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How to give a puny-looking digital piano more stage presence #2393216 03/03/15 10:07 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 38 UK H Honkytonkman OP Full Member
OP Honkytonkman Full Member H Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 38 UK	Hi, When I have to use a digital stage piano - something portable by one man - I hate the feeling of 'sitting at an ironing board'. No substance to the piano, weedy-looking stands (X or Z stand). I love the feel of sitting at a big lump of wooden furniture. I've seen some acts pin/stick a banner or printed sheet around the piano's back and legs to give it more stage presence. Am wondering whether I could make a balsawoood surround to give the piano a chunkier look. Does anyone else ever feel like this and have you found a solution, apart from pray that the next venue will have a real acoustic piano in good shape... :-)

Re: How to give a puny-looking digital piano more stage presence Honkytonkman #2393218 03/03/15 10:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 117 TG, Poland Kumi_27 Full Member
Kumi_27 Full Member Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 117 TG, Poland	Well... it was done before with good results... Topic 1 - http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2205086/ Topic 2 - http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1759612/ Michael / GEM RP90 / SX-P50

Re: How to give a puny-looking digital piano more stage presence Honkytonkman #2393226 03/03/15 10:47 AM
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ColoRodney 500 Post Club Member C Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 537	If you like a lump of furniture and are willing to move it: aquire an old upright piano, for your purposes look at the "Free" listings on craigslist. A full upright is more imposing, a console is more pragmatic. Remove and throw away the insides. Install your keyboard where the old keyboard used to be. Put some big wheels on it to make it more portable. No, I've never done this; but I've seen it done. It's referred to as a "shell" if you want to google the practice... Rodney Sauer Kawai KG-2E • Kawai ES8 • Kawai ES920

Re: How to give a puny-looking digital piano more stage presence Honkytonkman #2393272 03/03/15 12:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 10,512 Northern England. peterws Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
peterws Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 10,512 Northern England.	Originally Posted by Honkytonkman Hi, When I have to use a digital stage piano - something portable by one man - I hate the feeling of 'sitting at an ironing board'. No substance to the piano, weedy-looking stands (X or Z stand). I love the feel of sitting at a big lump of wooden furniture. Am wondering whether I could make a balsawoood surround to give the piano a chunkier look. :-) Use hardboard. Its light and very tough on one side and you can hinge it for folding and transporting. Doesn`t have to be perfect. "I am not a man. I am a free number" ""