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Yes, Roland is a leader in the segment of vinyl cutters - but it's MAN Roland (Germany), not the Japanese guys... -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Alex Stahl [mailto:alex@pixar.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2005 02:02 An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Betreff: Re: how to make keyboards look more cool Coincidentally, one of the big manufacturers of vinyl cutters is... Roland. Last i checked there were far more Roland vinyl cutters than guitar synths on eBay, let alone digital harpsichords. On Feb 1, 2005, at 4:37 PM, thetoyroom@comcast.net wrote: > I might suggest you go to a sign/banner shop that specializes in > 'vinyl cutting'. They use a plotter with a blade head to essentially > 'cut out' graphics on sheets of roll vinyl. > > Usually, these type of shops have a good selection of vinyl, in a wide > array of colors, and they would probably sell you a section of vinyl > sheet in your choice of color. They even make roll vinyl in > 'temporary' tack adhesive, for graphics that are intended to be > removed. > > Then you can cut out small pieces, apply them to the keys, and use an > x-acto blade or razor blade to clean up the edges. If you want to get > really trick, you can make an outline of the exact shape of the keys > in a drawing program like Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, or Macromedia > Freehand, export the file as an .EPS file, and take that file to the > graphics shop. They can import it into their software, 'plot' the > shape, cut the vinyl, and then you are just removing the vinyl and > applying it right to the keys, in the exact shape...just like putting > on a bumper sticker. > > hope that helps, > > rich > > >> I have an idea for you, >> 4 years I bought a Roland digital harpsichord >> http://www.8thstreet.com/prod.asp?pid=9056 >> As you can see it's got black keys that are very cool and what >> appears to be white "accidentals". When I picked it up I discovered >> the white keys were actually a horribly uncool light grey. So, I >> went to the hardware store and bought some white vinyl adhesive tape. >> I very carefully stretched the vinyl tape over the top surface of >> each ugly grey key and trimmed any excess off the sides with an Xacto knife. >> They >> still look great, haven't slipped, and since the tape is vinyl are >> easy >> to clean. Maybe you can get some black vinyl tape and cover the >> surface >> of the white keys so every key is...none more black...voila, death >> metal >> killboard! > >