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Viking Ice

Joined: 03/05/10
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What Keyboard for small tour? new

#932968 - 08/08/11 10:28 AM

Looking for advice please?
I am going on tour abroad and need a decent keyboard to cover mainly Piano, Rhodes and Hammond Organ which is portable and light to take on an aeroplane.
Would prefer full size keys, but weighted isn't a problem.

If anyone has any recommendations, they would be very welcome.

PS I have a full stage piano which is too heavy, and a couple of rack units Jv2080 with extension boards and a Kurzweil micro piano (that I took on the last tour - but was given a duff controller at the other end which I would like to avoid this time)

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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: What Keyboard for small tour? new

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#932981 - 08/08/11 11:33 AM

Nord Electro 3?

hugh

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derek smalls

Joined: 26/10/05
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Re: What Keyboard for small tour? new

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#935962 - 22/08/11 04:06 PM

+1 for the Nord electro 3, I now find myself using the sample load function quite a bit as well

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damoore

Joined: 05/07/09
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Loc: New Hampshire

Re: What Keyboard for small tour? new

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#936374 - 24/08/11 05:23 PM

Or, if you want real drawbars, the Roland V-Combo is worth a look. Depends on the relative importance of that versus the (IMO) much nicer EPs on the Nord. Don't know how the real pianos compare since I think I have seen an announcement of Nord updating those since I have played one.

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Hugh Robjohns
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Re: What Keyboard for small tour? new

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#936412 - 24/08/11 07:44 PM

I was very sceptical about the virtual drawbars on the Nord, but actually they work much better than you think they should once you're used to them. I prefer the real thing, obviously, but they aren't the impediment you might think unless you are a serious drawbar player!

Hugh

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Viking Ice

Joined: 03/05/10
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Re: What Keyboard for small tour? new

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#936583 - 25/08/11 12:45 PM

Thanks for that. I've got one on order.
I was hoping not to spend quite that much, but have got someone sourcing a 2nd hand rack model for me.

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Viking Ice

Joined: 03/05/10
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Re: What Keyboard for small tour? [Re: Viking Ice]
#938689 - 05/09/11 10:13 AM

Ended up getting a 2nd hand NE373.
Awesome.
Perfect recommendation. Thank you. Saved a lot of time trawling reviews etc!
Great sounds and very adaptable!

Happy Viking!

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