Is it possible to pipe the output from Pianoteq's computer voice directly into the ES100's amplification and sound output system without hearing the ES100's internal sounds? It's not possible with a Casio PX-150 so you have to have an additional speaker system when using the Pianoteq voice driven by the Casio's MIDI output.
I can attest to the fact that certain of the keys begin to make kicking sounds over time and the key bed is somewhat noisy in general. I have successfully removed the click from specific keys, but disassembling and reassembling the Casio is fairly complex and takes a significant amount of time. Also I was never able to completely remove an individual key from the key bed
The noise can be stopped in some cases by lubricating the key with food grade silicone grease. The "weighted" action comes from a blanced steel bar under the shorter plastic key which is hinged at the very back. The very front of the plastic key acts upon the front of the steel bar. A thin coat of Dynaflex 230 caulk can be added to the inside of the tunnel of the front of the key to quiet it down.
Casio should have fitted each key with an actual rubber insert for each of the keys. This could easily be replaced if the rubber wore out over time. Also the back of the steel bar lands at rest on a felt strip at the very back of the comparatively narrow steel bar. This bar should have either be twisted at the back or have an added steel pad to increase the surface area of at the back of the steel bar where it contacts the felt strip. I don't have a solution for that, but perhaps someone who is clever enough could design a small metal clip that could be easily added to the back end of the steel bar.
The Casio plays pretty well, but I've always felt something could be better. If you are using Pianoteq you really don't need the internal sounds of the portable keyboard. I wrote to Casio asking them to design and offer a controller that would be specifically for Pianoteq. So far that hasn't happened. Instead they put their efforts into a more expensive particle board home piano with their own sounds.
Last edited by GRB (19-02-2017 23:53)
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