# Small piano

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 5, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153 "2006-02-05T23:21:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/1 "2006-02-05T23:21:07Z")

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Does anyone know of a good small electronic keyboard? The smaller, the better. Something like [this](http://www.hollowsun.com/vintage/stylophone/) but updated with today’s technology.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/2 "2006-02-06T00:42:46Z")

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Getchaself a [harmonium](http://uniresga.tripod.com/id8.htm). Much cooler than any electronic keyboard. Ask Neil Young.

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/3 "2006-02-06T02:27:57Z")

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[The latest technology in electronic sound machines.](http://www.miniorgan.com/lib/view.php?miniorgan=24&srch=&srch_type=&sortby=&output=)

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/4 "2006-02-06T02:30:51Z")

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> [@Ukulele Ike](#):
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> Getchaself a [harmonium](http://uniresga.tripod.com/id8.htm). Much cooler than any electronic keyboard. Ask Neil Young.

The roadies are NOT gonna like that.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/5 "2006-02-06T02:58:36Z")

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> [@Carnick](#):
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> Does anyone know of a good small electronic keyboard? The smaller, the better.

Erm, I hope you aren’t going to claim you have a twelve inch pianist. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-piano/343153/6 "2006-02-06T04:26:25Z")

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Are you looking for something like [this](http://www.casio.com/products/Musical_Instruments/Mini/SA-75/)? That’s a 37 key mini Casio keyboard.

Or there’s the [Roland PCR-M1 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller](http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=736&ParentId=19). 25 keys, velocity sensitive. Plug it into a laptop with a good MIDI sound card, and you’re off to the races.

There’s a similar [M-Audio Oxygen-8](http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/m-audio-Oxygen-8.html) controller.

Or here’s a [45 Key wearable keyboard](http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=277&ParentId=19)

Or maybe you’re looking for something like a [Casio VL-Tone micro synthesizer](http://hem.passagen.se/tkolb/art/synth/vltone_e.htm). They haven’t been made for a long time, but you can get them for about $60 on eBay.

Or if you want that retro electronic fun and it doesn’t have to be a keyboard, you could always build a [Theremin](http://thereminkits.com/?gw&gclid=CMrUh7GKg4MCFQxGPgodIyxxig).