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by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: Your Playground Sessions Set Up
Topic: Kawai ES8 / KwikLoc Monolith / KwikLoc M2
Replies: 5
Views: 11013

Kawai ES8 / KwikLoc Monolith / KwikLoc M2

Not 'geeky' but quite simple. Keyboard: Kawai ES8. Keyboard stand: QuickLoc Monolith. Keyboard stand upper tier: Quiklok M2. The keyboard shelf on upper tier was a plywood off-cut. Lip added at the front edge to prevent things slipping forward whilst tilted. https://i.ibb.co/VHZ7rq0/1.jpg https://i....
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: Bootcamp Lessons
Topic: Bootcamp lessons only marked complete after restarting the windows app
Replies: 3
Views: 3946

Re: Bootcamp lessons only marked complete after restarting the windows app

By the by, but soon as you download the next lesson it finalises the last and then updates.
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: User Q & A
Topic: Is this forum for the community?
Replies: 2
Views: 3084

Re: Is this forum for the community?

Thanks Sw1tch. Previous to today I'd made a few posts but non appeared due to moderation and imagined that if this was happening to every post it would be to the detriment of a community spirit. I for one am still a big believer in forums being the hard guts of a solid on-line community. Social medi...
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:56 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New to piano playing - need an advice for 2 handed playing practise
Replies: 10
Views: 12455

Re: New to piano playing - need an advice for 2 handed playing practise

What I do is attempt it a few times and then stop the lesson, then look down and keeping both hands on the keyboard concentrate on one hand playing the intended notes in any nonsensical order, changing it, making patterns and sounds with it for 5 minutes or so. Then switch to the other hand and do t...
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pending sign up- questions please
Replies: 6
Views: 11159

Re: Pending sign up- questions please

I use a 13in Laptop and it works like a peach. My Kawai ES8 is on a QuikLok Monolith stand with the additional QuikLok M2 second tier support arms. I then constructed a wooden shelf almost the width of the keyboard that has a bottom lip edge to support things whist the shelf is tilted forwards. I ca...
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New to piano playing - need an advice for 2 handed playing practise
Replies: 10
Views: 12455

Re: New to piano playing - need an advice for 2 handed playing practise

Hi Westy :D As you go through Rookie camp there will be lessons unlocked. From what I've read you need to get reasonably high percentages in rookie camp, say roughly 86% plus to unlock these lessons. They appear in a separate new tab at the header and you'll know when they're unlocked as you'll rece...
by Gavala
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:04 am
Forum: Your Playground Sessions Set Up
Topic: My starter setup - Upgraded now to Kawai CA-58
Replies: 12
Views: 28027

Re: My starter setup

Them be a lot of keys in total Westman! Nice area though.

I went straight to 88 keys too so that I was future proofed. I got the Kawai ES8.

How do you get on with that keyboard stand and your knees?
by Gavala
Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:45 am
Forum: User Q & A
Topic: Is this forum for the community?
Replies: 2
Views: 3084

Is this forum for the community?

Could someone in admin please tell me if this forum is going to be for customer feedback and problem solving only? Whilst social media networks are in vogue and no one could deny are extremely popular, I personally find those formats rather impersonal. The fast moving nature of them means that what ...
by Gavala
Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Personal 8 month rookie challenge. 'You are so beautiful' Cocker/Preston/Fisher
Replies: 0
Views: 29196

Personal 8 month rookie challenge. 'You are so beautiful' Cocker/Preston/Fisher

A personal 8 month rookie challenge to play 'You are so beautiful' within 8 months and to some degree of competence. If anyone else who's rookie would be interested in doing the same and supporting each other over a live screening app then please do get in touch. Written by Billy Preston and Bruce F...