MandM I've had my eye on those for a while. I have no practical use for one, but I want it anyway! 😃


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MandM I used to play on the keytar

Do you have video? If so I want to see and hear this! It looks like it would be very fun and awesome!

    Sophia

    Hehehe! If I find the catty keyboard at a reasonable price I'll buy it and send it to you. Pinky promise! 😝

    rogerch Perhaps someday, when I have mustered up enough courage to show my playing 😀

    Before you know it, we'll be as cool as this guy!


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      TC3 Yeah, now we are talking ... I like that song !

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      I will provide the bass guitar! (I'd have to practice quite a bit though, haha, that picture was probably taken 30 years ago)

        Sophia 🤩


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        Sophia That's wonderful if you can play several instruments ! By now I barely know the notes on the fretboard 😄

        Well "play" is a big word... though I toyed around with quite a few instruments since they were always readily available. Bane of growing up among musicians and never really becoming one 😃

        I would love a keytar!
        this is the closest I can get

          Wow! That's incredibly clever!! It must have taken you ages to develop the hand independence. I have seen people play harmonica and guitar or piano simultaneously but never guitar and piano like that.

          Now you need to add the challenge of playing the drums with your feet 😂

            Rob That is awesome! I am impressed!

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              Sophia Thank you, Sophia.
              I think it maybe helps being left-handed.

              rogerch Thank you 🙂

              thepianoplayer416 I actually have a first gen (not touch sensitive) one of these. I got it when I was expecting to be away from home a lot. Definitely more of a toy than a serious instrument, but I've kept it because it is kind of fun to get it out once in a while and play with a few things.

                Guess what?!? I found one! And it's absolutely ADORABLE!!! Sandy is ready to provide the lyrics to the meowsic, it seems...

                  Sophia
                  Hahaha that is absolutely awesome! I haven't seen such a happy face in a very long time!
                  And Sandy is looking ready to belt it out!

                  TLH21
                  Got the new version of the Folding Piano 88 about a month ago with touch-sensitive keys but...

                  There are still shortcomings. The biggest are the small size keys. It's not easy to move to a keyboard or piano with regular size keys learning a song on the Folding 88. The keys that have very little depth means it's hard to control the loudness. When you play chords especially there is not a lot of room for your fingers to go down slowly to get a soft sound. It's easier to play soft & loud when doing single notes than intervals & chords. Look under the bottom of the blue box you see "THIS IS NOT A TOY". On the other hand don't think anybody would use it for professional performances either.

                  The keys are more solid. When playing the plastic noise is hardly noticeable. For travelling this is still the smallest keyboard found. There is a 49 version of the keyboard. a keyboard that is already very compact and under $200, don't know why people would get the 49 instead of the 88.

                  Found a listing on Amazon for the Carry-on Folding Piano 88:
                  Brand Carry-on
                  Colour White
                  Number of keys 49
                  Skill level Beginner, Professional
                  Special feature Portable, Recording
                  Size Piano only
                  Age range (description) Adult
                  Item weight 2.2 Pounds
                  Style Portable,Professional
                  Connector type 3.5mm Jack

                  In 2 places you see "Professional". Anybody who tried the keyboard would think this must be a joke. The ad is for the 49 key version, not the 88.

                  2 months later

                  Well, the search continues for a cute and fun little keyboard. What is your opinion on this one?

                  Requirements:

                  • Rechargeable (preferable) or battery powered
                  • Lots of voices and rhymes
                  • Polyphonic (more than two keys for sure)
                  • Affordable (below $/Є/£ 200)

                  Preferable:

                  • Between 40 and 60 (give or take) keys
                  • Lightweight and portable
                  • Touch sensitive keys
                  • Mini keys (just because)

                  Would the above tick some of those boxes?