Hi Guys,
I hope that subject line made sense!!
I had two faulty Kronoses in September last year, one after the other. They they both had loud clonking sounds coming from specific keys. They were both 88 note versions, and in the end I decided to return the second one and just get a refund while deciding what to do. The serial number of the first one was around 800, and the second was about 2,200...
I've now just picked up a 73 note Kronos (as my needs have changed a little and it will be the top-tier of my setup), with serial number 1871.
I was a bit surprised that the serial number was so low, I was expecting it to at least be in the two-thousands by now. This leads to a concern that this Kronos might be one of the ones made around August/Sept last year, with the key problems, and that it's just been sitting in the Australian warehouse for three or four months.
I have a couple of questions for owners of Kronos 73...
First - if you just took delivery of yours in the last month or two, what is your serial number? (I don't need to know the exact number if you're not comfortable sharing, the format of 22xx is fine). I'm trying to work out if the 73 note models are still at lower serial numbers, and whether mine is a recent one. (I am assuming the 61 and 88 note versions are more popular than the 73 note variant.)
Second - should I just leave this one sealed up and get in touch with the store, and ask them what the serials are of the others they have in their warehouse? This one had a delivery date to the shop itself of mid-December 2011, so I'm assuming the distributor's warehouse stock may newer...
The reason I'm worrying is that I know that the latest Kronoses with weighted keys have a new key action that apparently doesn't have the clonking sounds and cut-off issues that some people (including me, last year) experienced! I really don't want to get stuck with yet another Kronos that may have problems with the action a bit further down the track.
I'd love some advice, and feedback on serial numbers from anyone who has just bought their Kronos 73!
Cheers and thanks guys,
Mike
Kronos 73 arrived - serial number 1871. Is this a 2011 SN?
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Kronos 73 arrived - serial number 1871. Is this a 2011 SN?
Last edited by yeloop on Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Ha, you make a good point!Lou wrote:I don't have a 73, .. 61 here.
All I can offer up at this time is, if you are sitting there with an unopened 73, you can always return it for a higher numbered Kronos that will be delivered with a cracked screen.
Quote F.Gump
"Life is just a box of chocolates"
I usually wouldn't be so worried about serial numbers, but having I'm specifically worried about the key action - after returning the two faulty Kronoses last year...
Looking forward to getting some more opinions and advice on this!
Cheers
Mike
Hey Cobray,cobray wrote:My 73 has serial #1581 and was puchased from a music store in Wisconsin in Feb. 2012.
Knock wood, no problems with the keys yet. I hope yours treats you well.
Thanks for the reply. Sounds like the 1500 - 1900 range is about right for the serial number on a current Kronos 73!
I'll be interested to hear from others who have just bought their 73!
Cheers,
Mike
Hi yeloopyeloop wrote:Hi Guys,
I hope that subject line made sense!!
I had two faulty Kronoses in September last year, one after the other. They they both had loud clonking sounds coming from specific keys. They were both 88 note versions, and in the end I decided to return the second one and just get a refund while deciding what to do. The serial number of the first one was around 800, and the second was about 2,200...
I've now just picked up a 73 note Kronos (as my needs have changed a little and it will be the top-tier of my setup), with serial number 1871.
I was a bit surprised that the serial number was so low, I was expecting it to at least be in the two-thousands by now. This leads to a concern that this Kronos might be one of the ones made around August/Sept last year, with the key problems, and that it's just been sitting in the Australian warehouse for three or four months.
I have a couple of questions for owners of Kronos 73...
First - if you just took delivery of yours in the last month or two, what is your serial number? (I don't need to know the exact number if you're not comfortable sharing, the format of 22xx is fine). I'm trying to work out if the 73 note models are still at lower serial numbers, and whether mine is a recent one. (I am assuming the 61 and 88 note versions are more popular than the 73 note variant.)
Second - should I just leave this one sealed up and get in touch with the store, and ask them what the serials are of the others they have in their warehouse? This one had a delivery date to the shop itself of mid-December 2011, so I'm assuming the distributor's warehouse stock may newer...
The reason I'm worrying is that I know that the latest Kronoses with weighted keys have a new key action that apparently doesn't have the clonking sounds and cut-off issues that some people (including me, last year) experienced! I really don't want to get stuck with yet another Kronos that may have problems with the action a bit further down the track.
Looking the serial number of the unit you´ve got now, it may not be a clue at all.
Seeing the precedents you have of two defective units before this one, my advice would be to demand the store a total refund if this unit it is not issue free, once more, instead of asking for another one.
Let us know what you decide!
Regards.
D.
D.
Yeah - that's good advice I think.Davidb wrote:Hi yeloopyeloop wrote:Hi Guys,
I hope that subject line made sense!!
I had two faulty Kronoses in September last year, one after the other. They they both had loud clonking sounds coming from specific keys. They were both 88 note versions, and in the end I decided to return the second one and just get a refund while deciding what to do. The serial number of the first one was around 800, and the second was about 2,200...
I've now just picked up a 73 note Kronos (as my needs have changed a little and it will be the top-tier of my setup), with serial number 1871.
I was a bit surprised that the serial number was so low, I was expecting it to at least be in the two-thousands by now. This leads to a concern that this Kronos might be one of the ones made around August/Sept last year, with the key problems, and that it's just been sitting in the Australian warehouse for three or four months.
I have a couple of questions for owners of Kronos 73...
First - if you just took delivery of yours in the last month or two, what is your serial number? (I don't need to know the exact number if you're not comfortable sharing, the format of 22xx is fine). I'm trying to work out if the 73 note models are still at lower serial numbers, and whether mine is a recent one. (I am assuming the 61 and 88 note versions are more popular than the 73 note variant.)
Second - should I just leave this one sealed up and get in touch with the store, and ask them what the serials are of the others they have in their warehouse? This one had a delivery date to the shop itself of mid-December 2011, so I'm assuming the distributor's warehouse stock may newer...
The reason I'm worrying is that I know that the latest Kronoses with weighted keys have a new key action that apparently doesn't have the clonking sounds and cut-off issues that some people (including me, last year) experienced! I really don't want to get stuck with yet another Kronos that may have problems with the action a bit further down the track.
Looking the serial number of the unit you´ve got now, it may not be a clue at all.
Seeing the precedents you have of two defective units before this one, my advice would be to demand the store a total refund if this unit it is not issue free, once more, instead of asking for another one.
Let us know what you decide!
However, the others were 88 note Kronoses, which I suspect sell a lot more (along with the 61) than the 73... so it makes sense the second one was up to a 22xx serial number in November last year.
So far, from the few posts I've seen from Kronos 73 owners, I get the feeling that there are no 73s out there with a serial number over 2,000...
Cheers,
Mike
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Wow- so my 1871 is quite a way back compared to current production, then. And even those close to 3000 are having issues!trotz wrote:SN 1684 and sn 2802 , both with defective keybeds. No known safe range yet, allegedly because "only 1% of users are experiencing problems".
Out of interest, did #2802 have the 1.5.2 firmware?
Cheers
Mike
That´s what it seems, yes.yeloop wrote:Wow- so my 1871 is quite a way back compared to current production, then. And even those close to 3000 are having issues!trotz wrote:SN 1684 and sn 2802 , both with defective keybeds. No known safe range yet, allegedly because "only 1% of users are experiencing problems".
According to the Fix post SN in the range of 3xxx are still having issues, and peple are still waiting to be fixed.
So the story continues.
Regards.
D.
D.