Aside from the lousy contacts, the VA-76 has been holding up OK.įor about 2 weeks I made a concentrated effort to become knowledgable on the VariPhrase feature. I hate that I have to compromise my playing, especially after the substantial investment placed in this dubious instrument. I guess I'm waiting for more notes to go bad to make my repair efforts worthwhile. Why in the world should I have to send a virtually new instrument to the shop?I've been putting up with that situation for 3 months now.
I'm afraid the problem is more than just cruddy contacts. The key went out again at the next gig! This time though, instead of the note screaming out at full velocity, it required that you pound on it to get any sound. One of the lower "F's" that I had previously cleaned went out again. Unfortunately, the repair did not last long. When the third note went bad I wanted to throw the keyboard in the ocean! I knew I was faced with the tedious task of disassembling the whole thing, which I did somewhere around last November(03)in preparation for the busy holiday season. The reality is that it only took this model 6 months to start messing up. I was much too generous in my initial review when I said that it will take about two years before the contacts begin to act up. It has been a little over a year since purchasing the VA-76. Editors Note: Author has noted that this is an update to a previous review. So as not to be redundant, please refer to my previous review on this actual keyboard for purchase details. If only I could solve the zip drive problem. It works well with the AX=1 and the FC-7 peddle. The idea of setting up entire shows ahead of time is great. I'm pleased I purchased the VA-76 and have had much success on stage with it. The weight is a bit much for me but it is built strongly and can take a fair amount of shipping around. I don't like the sounds of the piano function. I should have realized that this machine requires it's zip drive to be working for all the functions to be worthwhile. The features are easy to access and enjoyable to work with. I really like the sounds and the factory patterns on it's zip disk. It cost about $4900 but I had a credit and two keyboards to trade in on it so my expenditure was much less. I purchased the unit about five years ago in Toronto Ontario at Long and McQuade Music on Bloor Street. Other than that I find the machine to be workable and enjoyable. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem and if they have any advice for me. My problem is that the zip drive has stopped functioning. It took work but as time went on I learned tricks and ways to operate the keyboard with ease. I must say I enjoyed it and from time to time incorporated many of its' features into some of the songs I played. At the time of purchase it was running about $4900.00. Purchasing the VA-76 was not a small matter.
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