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This sale is of my Roland RD300s electric piano.SO what do you need to know about this item?
It sounds AMAZING! Beloved of Elton John enthusiasts and gospel players, I have been playing this, or something like it since about 1990. It has three pianos that really cut through a mix, 2 Electric pianos which sound great with the tremolo & chorus plus harpsichord, clav and vibes – which are fine if not spectacular.Roland say, In the early days of synthesis, it was very difficult to produce a realistic piano sound. However, the release of the RD-1000 in 1986 overcame this barrier, with the introduction of Structured Adaptive Synthesis (SAS). By dividing the keyboard into 30 zones, the ability to focus closely on different pitches, brightness and harmonic string interactions (i.e., enharmonic relationships) increased. They did a great job.
The first five sounds have 16 note polyphony, the last three 10 note polyphony but, maybe its my style, I really did not feel like I was ever running out of notes. And over MIDI it will output all 88 at once if you so need.It boots up instantly with no software routines to muck about with.
It feels great. It has an 88 note (full range) weighted keyboard and when they say the keyboard is weighted, they mean it has a lump of lead under each key. Its not springs or oil damping, its lead. It really suited my percussive style of playing and theres lots of resistance there, possibly a bit more than your normal acoustic piano, in fact, but it gives a real feedback to your playing. But they are lead weights.
So, it is really heavy! No, REALLY. So, its heavy both in terms of feel and in terms of lifting. Its weight is the main reason I am finally parting company with it. I am getting too old to cart 33kgs (72lbs+) of piano around. Bear that in mind. (Even its baby sister, which I am also selling, with 76 notes, still clocked 29kgs.)
But it has MIDI sockets (IN/OUT/THRU) and is fully velocity sensitive. I used it for years as a useful master keyboard because, as well as a volume slider and tone knob for the internal sounds, it has two sliders for MIDI channels (defaulted at 1 & 2, but reprogrammable) so I would use a multi-timbral module with it to add strings, pads or organs.
You can set up an upper and lower split on the keyboard itself, if you so desire. I used to do it on the module. That way, I could a number of sounds split across MIDI channel 1 and a number across MIDI channel 2. Just beware that anything sharing the channel only has the one volume slider control for the whole split unless you do something on the module.It has a sustain pedal socket (but no pedal).Its old. I dont know how old. They came out in 1987 and they discontinued them in the early 90s. I have opened it up and hoovered inside.
A number of caveats then.a) The bottom of this unit has some serious gouges in it. It is a wooden bed and nothing has got through to anything vital so its not a big deal, just a bit untidy.b) The second MIDI volume slider has a fault which means it will not actually go right down to zero. I have a piece of Blutack stopping it at the point where things go wonky. From about 127 down to 10, it works fine and worked musically with my setup.c) The sound selector buttons can be temperamental. They like a good hard push. They do select eventually. It always defaults to my favourite, Piano 1 sound, so it didnt bother me.d) It does not have internal speakers. It does have a headphone socket but if you want to hear its gorgeousness out loud, you will need some external amplification.e) The L channel (mono out) is dodgy. I always used it in mono from the R output and had no trouble. You can get stereo out from headphone socket.You can see on the photo where the mono out has a big cross to remind me to use the other one.f) Did I mention? Its heavy. So I won’t post it.
I will give it a bit of a clean before you come, get the sticker residue off the back, for example.
Cash on collection very much preferred, though there is a Paypal option.
You will need to come and get it in something big enough to take a piano 145cm long X 46cm deep X 13cm high (approx). Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire.And always remember to put the keys at the back of the seat if youre carrying it lengthways across the car, otherwise it has a tendency to leap onto the floor under the momentum of the lead under the keys. I have had a number of these (RD250s/300s) over the years and the first one I had, from new, I dumped on the floor on day one, breaking a key which Roland kindly replaced when I told them my plight. This is about the fourth or fifth one I have owned, giving them up for a while and then sourcing another one. Theyre that good! But nowadays, my back isnt.
I would suggest it would suit a studio (because of the sounds) or other static environment (‘cos of the weight). Would make a great practice keyboard for a serious musician who wants it set up handy to jump on when the feeling strikes.
Power lead provided (IEC-UK i.e. a kettle lead).Theres a PDF manual available online or I can send you a link.If anything needs clarification please ask away. N.B. It will not be available for pick up before 29th August. I am listing it now to take advantage of an eBay offer.
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Category: Musical Instruments:Keyboards and Pianos:Pianos:Digital Pianos
Location: BARTON-UPON-HUMBER