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Rosewood Vs. Kelon
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:16 am
by malletphreak
Hey... yep yep so which do you prefer...
personally I love the rich and articulate sound you get out of Rosewood...
ofcourse rosewood keyboards cost an arm, a leg and then some...
(maybe thats why I don't own an instrument yet...)
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:46 pm
by BKdrummer
Well if u can keep it indoors and not ever bring it outside I would say rosewood,but with the marching band activity i'd say kelon because its more durable to the weather.
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:16 pm
by Spyder
a line up here had a NIIIICE rosewood..... it got rained on... kelons probobly a better investment
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:29 pm
by malletphreak
Spyder wrote:a line up here had a NIIIICE rosewood..... it got rained on... kelons probobly a better investment
i crinched at the sound of that...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:37 pm
by Spyder
im sorry... lol i wont repeat myself
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:45 pm
by MalleTragic
Synthetic is much better for high schools, unless they're willing to have a rosewood instrument that they simply don't take outdoors. However, for concert, obviously, nothing beats the sound of a rosewood instrument, especially an 30's or 40's Deagan.
I rent an instrument from my teacher, which is an old Musser 4 octave. It sounds great, but rosewood definetly does not belong outdoors.
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:04 am
by Spyder
MalleTragic wrote:...rosewood definetly does not belong outdoors.
man you can say that again
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:11 am
by malletphreak
MalleTragic wrote:However, for concert, obviously, nothing beats the sound of a rosewood instrument, especially an 30's or 40's Deagan.
AMEN
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:21 pm
by 8-ball
Rosewood does not belong outdoors in my opinion. But I see a variety of groups that have the money to replace the keys every year use them.
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:18 pm
by malletphreak
Alright my opinion... yes Rosewood belong indoors and indoors only... when it comes to out doors I prefer Kelon... Yammies Acoustalons (sp) are awesome outdoors...
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:59 am
by wholelottasaywhat?
I believe Vanguard and Phantom Regiment use Rosewood Marimbas outdoors. So I personally wouldn't say they don't belong outdoors. I think that is a poor statement. Try.....Unless you have a load of money to spend replacing keys every year (or an endorsement), you'd be better off long-term with Synthetic. Something like that. Soundwise Yamaha Acoustalons are my favorite of the synthetics. Just my opinion...