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Hi all,

Found a picture of the ravenscroft modified (Kawai VPC1)
Thought you guys an girls would enjoy this one smile

[img:center]https://twitter.com/KeyboardMag/status/489854895608983552/photo/1[/img]


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Hopefully a picture of the action pops up...I've been very curious about what exactly they modified. Love the red finish though laugh


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Wow, that's pretty! Though for some reason I'm partial to red keyboards. wink



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Not sure if anyone has posted or watched this video, but it gives a lot of insight into the modification process (with pictures) performed by Ravensworks Design on the VPC1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUC0xU7OX54

(Edit: Skip to 11:50 for the explanation)

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Oooooo. Pretty. I thought the original was cool looking.

Thanks for this video. I am super interested in this topic. Looking at the action it seems like there might be some things that are tweakable and I'd love it if it could be reasonably modified, like the action in an acoustic could be.

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gvfarns, here's a short video from the Ravenscroft/Ravenswork Design booth at Summer NAMM:



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That white one in that last video. Forget where I read or heard. That's for someone in Nashville. I think it's gawdy. What is it with people in Nashville and white? Yuck! I'm rationalizing it's stylish there to be over the top pretentious?

Candy Apple Red is always a sharpie.

EDIT: My VPC? Maybe someday. Just add Ravenscroft in silver to go with the gold writing on there from Kawai already. Less is more. smile

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