CP-60

[Farrell]

Indeed you are correct - no soundboard - it needs an amp. It will sound like 
a piano version of a solid-body electric guitar without an amp. However, 
even though it would be nicer to have an amp, I have tuned a couple CP-70s 
without an amp - its doable. The lack of amplifier is less a challenge than 
the scale.

BTW, IMHO, they are just sooooo coooooool!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> I'm sorry, I am more a piano-technical "advocate" than a real technician. 
> I
> learn more from this group than I could ever offer it.  I would assume 
> your
> statement to be true.  But, cannot speak from experience.
>
> One thing specifically to note --- there is NO soundboard.  So, while 
> there
> is sound from the vibrating string, it is COMPLETELY unamplified by the
> surface of a soundboard.  These instruments - without the electronic
> amplification they're designed for - play very softly.
>
> As they contain only "pre-amp" circuitry, you cannot simply "plug-in" a 
> set
> of headphones either.  They have to be "funneled" thru an amplification
> system in the same way as a tape/cd player, or any other pre-amp device.
> So, creating a situation where you can satisfactorily "hear" the 
> instrument
> might be the greatest challenge.
>
> However, most people who own and use such instruments have appropriate (at
> least in their estimation) equipment in place.
>
> -bruce