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Hi all!

I just recently got my hands on a Kronos 2, which is my first ever pro keyboard/synth/workstation ever. Absolutely amazing I must say!

But anyways, going through the piano, what do the piano names mean, for example, "German D Dark 1", or "Japanese C 1"?

I understand the dark or bright. But what I'm not sure about is the letter "D", or "C", or even "I" in the Austrian section.

I'm no piano hardware pro. I just play the thing, haha. Do those letters mean anything specific?

Any insight/history/links will be greatly appreciated! ( I tried googling)

German D refers to the Steinway Model D and Japanese refers to the Yamaha C Series, perhaps the C6 or C7. Austrian I refers to the Bosendorfer Imperial

Oh, I see

Is there any way to look this up?

mpabisz wrote:Oh, I see

Is there any way to look this up?

look up ?? you could google those grand pianos.

I think there is some copyright naming involved in using the Steinway and Yamaha name. which might be the reason for these 2 prominent names are not in the Program title.

Okay, I know I can google it. But I meant is there a cross-reference?

No, they are not allowed to use the actual names so they use suggestive ones that people with knowledge on the subject would hopefully recognize.

mpabisz wrote:Okay, I know I can google it. But I meant is there a cross-reference?

guessing what you want to cross ref " German " and Japanese grand to.

If its in Program mode, the AP programs using the SGX engine will say "German" or "Japanese " in the AP program title.

See the voice name list(VNL) in the manual