Q: "possible" to break the Keys with hard playing

[Funky40]

Hello,

i got my Kronos back from repair, so enjoy playing again since 3 weeks.
( my long post is about sideway forces to single keys and the query how risky it is to break something ? )


[ speaking about a 73 Key, Kronos X ( last production batch most likely ) ]
while playing, i train now to play single keys with the right hand which are wide appart.
you know, to the left-to the right-to the left-to the right, ...with increasing the distance between the played keys.
respectivly do i train to make bigger sideway jumps really quickly. ...funky playing etc.
so just right now did it happen that i bumped sideways into a black key from the side.
it just felt like: ...ohhh.....


i´d say it was on the boarder "of what i would want" to repeat.
so i thought i ask here how stable that whole thing is ? ..speaking of single keys, and their attachment and mechanism.
not speaking about vertical force action, only horizontal hits !

can i damage something ? ( i have no experience with other weighed keybeds )
has the keybed and mechanism weak points ? is it prone for sideway forces ?
whats your opinion ?
should i be ok, with lets say "common" practising such things or should i be careful ?
anybody broke some keys ?

my state:
after playing a little bit keyboard the last 17 years with some initial training,
i play now "Piano" , since 15 month daily, first 1-3H the day,
now average i´d say 1H the day or again a bit more.
so i´m not a "real player" but also not a beginner..........i´m on the way
any input much appreciated

[lonelagranger]

I play fairly difficult classical pieces on my Kronos X 88, ie: Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff. I have had no problems and the keyboard feels well suited to this type of playing. I don't believe the Kronos X 73 has the same keybed as the 88 note version. Possibly it's a bit more prone to heavy handed playing. Although I have a old Trinity 76 note that holds up quite well. I think what happened to you was just an unfortunate accident. I would not worry about breaking more keys. I think the Korg keybeds can take a pounding. Good luck to you in your music making.

[Funky40]

I think what happened to you was just an unfortunate accident. I would not worry about breaking more keys. I think the Korg keybeds can take a pounding. Good luck to you in your music making.

yup, accident,
but i did not damaged anything !
i was just concerned !........and the question arised how easily or how unlikely such breaking would be.
there might be a difference between your playing and mine i suspect
you might hit the keys allways well.
.............now, it was the first time that i hitted the Key *only* from the side, thus not playing the note, just bumping the key sideways .

btw. from what i read upfront to my purchase i´m under the believe that the 73 and 88 keybeds are the same technology.

i think i will play and train me with a bit of a restraint , ......but keep beeing relaxed on that matter in the whole.
thanks for the feedback and the wishes !

[jeremykeys]

I have a first generation Kronos 73 and I play a lot of organ on it. A lot of slides and palm smears. This means I am using the heel of my hand to slide groups of notes up and down the keyboard. I also tend to play very aggressively. I've never even worried about damaging my Kronos.

I am very more likely to damage my hand. Actually, I've torn skin off of my hand when I first was doing this until I learned how to be gentle enough to get the sound effect that I wanted but not hurt my hand.

I think the Kronos is sturdy enough to handle most any style of playing.

Just out of curiosity, where in Switzerland do you live? I played in your beautiful country a lot in the middle late 1990's with a band called Killer Bee.

[lonelagranger]

from what i read upfront to my purchase i´m under the believe that the 73 and 88 keybeds are the same technology.

Yes. You are correct. They are the same keybed. All the more reason not to worry.

[tomto66]

I do a lot of rock'n roll/boogie piano, lotsa slides, lotsa hammering. My Kronos X (88) is 1 year old now, looks brandspanking new. No worries.