Thinking of getting a digital piano

[Horace]

@Rainman said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Horace, I could have sworn you said people come here because you are so incredibly handsome and slovenly beautifulyesque. I'd ask the ladies if that's true, but. . .

They are so inFATuated with me.

[Horace]

Today I learned that the space between the black keys in the groups of 2 is slightly more than the space between the keys in the groups of 3.

[Copper]

Interesting

https://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2757797/black-keys-not-equally-distant-from-neighboring-white-keys.html#:~:text=Looking more at that the,one of three black keys.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Today I learned that the space between the black keys in the groups of 2 is slightly more than the space between the keys in the groups of 3.

Racist.

[LuFins Dad]

When you have 2 blacks together it’s the suburbs. When 3 or more together it’s likely the projects and much smaller spaces

[Horace]

Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.

Edit: GX2, not RX2.

[LuFins Dad]

@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.

RX2s haven’t been built for 15 years. The oak models are also custom for the Mormon Church. That’s very odd…

[Horace]

@LuFins-Dad said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

@Horace said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Saw this beautiful RX2 at the Kawai gallery. Custom made oak for a church, who had to back out of the deal at the last second. Too bad it's not a digital, and 35k more than the budget allows.

RX2s haven’t been built for 15 years. The oak models are also custom for the Mormon Church. That’s very odd…

She probably said GX2 and I misremembered.

[Jolly]

Still, a nice piano.

You know, you don't really need both kidneys...

[Horace]

It sounds great. I had never been much impressed with Kawais before today, but the ones I played had exceptional tones.

[Jolly]

They're nice pianos. Especially in the verticals, I prefer their tone to Yamaha.

All personal preference, though.

I'm also one of the dimwits that liked the old Baldwins...

[Horace]

I borrowed a piano stencil from the Kawai gallery. How serious is the rule about not putting a piano next to a window? This gets direct sunlight for a couple hours in the morning, but is shaded the majority of the day. Also there's a door to the outside there right behind it. This is the only place in the acoustically advantaged living room. Otherwise it'd go into my office.

[LuFins Dad]

Are the windows UV treated? I would also consider purchasing a hydrometer that measures AND RECORDS the temp and humidity and put it on a table smack in the middle and see how much variation you see over the course of the day.

[jon-nyc]

Get an electric awning for outside the window and lower it in the mornings. They’re compact and not very visible when rolled up.

[Horace]

@LuFins-Dad said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Are the windows UV treated? I would also consider purchasing a hydrometer that measures AND RECORDS the temp and humidity and put it on a table smack in the middle and see how much variation you see over the course of the day.

They aren't UV treated. Will do about the hydrometer.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Get an electric awning for outside the window and lower it in the mornings. They’re compact and not very visible when rolled up.

There's a covered porch there already. The direct sun I'm talking about is the near-horizontal kind. It's an east-facing window.

[LuFins Dad]

My biggest concern is refraction. If the light is hitting the windows in a manner that causes it to be focused in a particular area, that could be bad. Since the windows aren’t UV treated, I would consider getting film for them.

[Copper]

https://www.serenashades.com/products/#smart-wood-blinds

Smart Wood Blinds

Link to video

[Jolly]

I'm in Copper's camp. Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Thinking of getting a digital piano:

Some blinds will look nice and not be too expensive.

The blinds that Copper recommended are about $1050 per window in my living room.