Comments on: Kurzweil PC3X Piano Workstation

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:04:01 +0000

I have corrected the text to reflect balanced hammer action.

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:25:19 +0000

Nice, velocity-sensitive, action with after-touch… but NOT graded. Most people wouldn’t know the difference, as long as there’s a weight involved. Those of us that grew up on (real) ivory and wood, however, do. This is an outstanding keyboard in today’s market… but please, use the proper terms in your review.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:58:20 +0000

correct on that one

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:38:36 +0000

With respect, I would like to correct you on your “graded hammer action” comment. The keyboard action on ALL Kurzweil keyboards including the SP3X and PC3X are BALANCED HAMMER ACTION and NOT graded hammer action as you state here. All keys are the same weight as opposed to “graded hammer action” where lower notes are heavier than higher notes. Personally, this has been a slight off-put to me as I prefer a graded hammer action. I’m not sure about the keyboard action on their newest furniture-styled digital pianos although I do know that balanced hammer actions as opposed to graded hammer actions have been used in the past for such models also. For most piano-based musicians, the discernment between “balanced” and “graded” hammer actions is vital and proves to be a big swaying point for some potential buyers.