I received my K5 fro eBay around 2005. It was one of my first eBay purchases, and back in those days, shipping and delivery were still in the hands of dodgy courier pickups and postal depot issues. It arrived in AUS with broken keys, which I eventually
glued back together. I was so enamoured with the sound, and back then VSTs that emulated it were rare. Camel audio Cameleon as the only one I remember. I got into the K5 so much that I was actually importing Korg Wavestation Wavesamples that sounded identical
to the real thing! I can’t remember which software I was using but I’m sure it was from kfuenf ?
I’m keen to get back into it again, because I’m getting fond memories of the time. :)
As far as I remember, the K5 came from some Mid-western state from the US? I only vaguely remember at the time being surprised to find that such a rare machine was coming from such a remote part of the states.
Anyway, good to hear that other people in the world appreciate such a fine a nd rare specimen of Synth Tech. Kawai really did break the mould with this one, and the eventual K5000 series. Although some might say that such a piano giant had enough
R&D cash to try such a radical venture. :)
Cheers, and regards.
Damian Davis
On 27 Aug 2017, at 2:45 am, janegimble75@yahoo.com [k5synth] <k5synth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
No worries, Damian. Sound like your K5 was in bad shape like mine. Glad to hear it found a loving home and is being taken care of and enjoyed :) If I change my mind later on, I will contact you. It would probably cost a tidy sum to get this beast to AU, but I understand how it goes when things get rare. The "last of the V8s" like Mad Max haha. If you need something specific for it, http://syntaur.com/kawai_k.html#k5 has some bits and bobs. They are pretty reasonable folks and usually very helpful. Glad to hear there are folks out there that have the same digital jawa tendencies I have. Also, I have to know lol, how did you end up with yours and how did it get grass etc inside?
Keep Jamming :)