Keyboard Cabinet Video Series

[Stone Message]

Hi Everyone

I recently bought a Yamaha keyboard and decided to build a cabinet/stand for it to protect it and to include a music rest and lighting.

It turned into an interesting project as I had to research soft close stays (did not want gas struts) and also LED lighting which I had not used before. Anyway, the story is in a set of videos which are arranged in order below. The framing and edging is in solid maple and everything is veneered with a beautifully figured maple veneer. Most of the wiring is hidden under the veneer.

Let me apologise in advance for the music that I play - I am a rubbish keyboard player which is why I decided to buy an arranger keyboard (to fill in the huge gaps in my ability).

Here are the videos:

Introduction:

Piano Stool:

Main Frame:

Panel Work:

Music Rest and Hinges:

LED Lighting:

Soft Close Toy Box Stays:

Good luck !

Peter

 

[nclemmons]

That's a great series, Peter.  I learned a lot!

Thanks for taking the time to make these and explain things so well -

Is your keyboard MIDI enabled?  That's the easy way to let it do the work!

neil

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Neil

Yes, the PSRS 770 does midi in and out.

There is a Yamaha user group, known as the PSR Tutorial Forum, but my wife and I call it "The YOG". From there you can get many tens of thousands of midi and mp3 tunes recorded by other Yamaha keyboard owners, most of whom have a Yamaha PSR series machine. There are loads of other free things on offer which provide a great deal of help to a novice like me. Here  is the link:
http://psrtutorial.com/index.html

I did a very short snippet of me playing along to one of the midi titles that I downloaded from the YOG. Unfortuneately, the copyright rules preclude me doing more than a few bars of any tune in my videos. I mostly play Beatles music but nobody will get to hear me play any of it. I will make an effort to find more music which is out of copyright - Scott Joplin is quite nice but it can be tricky (for me). I do not sight read the bass line but can play any guitar chord with my left hand so that restricts my choice of music and, of course, the finished sound.

I joined the FOG during my market research into Festool and I did the same with the YOG. Both have been a major factor into my decision to go with the particular brand.

Peter