Sorry, I was talking rubbish. I remembered it wrong. The base I was thinking of was the Studiologic Numa Nero's. Sorry about that. The PX-160 base is pretty much flat. Here it is:

Thank you SteveLy.

Yep, same as PX5S and probably most, if not all, the Privia, CDP and GDP range.

Kindest Regards,

Chris

Interesting how sensitive that KB is to how it's mounted. I think that's why the PX-160 (and I presume the other PX-*60s) have the weird looking base with lots of indents and corrugations; because Casio realised that this was an issue with the lightweight frame and casing.

Hi SteveLy

Thank you for the info. Are you saying the PX160's base is different from that of the PX5S? The latter certainly doesn't have any notable corrugations. The bottom surface is very flat actually. This would explain my difficulties!

Any chance of an image SteveLy?

Kindest Regards,

Chris

Kindest Regards,

Chris

I've uploaded an .fxp (New Stand.fxp) and a midi file (New Stand.mid) in .fxp Corner.

it shows a greater dynamic range and evenness of tone.

the Lid Position parameter was also adjusted to 0.88

kindest regards,

Chris

I have had wonderful results with the Casio/Pianoteq today. After stripping the threads of one of the square-section rod's bolt sockets, I decided to try something. I undid the thumb screws used to attach the keyboard to the stand, took out the rod bolts and moved the rod in the direction of the rear of the board but still butt up to the original rod channel (I'll try and get a picture sorted).
This has resulted in a much tighter fit for the rod once thumb screws are secured in place. This, and keyboard/stand levelling, has resulted in an extremely satisfactory velocity response.

I've also adjusted the Pianoteq velocity curve. I shall post this in the dedicated velocity curve section of the forum shortly.

More to follow,

Kindest Regards,

Chris

A week now with new stand. After compensating for uneven floor with card shims, the velocity response of the keyboard is very even. I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks for the recommendations guys.

Kindest Regards,

Chris

Hi all,

(White) Casio CS-67WE stand arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing how well it works. It cost me £59 + postage. In fact there aren't many white ones left as they are discontinued. Pleased I was able to get one. I'll review it when I've got it all set up. Thank you for the recommendations.

Kindest Regards,

Chris

Ok. Here goes...

Box arrived yesterday. Bought from Bax-shop (UK).

Upon opening box found stand items to be extremely well and thoughtful packaged with attention to protection of contents.

Upon unwrapping stand components found these to be of excellent quality, very sturdy and solid (as recommended).

Metal rod (square section) very, very strong. Impressed. Screwed tightly to custom slot on underside of keyboard (PX5S).

Easily put together. Once assembled, keyboard was thumbscrewed in place atop stand.

After rearranging my work area/micro studio, placed keyboard/stand assembly in desired position. Floor is a little uneven so placed a card under lowest corner of stand.

First impressions are that this was/is an excellent solution/product/purchase. Upon brief assessment seems that velocity response is much improved. After further testing I'll report back again.

In summary of initial impressions...

Very happy with the stand. White very nice with PX5S. Solidly and very well built and designed. Would recommend on first impressions.

Hope this helps someone,

Kindest Regards,

Chris

(White) Casio CS-67WE stand arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing how well it works. It cost me £59 + postage. In fact there aren't many white ones left as they are discontinued. Pleased I was able to get one. I'll review it when I've got it all set up. Thank you for the recommendations.

Kindest Regards,

Chris

I'll look into purchasing a the white Casio stand.

Thanks again,

Kindest Regards,

Chris

Stand and pedals are separate products. While I very much recommend getting a Casio stand I also very much don't recommend getting the pedals bar - it is just bad (even not talking about the price)

Agreed. The sustain only does a half step between on and off (no continuous/progressive pedalling). Better off with an independent solution (I use a Yamaha FC3 and an Audiofront MIDI Expression interface, but there are loads of other ways to do it).

I don't have the Casio stand and/or pedals as I never bought them.

Stand and pedals are separate products. While I very much recommend getting a Casio stand I also very much don't recommend getting the pedals bar - it is just bad (even not talking about the price). The pedals are strangely very short and very uncomfortable to any person used to a standard piano pedals. Also the installation and overall construction is very questionable. I bought them and returned back.

The Casio stand for PX-150/160 product name is CS-67PBK (black) or CS-67PWE (white) or simply CS-67. The stand installation manual: http://support.casio.com/pdf/008/CS67PWL1A_web.pdf The rectangular shaped metal rod installation is clearly shown there. The same kind of metal rod construction was used for ages as far as I know even with cheaper Casio CDP models/stands combos.

Again, I have quite some experience with various DP stands including X-shaped ones - they are just terrible btw, no space for the legs, and it actually jumps a lot because the whole stand act like a giant spring, so when you actually play quite actively the music sheets just constantly fall away. The Casio stand is just like a rock, just surprisingly solid. All the screws connections are completely metal, you can assemble/disassemble it as much as you want, that metal rod included, I just really recommend any Privia user to get one, you'll never regret. The price is not that cheap but you'll see that it is for a reason, the build and the construction are very high quality, you can't tell it from the pictures but when you actually get it you'll see that you payed for a real thing.