Topic: Kawai VPC1 MIDI Controller Keyboard
I'm thinking about buying a Kawai VPC1 keyboard (no internal sounds, but a wooden key action based on a grand piano's, and MIDI information sent by USB or MIDI to a computer or external tone-producing hardware).
I've been reading a lot of reviews and looking at YouTube videos about the VPC1, and they are overwhelmingly positive. However, I have found a few negatives in buyers' comments that have caused me to wonder about this keyboard controller, so I was hoping to hear from a few users of the Kawai VPC1, which might also help others interested in purchasing the VPC1.
Here are a few negative comments about the VPC1
- Two of my black keys are tilted to the left as the unit came new. It was not damaged in the transport. The box was in good condition and wrapped very well. It looks like the wooden keys were either cut imprecisely or mounted a little off. I am living with it.
- The gaps between the white keys are not consistent through out the keyboard.
- The black keys are not finished all the way down. So when you press the white exposing the roots of the blacks, you feel the raw coarse unfinished wood of the blacks. Very unusual. Haven't seen this on any other keyboard.
And here is a YouTube video that talks about and displays a few faults found with a used (but in supposedly good condition) VPC1, including keys that have loud audible taps, inconsistent spacing between keys (moreso than one would expect in a well-maintained wooden keyboard action), and adjacent keys that vary in height (a few white keys are not in the same horizontal plane)
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