Yamano 61-key Hand Roll Piano

Juniper Foo | Jun 07, 2005

More fabric-ated gadgets, this time in the shape of the Hand Roll Piano. Yamano (not to be confused with Yamaha) has quite literally rolled out a 61-key version of its silicon rubber-based piano which you can wrap up like a hand roll and carry with you. This lightweight instrument packs a 1kg lugging weight and is wafer thin at just 2.8cm. Sound comes out of the speaker on the right panel which also houses the batteries. If you're not terribly fussy about tinkering with real ivories, this porta piano should offer you an anywhere, anytime musical fix.

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Price: 19,740 yen (US$183) for 61-key version; 14,490 yen (US$134) for 49-key model
Availability: Yamano
Device: Music instrument
Basic specs: 102.5 x 18.5 x 2.8cm, 1kg, 20 built-in tunes, headphone external speaker output terminal, silicon rubber, ABS resin, AC adapter pouch

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Anonymous says...
Seems very difficult to play. As a "real" pianist, I struggled to get anything out of it.

Nov 11, 2005 20:01

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Anonymous says...
I have seen, the Startrek episode. And from that moment, I promised myself, I would someday buy one. This is like a dream come true. JC

Nov 16, 2005 23:40

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Danny1988 says...
Excellent piano. Got the roll up piano for my son as a birthday gift . He loves it. He thinks it's very good for practicing.

Jun 24, 2007 14:46

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