Klarinet Archive - Posting 000331.txt from 1998/05

From: BKruse@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Midi Wind Instruments
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 19:33:26 -0400

The Akai looks funny in the pictures because it has no moving parts. For
people coming from a sax or clarinet sensibility, that takes a little
getting used to. The Yamaha has conventional keys so it's less of a
culture shock. I wouldn't call it a matter of ergonomics as much as a
matter of imagination in challenging existing paradigms of acoustic
instruments.

Barry

Kevin J Bowman <kbowman@-----.com> on 05/06/98 02:09:38 PM
<snip>
In all the pictures I've seen of both instruments, the Yamaha looks like
it is more ergonomically engineered. The keys on the Akai look very
rudimentary. It looks like Yamaha has put some thought into how the
fingers lay on the instrument. This was one of my problems when designing
my instrument. I ended up using small button-cap swithces for the "keys"
(even for the usual "levers" operated by your pinky fingers) and the layout
and spring resistance of the swithced play a large role in how easy the
thing is to play.
<snip>

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