Konnector]

Never tried one....Actually, I've never seen one in the flesh. I think they're quite old. Like maybe 20 - 30 years old, although it's hard to find information on when they were last manufactured. 

[Adam Burgess]

There are a few guys who seem to love them on the soundonsound forum.

 

I’ve never seen one in real life! 

[Jozef Behr Music Academy]

No i buy from the authentic store ...

[Canoehead]

Thanks guys!  I’ll scour the soundonsound forums, Adam.

 

Cheers,

Gord

[Delaware Dave]

Funny how the older keyboards had polyphonic aftertouch but very few today do.  All my Ensoniq boards except for my TS-12 had polyphonic aftertouch.  Even my Kurzweil, as great as a controller that it is, has monophonic aftertouch.  I've learned to live without it (as we all have).

[mauriziodececco]

I owned a Elka MK88, a long time ago (bought it in 88, sold around 91 to buy a Roland FP8).

 

I cannot say a lot about the features, it was a long time ago, and about touch, it was long before i started to take piano playing more seriously.

I used at home with a TX802, a TX16W, a matrix 1000 and an Atari, my first home studio that burned my first few salaries :).

 

Maurizio