Quick question for any who have arthritis in their hands who may have switched from a graded, hammer action board to a semi-weighted board...did the switch make much of a difference to your hands/arthritis? Is it noticeably less impactful on your joints?
Semi-weighted action for arthritis
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happyrat1
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Geezer Question???
Not sure if this belongs in Technique and posture or General Keyboard. I have a simple question that affects most, if not all, keyboard players sooner or later. Maybe we should add a geezer forum and make this a sticky? Sooner or later, if you are a keyboard player, your fingers will begin...
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My semi weight causes me less issues than the Hammer action on the DP that I had.
Only way though is for you to visit a music store and play as many back to back as you can.
That said you may have issues finding a semi weighted keyboard with 88 keys as there are not to many around.
My semi weight causes me less issues than the Hammer action on the DP that I had.
Only way though is for you to visit a music store and play as many back to back as you can.
That said you may have issues finding a semi weighted keyboard with 88 keys as there are not to many around.
happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
I own a PC3K8 that needs repair and I replaced it with a Studiologic Numa Compact 2X. The Numa has 88 semi weighted keys and I suffer from arthritis during the cold and wet weather cycles. The Numa is definitely easier on the joints.
Good to know... that model seems to offer a ton for the price of it. I think for now I will keep what I have (Korg SV2-73) because I just can't part with it. I'll set the touch a touch lighter...and scale back some of my learning drills. I am trying to overcome 30 years of sporadic playing and bad habits by working through scales etc... so that I become a better player.
Normal playing seems to be somewhat less taxing on the hands/wrists, so I'll get back to more of that. I'm thinking of actually picking up the Korg i3 for a second board, mainly to help with sorting through my song ideas...this would also give my hands a break from the heavier SV2 action.
Thanks for the suggestions guys!
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I had enough arthritis to be concerned about it but then I read about a supplement called MSM (methylsulfonylmethane). I read that James Coburn said he had a seriously bad case and started taking MSM and it helped him greatly. My arthritis has practically disappeared! I got mine from mercola.com and I highly recommend it. I didn't improve overnight but it didn't take too long.
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Good to know, thanks...I'll take a look.