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I'm totally frustrated that no keyboard subsequent to the K1000 comes close to the quality of the single piano sound of the K10000. I have a Kurzweil SP-76 and PC2, and they're both disappointing, especially the PC2. The middle register simply lacks the warmth, presence, naturalness of the K1000. After an hour of playing any of the dozens of piano sounds on the new models, I tire of them--distant, remote, overly percussive. Not so the K1000. Does anyone else hear the difference? Is it due to the technology being moved from Japan to Korea (Youngchang) after 1990? I'd also have to say the vibes are far more "realistic" than those of the later keyboards. Also, there's a patch on the Version 5 upgrade, "Warm Organ," that's hard to beat.
Here's the downside of the K1000. I simply wore out the action and can no longer afford to bring it in every week for partially effective repairs. The counterweights insist on becoming unglued, and the felt wears out in a couple of months. Lots of key chatter and uneven action. Also, the tiny LED display gets dimmer and dimmer, and the repair man said there's no easy fix! And of course this is not a keyboard to own if you don't have a manual. But face it, after 10 years even a "mint" used K1000 is going to be drier, more brittle, more subject to breakdown, especially if you play out every week. So I'm beginning accept that I may have to kiss the K1000 goodbye and settle for on one its inferior descendants. Has anyone discovered a currently available keyboard that begins to capture the quality of the K1000?
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