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Ojustaboo · Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:26 pm Post subject:

My Triton extreme 88 has an MDF bottom (and a removable, well missing in my case, panel for the moss board)

Having stripped it down almost completely this weekend to fit a few new parts, I can assure you the MDF bottom is more than up to the job.

EXer · Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject:

The *real* issue with the Kronos is not the material of which the bottom is made, but the fact that the keybed is screwed to that bottom instead of being firmly bolted to the chassis.

paalolav · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 25

Has anyone tried replacing the keybed from a M3 into the 73 key Kronos? Would it be possible, or are the width of the keys (or the connecting cables) that different?

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

Rskeys · Full Member Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 135

IMHO the wood bottom was a poor choice for the way the kronos was desingned. I have seen the inside of it and for example the keybed fixacion is directly dependable on screws that fixate the wooden board and this also causes the keybed to suffer for fluctuacion when it is transported and i believe that for giging musicians the problem will get worse as the wood tends to deteriorate very easly. I know that to have such a machine at this price some parts can not be made of gold, hehehehe, but this is an High-end instrument and musicians expect high-end build quality. This being said although i have encountered many problems with this keyboard i believe there is no other that can do an equal job for it's price and korg will continue to try to solve and polish this amazing machine.

P.S- Please forgive my poor english.

carmol · Full Member Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Posts: 140

Its a very common BEST practice to use
wood base for WEIGHTED keybeds,
not cheap at all; there are many reasons:
other the ones already mentioned,
absorption of noise and vibrations from keybed and stability.

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

I have multiple 25+ year old synths with wooden bases, none of them have had any problem from having one.

Kontrol49 · Platinum Member Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 1280

Don't worry about the wood finish..... Confused

Look at the Chassis of the Minimoog.... Razz

And that's a classic. Mr. Green

Maybe Korg could offer custom underside wooden panels!! How about some leopard wood or a Walnut finish or maybe even Oak for your Kronos Mr. Green

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.Jens · Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Posts: 383

As far as I can tell after having the (metal) baseplate of the K61 in hands, is that a MDF base will be WAY more stable than a ~1mm VA sheet. The metal baseplate is more a dust cover than anything else. Nevertheless, it seems appropriate for the lightweight 61 keybed.

Just my 2 ct.

simajanpa · Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Posts: 47 Location: Rhode Island

tiggie_00 · Full Member Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 108

So glad I ordered a 61 key with all the keybed issues of the weighted.. But I think people are just upset they spent 3000+ on a keyboard with a press board bottom.. Maybe they should use a piece of .25" plastic like used on the Dyson sweepers .. They call it Liquid Metal. Then it would still keep that sound dead of the hammer action and give extra strength to support user panels for upgrades.. I own a dyson and its pretty durable and the plastic is pretty thin. 1/4" thick of that liquid metal would be awsome and it could have been molded to pocket only ram so no wondering happens.. to make it user installable..

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

I don't think people realize how durable MDF actually is compared to solid wood. Try drilling a hole in the two and see which one splinters and gets destroyed quicker.