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jimsweb wrote:yet that's correct. i never liked the idea of having electronics keyboards made of wood!

especially if they weigh 200 lbs with the word " Hammond " on them

jimsweb wrote:yet that's correct. i never liked the idea of having electronics keyboards made of wood!

I hate to disappoint, but the bottom of the Kronos is all compressed wood or MDF.

SDDP wrote:
I hate to disappoint, but the bottom of the Kronos is all compressed wood or MDF.

is this same with Kronos X? I'm planning to get one. But hate have my board built on wood.

Who knows one day people in this forum might start complaining "my good looking kronos wood parts were eaten by insects!"

jimsweb wrote:

SDDP wrote:
I hate to disappoint, but the bottom of the Kronos is all compressed wood or MDF.

is this same with Kronos X? I'm planning to get one. But hate have my board built on wood.

Who knows one day people in this forum might start complaining "my good looking kronos wood parts were eaten by insects!"

as their house/place might have a serious termite problem. Thats not covered by the factory warranty

my m-3 88 has board on the bottom as well....i love that synth..

My Motif XF8 and XS8 has wood board for the underside as well.

SDDP wrote:

jimsweb wrote:yet that's correct. i never liked the idea of having electronics keyboards made of wood!

I hate to disappoint, but the bottom of the Kronos is all compressed wood or MDF.

My Kronos2-61 is not wood on the bottom. Don't know about the other versions.

amosaic wrote:my m-3 88 has board on the bottom as well....i love that synth..

Just had an M3 in for service... Had forgotten about the wood bottom till I moved it. Can't say I like that design but it's held up and seems very stable.

Bald Eagle wrote: My Kronos2-61 is not wood on the bottom. Don't know about the other versions.

All versions of the K61 have a metal base, it's only the Weighted key versions (K73, K88) that have the MDF - I think you'll find that any weighted key synth is built on a solid base... My XV-88 is also MDF.

@jimsweb, I really wouldn't let it put you off, the reality is that you have no choice I'm afraid. Plenty of classic synths have had wood/particleboard/MDF in them, I don't recall any of them suffering from terminal termite attacks

jimsweb wrote:thank you -

is it possible for me to get kronos 2 without the wooden panels on the sides? honestly, i dislike them.

yes you can buy KRONOS-brightSides or KRONOS-darkSide here http://www.synave.de/kronos-brightsides/

ekmusic wrote:

jimsweb wrote:thank you -

is it possible for me to get kronos 2 without the wooden panels on the sides? honestly, i dislike them.

yes you can buy KRONOS-brightSides or KRONOS-darkSide here http://www.synave.de/kronos-brightsides/

Very nice, reminiscent of my late Oasys. Are the sides stable enough to lift the Kronos with your fingers in the recessed area on both sides?

Are any of you using ipads or tablets with your Kronos?

Denny C

GregC wrote:especially if they weigh 450 lbs with the word " Hammond " on them

Fixed.

That was the weight of my Hammond C3.

KK wrote:

GregC wrote:especially if they weigh 450 lbs with the word " Hammond " on them

Fixed.

That was the weight of my Hammond C3.

Fun how these old posts are being scrutinized. You are correct about the wight

Here's a fun fact- these hammonds were not designed for regular transport

Kronos 2 has vents on top along whole board, Kronos 1 and may be X doesn't.
Also only K2 has auto sleep function.

I wonder why this K bright ends offered on that site do not have vents like OASYS had? That would be a double benefit.

Differences in versions outlined at the end of the Features section of this review of mine:

http://musicplayers.com/reviews/keyboar ... Kronos.php