Cheez
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Went to Yamaha at PS today to get a sustain pedal (FC4 - the one that does not have half-pedalling). I'm shocked that it cost $52! I don't recall paying that much for my old Roland DP pedals - maybe about half that price??? Furthermore, the Yamaha pedals' polarity cannot be switched - not that it will cause much problem for me.
How much does Roland sustain pedals cost nowadays?? Anybody?
Anyway, because I'm going to leave Singapore again soon and won't have time to go to Swee Lee, I got the FC4 but not before I indicated my displeasure at the price to the cashier.
So out of curiousity, I wanted to know what's the difference that made the price so high - I compared it with my older Roland DP pedal (also a full size pedal) and my Kawai piano when I got home. Interestingly, the FC4 felt very much like a real acoustic piano's pedal. When the pedal is released, it doesn't jump back to it's resting position immediately but has a slight lag that felt very much like a real sustain pedal. My Roland DP flies back up when I release it and had quite noisy action. The spring action of the FC4 is very different; even pressing it down felt diffeent from the Roland's DP - again, felt very much like a real piano pedal.
But, I wonder, does it really make that much difference? I guess when playing at home, it does feel nice. But when playing life, wearing shoes etc, I doubt this subtle difference will make much difference. And I doubt it will stop moving and dancing around my feet like any other pedals - short of nailing it into the ground.
How much does Roland sustain pedals cost nowadays?? Anybody?
Anyway, because I'm going to leave Singapore again soon and won't have time to go to Swee Lee, I got the FC4 but not before I indicated my displeasure at the price to the cashier.
So out of curiousity, I wanted to know what's the difference that made the price so high - I compared it with my older Roland DP pedal (also a full size pedal) and my Kawai piano when I got home. Interestingly, the FC4 felt very much like a real acoustic piano's pedal. When the pedal is released, it doesn't jump back to it's resting position immediately but has a slight lag that felt very much like a real sustain pedal. My Roland DP flies back up when I release it and had quite noisy action. The spring action of the FC4 is very different; even pressing it down felt diffeent from the Roland's DP - again, felt very much like a real piano pedal.
But, I wonder, does it really make that much difference? I guess when playing at home, it does feel nice. But when playing life, wearing shoes etc, I doubt this subtle difference will make much difference. And I doubt it will stop moving and dancing around my feet like any other pedals - short of nailing it into the ground.
