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Ok - real talk people - seriously
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:53 pm
by jamsire
Whenever the KRONOS 88 arrives (I'm on that list)! The real question is:
WHAT CAR WILL THE BOX FIT IN WHEN YOU DRIVE IT HOME??
Or, when you do a gig?? There was a great mention about this dilemma in a keyboard magazine article a month or two ago and it made me wonder about this the same way I used to wonder and research which airplane models were good for tall people like myself.
Which cars are best for 88 key keyboards with cases that fit them?? I'm a guitarist, so I don't really run into these problems - I never used a stack or half stack cabinet in my life.
Ok - go at it!
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:57 pm
by ozy
Useless thread.
Never had any problem, using my Trabant Limo
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:00 pm
by jamsire
ozy wrote:Useless thread.
Never had any problem, using my Trabant Limo
Ummmmmm........................hmph!!
C'MON!
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:03 pm
by ozy
Sorry for being jocular.
I understand you stressed a real problem there.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:04 pm
by panrixx
If I had to I'd use my Toyota Surf. It's named because you can fit a surf board longways into it, so the K88 should be fine.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:13 pm
by panrixx
If anyone has a late Vette
(C5, C6, etc), a K88 would fit in the boot space no problem.
You can get a couple of golf bags in the boot and the dimensions are 40" x 63" at the widest point - although you lose about 8" for wheel wells.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:52 pm
by Akos Janca
Hi jamsire,
It's not so big problem now with Kronos (than it was with OASYS): if you can't transport it you still can rent one very probably at the location of the gig. Many people and shops will have a Kronos soon.
(I transport the O88 with a Citroen Xsara Picasso which has removable backseats - perfect for moving gear.)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:16 pm
by Randelph
Akos,
That looks like a small car! I wish they'd put the mod/pitch stick on top like Nord does!!!
Randy
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:46 pm
by EXer
I'm a true Frenchman, so I drive a Citroën DS.
Every French drives a Citroën DS, don't you know?
My DS has been custom made to transport my 88 keyboards. And with this car I can even transport my other DS:
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:29 pm
by RichF
I'll be attempting it in a MINI Cooper, just for humor value.
-Rich
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:34 pm
by Sina172
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:36 pm
by Randelph
EXer wrote:I'm a true Frenchman, so I drive a Citroën DS.
Every French drives a Citroën DS, don't you know?
My DS has been custom made to transport my 88 keyboards. And with this car I can even transport my other DS:
That's awesome! Do the Citroens still have that pneumatic suspension that lifts the car up and down on command? I would venture to say that most Americans don't know how unique the Citroens are beyond their swoopy design and funny name.
It's probably best not to try to fit the K88 in a DeuxChevaux!
Randy (or, as the French pronounce it, Rondee)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:45 pm
by Pepperpotty
RichF wrote:I'll be attempting it in a MINI Cooper, just for humor value.
-Rich
That's got to be one for youtube!
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:08 pm
by ScoobyDoo555
Well it would have fitted easily into my Audi S4 Avant, but I've now got a VW Golf (Fox for US) GTI.
Gets all of my gigging kit in anyway.
The Ferrari would be a bit difficult - sticking out of the roof: but probably the fastest way to get it home!!
*disclaimer - Ferrari is currently in "fund-acquistion" status. Nearly there though - and the Kronos hasn't helped matters
)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:26 pm
by Devnor
I'll have to rent the truck from Home Depot.