Even for those of us not long enough in the tooth to remember when the Casio SK-1 came out, the legend of this handy device looms large, even though the thing itself is not that big.
Casio SK-1: The Everyman's Sampling Keyboard 
How to play Superstition on Clavinet? Stevie Wonder's funky part dissected 
An engineer has acquired the master recordings and has dissected Stevie Wonder’s multitrack masters of the song.
DIY Pipe Organ 
A homemade choir organ and pedalboard with a compass of one chromatic octave (C 4' to 2').
Learn to play John Carpenter's Halloween theme (awesome five part video series)
Very basic, fundamental instructions for anyone out there who would like to learn how to play John Carpenter's musical masterpiece "Halloween."
Roland Fantom-G6 keyboard workstation review 
EM says: 'Roland's latest entries, the Fantom-G series, are workstations on steroids.
Vintage Keyboards Galore: Andy Whitmore shows off his huge collection 
Andy Whitmore's Greystoke Studios is the largest working vintage keyboard/synth collection in Europe. Watch Andy play a bunch.
NAMM 2009: Video Demo of M-Audio Axiom Pro 49 
Gerry Leonard presents the new M-Audio Axiom Pro MIDI keyboard and controller.
Roland unveils LX-10 digital upright grand piano 
Roland is proud to introduce the new LX-10 digital piano.
Future Music on Roland’s V-Piano 
A virtual modelling piano may not sound like the most amazing use of technology ever but the Roland V-Piano is hugely impressive, and – if you’re actually interested in pianos – may well blow...
Future Music celebrate the return of the keytar 
Result! Five years after they scrapped it (and sent ebay prices spiraling) Roland have re-invented the poseur’s favourite - the keytar!
Roland unveils AX-Synth shoulder keyboard 
Roland Corporation is proud to announce the return of the shoulder keyboard with the AX-Synth, the first of the legendary AX-Series to offer an onboard sound engine, featuring a collection of the b...
Keytar Revival: Exclusive Details of Roland's New AX-Synth "Shoulder Keyboard" 
Readers heavily lamented the loss of Roland's AX-7 "shoulder keyboard" (better known to the world as a "keytar").
Last piano roll manufacturer halts products 
The remark scribbled at the end of the production sheet said simply, 'End of era.'. Until Thursday, QRS was the only continuously operating mass producer of piano rolls in the world.
Hacking lower quality Chinese pianos to masterpieces 
Darrell Fandrich is a micromaker of pianos, importing instruments from China and parts from Europe and the U.S. and rebuilding them as Fandrich & Sons pianos.
A Guide To The Harmonic Table 
Music Science Guy has published a guide to the Harmonic Table system - an alternate layout for music keyboards:
Rumour: Kurzweil to introduce the PC361 
Not really clear if this is just a rumour or already a known fact.
Friday Funnies: The Catio X-55 Synth 
Saw this at work today and it just made me laugh. Do you think there's a potential for any interesting story there? ;o)
CME is Offering M-key in Pink Finish 
CME is launching a special edition vibrant pink version of their 49 note M-Key controller keyboard. The pink M-key is designed for female keyboardist.
Make your own toy piano T-shirt 
Wearable keyboards have a rather chequered history – has anyone ever looked good playing a keytar? – but perhaps their future will be brighter now that we have the toy piano T-shirt.
What is the most difficult piano piece ever written? 
Discussion about the most difficult piano piece ever created. Is it Rachmaninov's Concertos?
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