You can take out the "harp" to further reduce the weight of the piano shell. You'll need to remove the strings as well as back out all of the "pins" that the strings are tightened on. In addition to that, there are a series of screws that also hold the harp onto the back of the piano case. Once all of those fasteners are removed, the harp will slide out of the shell. This will greatly reduce the overall weight of the shell and make it much easier to move around.
Nice Work. I'm finishing one up this weekend. I got a free piano of Craigslist. The wood was damaged (it was stored outside), but I cleaned it up gutted it and painted it black.
If I was your buddy and we lived in the same city I’d build those cool real pedals into a real sustain pedal, and two auxiliary midi CCs. You could still do that if you’re handy with a drill and a soldering iron.
Great video. Are you pushing the sound output to external speakers or relying on the piano shell amplifying the sound from the keyboard? I’m not familiar with this keyboard as I have an old Yamaha PSR which has quite a weak sound. Mine is fine for home use but would be lost in a hall and I usually DI to an MAudio Interface for multitracking so I can amplify the piano to get a sound balance with guitar and any other instruments. I’d be interested to hear how you project the music in the church hall. Thanks from across the pond. Greetings from UK and many thanks for sharing your project in such great detail.
So I am ultimately outputting the sound into the house monitoring system via a audio snake on stage. That keyboard is strictly a controller (no sound) my sound comes from my computer (MainStage) and the sound module that I was showing. Mostly MainStage as the sound module is meant to be a backup sound source in the event that my computer were to ever crash during a set.
It looks absolutely awsome. God bless you 🙏
I thought I was the only one with this idea. I am so glad I found your video. This is so gonna help me!
You can take out the "harp" to further reduce the weight of the piano shell. You'll need to remove the strings as well as back out all of the "pins" that the strings are tightened on. In addition to that, there are a series of screws that also hold the harp onto the back of the piano case. Once all of those fasteners are removed, the harp will slide out of the shell. This will greatly reduce the overall weight of the shell and make it much easier to move around.
This thing came out TOO GOOD! Amazing!
Nice Work. I'm finishing one up this weekend. I got a free piano of Craigslist. The wood was damaged (it was stored outside), but I cleaned it up gutted it and painted it black.
Sure you’re gonna love it. Nothing like a customized setup!
If I was your buddy and we lived in the same city I’d build those cool real pedals into a real sustain pedal, and two auxiliary midi CCs.
You could still do that if you’re handy with a drill and a soldering iron.
Great video. Are you pushing the sound output to external speakers or relying on the piano shell amplifying the sound from the keyboard? I’m not familiar with this keyboard as I have an old Yamaha PSR which has quite a weak sound. Mine is fine for home use but would be lost in a hall and I usually DI to an MAudio Interface for multitracking so I can amplify the piano to get a sound balance with guitar and any other instruments. I’d be interested to hear how you project the music in the church hall. Thanks from across the pond. Greetings from UK and many thanks for sharing your project in such great detail.
So I am ultimately outputting the sound into the house monitoring system via a audio snake on stage. That keyboard is strictly a controller (no sound) my sound comes from my computer (MainStage) and the sound module that I was showing. Mostly MainStage as the sound module is meant to be a backup sound source in the event that my computer were to ever crash during a set.
Do you have any trouble with balance or tipping, being that you left the sound board (harp) in?