Got it...!!! - Faulty Keybed??

Korgstream · Post by **Korgstream** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:58 pm

Bruce Lychee, thank you for your photos.
When i will buy Kronos(now i have doubts) i should check everything 100 times when i will pick up it: keys, sliders, data wheel, buttons, bender, touchscreen, corners, etc.

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:03 pm

Korgstream wrote:Bruce Lychee, thank you for your photos.
When i will buy Kronos(now i have doubts) i should check everything 100 times when i will pick up it: keys, sliders, dials, buttons, bender, touchscreen, corners, etc.

Make sure you get down and check the keyboard at eye level. The height differences can be missed when looking from a normal playing position because of the perspective.

Korgstream · Post by **Korgstream** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:26 pm

Bruce Lychee wrote: Make sure you get down and check the keyboard at eye level. The height differences can be missed when looking from a normal playing position because of the perspective.

Thanks.
It's time to print the "Guide for identifying Korg defects"

To be serious, in fact it's all very sad..

guillex · Post by **guillex** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:21 pm

Hi! I've already wrote a post on the SV1 forum, about the same issue.

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=59651

Kronos is not SV1, but they have the same KEYBED, with the same problem.
All the Korg Products which I've played with that RH3 keybed, has the same problems.

Why are they still selling products with this keybed?

guillex · Post by **guillex** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:24 pm

Also there is this much more intersting post of this issue:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56083

Korgstream · Post by **Korgstream** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:30 pm

guillex wrote: Why are they still selling products with this keybed?

Good question

sparkie · Post by **sparkie** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:36 pm

guillex wrote:Also there is this much more intersting post of this issue:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56083

I wonder if Korg had some other factory assemble these or make parts for them after the Tsunami or something? If I remember correctly, the 76-88 keyboards were delayed as well. Why hasnt Korg spoken up about this....weird...as they are usually on top of it! I bet some people have bought them and havent even noticed it.

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:44 pm

sparkie wrote:
guillex wrote:Also there is this much more intersting post of this issue:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56083

I wonder if Korg had some other factory assemble these or make parts for them after the Tsunami or something? If I remember correctly, the 76-88 keyboards were delayed as well. Why hasnt Korg spoken up about this....weird...as they are usually on top of it! I bet some people have bought them and havent even noticed it.

The RH3 keybed is manufactured by Fatar specially for Korg. Korg doesn't have a manufacturing facility for weighted keybeds. Fatar keybeds are a hit or miss. Some work well and others malfunction prematurely.

Got that from another post on here. Not my words, but interesting.

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:44 pm

sparkie wrote:
guillex wrote:Also there is this much more intersting post of this issue:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56083

I wonder if Korg had some other factory assemble these or make parts for them after the Tsunami or something? If I remember correctly, the 76-88 keyboards were delayed as well. Why hasnt Korg spoken up about this....weird...as they are usually on top of it! I bet some people have bought them and havent even noticed it.

Well when I brought it up, Dan stated that Korg isn't aware of any issues with the RH3. Korg USA said the same thing to me. They wouldn't even comment on my pictures outside of saying that I should bring it to a service center and that they will make sure it is fixed to my satisfaction. That was good enough for me, but I do think they must be aware that something is awry.

sparkie · Post by **sparkie** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:54 pm

runningman67 wrote:
sparkie wrote:
guillex wrote:Also there is this much more intersting post of this issue:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56083

I wonder if Korg had some other factory assemble these or make parts for them after the Tsunami or something? If I remember correctly, the 76-88 keyboards were delayed as well. Why hasnt Korg spoken up about this....weird...as they are usually on top of it! I bet some people have bought them and havent even noticed it.
The RH3 keybed is manufactured by Fatar specially for Korg. Korg doesn't have a manufacturing facility for weighted keybeds. Fatar keybeds are a hit or miss. Some work well and others malfunction prematurely.

Got that from another post on here. Not my words, but interesting.

Interesting!! Just quickly Google checking Fatar keybeds, it seems they have many issues listed on other name products also, going way back to 2006? I read it looks like they changed the design a few yrs ago to fix some of them. Just guessing, I would say its an alignment and assembly problem myself.

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:57 pm

sparkie wrote:Just quickly Google checking Fatar keybeds, it seems they have many issues listed on other name products also, going way back to 2006? I read it looks like they changed the design a few yrs ago to fix some of them. Just guessing, I would say its an alignment and assembly problem myself.

Well that's a shock, I agree with you

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:57 pm

runningman67 wrote:The RH3 keybed is manufactured by Fatar specially for Korg. Korg doesn't have a manufacturing facility for weighted keybeds. Fatar keybeds are a hit or miss. Some work well and others malfunction prematurely.

Got that from another post on here. Not my words, but interesting.

Thought Dan said they were not made by fatar. When I asked they manager at GC if they were made by fatar he actually said, "I wish they were."

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:00 pm

Bruce Lychee wrote:
runningman67 wrote:The RH3 keybed is manufactured by Fatar specially for Korg. Korg doesn't have a manufacturing facility for weighted keybeds. Fatar keybeds are a hit or miss. Some work well and others malfunction prematurely.

Got that from another post on here. Not my words, but interesting.
Thought Dan said they were not made by fatar. When I asked they manager at GC if they were made by fatar he actually said, "I wish they were."

The Plot Thickens ! :3dthumbs:

sparkie · Post by **sparkie** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:02 pm

Bruce Lychee wrote:
runningman67 wrote:The RH3 keybed is manufactured by Fatar specially for Korg. Korg doesn't have a manufacturing facility for weighted keybeds. Fatar keybeds are a hit or miss. Some work well and others malfunction prematurely.

Got that from another post on here. Not my words, but interesting.
Thought Dan said they were not made by fatar. When I asked they manager at GC if they were made by fatar he actually said, "I wish they were."

Bruce I wouldnt be telling everyone you talked to, and even asked the manager at GC a question??

madbeatzyo111 · Post by **madbeatzyo111** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:04 pm

In Dan's own words:

danatkorg wrote:The RH3 keyboard are manufactured by Korg. They're not taken from discontinued anything.

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... c&start=15

His reference to "discontinued anything" is in response to a user's claim that the keybed may have been sourced from an old Technics keybed.