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Re:Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano makes use of dron... by alfiedotwtf on Friday January 06, 2023 @01:04AM (#34271538)
Yep - https://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2986123/n...

You could go Kawai VPC-1 which is just the controller, and then connect it via MIDI to whatever you like. That way, you get a wooden action without paying for the sound engine (I've got my VCP-1 connected to a CP Reface):

https://kawaius.com/technology/wooden-key-actions/

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Re:Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano makes use of dron... by rjh29 on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:00AM (#34272931)
The Reface CP is amazing isn't it!

I looked up the VPC-1 and while I probably would pay a bit more just to have speakers and a sound engine - the weight difference is interesting. It's 29.5kg for the VPC-1 vs. 17.0kg for the ES920!

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Re:Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano makes use of dron... by tshaddox on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:14PM (#34283340)
The VPC-1's weight is, from what I can tell, reasonable given the action it uses. Its bizarrely named "RM3II action" is much closer to the Grand Feel action they put in their high-end digital uprights than to normal portable digital piano actions. Also, the ES920 is significantly lighter than its competitors.
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Re:Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano makes use of dron... by alfiedotwtf on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:12AM (#34307977)
yeah, it's heavy. I had it on my desk, and the desk started buckling so it's now on a stand
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Re:Roland's 50th Anniversary Concept Piano makes use of dron... by alfiedotwtf on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:11AM (#34307972)
To be honest, the CP is really nice. There's also a hidden piano if you move the knob in between two values and then power cycle :)
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