Fran Thanx little by little more demos surface......still would love to know what type of KEYFEEL the BK9 has?

Roland describes it as a Pro keybed...I was told many moons ago..that they would use the Juno Stage keybed on a new 76 key model..and it looks exactly like the Juno Stage..

Here is a pic of my Juno Stage and E50..

Yep... most likely the Juno Stage's. A pale shadow of the G70's, but what do you want for $1000 less! Darn sight lighter, in weight and touch, but still not down into PSR country.

Sorry to disagree guys, but I was told by someone who has DEMOED the BK9, that he felt the keybed was similar to (if not the same as) the BK5..

And looking closely at those images above, the keys on the BK9 seem a little shorter that the JS...btw I played the JS, and the keybed is not that good you know, very short key travel which felt quite odd for piano parts....

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Dennis , yes the Juno Stage has a shorter dept, but has good resistance...I have that pic to show the E50 also..The E50 has same dimensions as the BK5....except the E50 is a half inch wider in 5 octaves..

If one was to demo, it is not rocket science..look under the keys..the Juno Stage has metal fills..that gave it a solid feel...

The BK5 and Juno Stage have the same shorter "throw"..

Mind you, given how hard it is to get most here to accept that longer throw, more stiff and more weight actions are preferable (let alone how useful 76 is for piano parts, if weight isn't a factor), maybe Roland are simply giving the people what they want..?

Well, not what WE want, but Lord! Those PSR players will finally have something less to moan about!

Drum / style programming is poor/primitive IMO(late 90's anyone?).backing brass sounds annoying too.(yes it can be muted/changed)

I hate to be negative here... I really want to love this keyboard. With it's 76 keys, light weight, and chord sequencer,there are some great features. Even though the demonstrators have been very good players, I'm just not digging the sound so far.

No one says you cant just stay with what works for you.....its a new line of arranger keyboards released by Roland ...some may like them others won't no big deal.....try it, listen, if it excites you, if it makes you smile if you hate it you always have the choice top either but it or don't, keep what you have or wait for the next greatest keyboard to arrive in the coming years if you wish to change....meanwhile there is PLENTY of gear out there to create any kind of music you want.
Have fun with what YOU choose..