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After two months or so of play my keys are starting to make annoyingly loud mechanical noises. Not all keys are the same. It almost seems like if there were a damping material at the end of travel that it is failing because at the end of travel on the downstroke there is more of a plastic on plastic sound rather than a softened thud. I am also finding that there is a squeak on some of the keys in addition to the other sound. The noise is definitely not coming from the speakers but is strictly mechanical in nature. It is loud enough that it overpowers the softer moments in a performance and is making it unsuitable for public play. Another symptom is that if i slide off a fully depressed key and let it rise of its own accord some make a rattle type sound when reaching their natural position. It seems like some damping material has failed on the upstroke as well. These issues are getting progressively worse as I use the board. Is anyone else having this issue? What can be done to fix it? Do I have a lemon?

Hi all. I've been searching for the best keyboard that suits my needs. According to the the price and features it seems that the CT-X800 is the best option available for me. However, Im going to use it as a MIDI controller on Reaper (PC) besides of a regular keyboard, and this is the most important feature I need. I hardly found little info about this usage for this keyboard, and I want to make sure that it works right. I read something like "not all the 61 keys are functional for MIDI, only a third part of the keybed is functional for this", and now I have mixed feelings. I do need to make sure that I will be able to record MIDI playing the 61 keys as if I were just playing with the keyboard speakers. I appreciate your comments on this. Excuse my not perfect english.

I purchased the CT-X700 in April 2020 from Amazon in the US. About 2 or 3 months later I noticed the bottom 5 lower keys in 'electric piano' mode would clange when played. I contacted Casio and they gave a list of repair places to take it. But with the Covid-19 pandemic, repair shops will not touch any keyboards at this time. I emailed Casio and have yet to hear from them. Any suggestions?

3000's short fulcrum and heavier key weight than my PX-5S = an issue for me. Is there any way to lighten the action? I don't mean the touch response. I mean like shaving weight off the weights. I get fatigued, and I have good piano technique. I don't have this issue with my PX-5S. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I have been working on an arrangement for the song “Imagine” by John Lennon and as some of you know, the intro of the song has a series of chords which all end on a C note for the right hand, so you play a row of C notes with the right thumb on each second eight note of each beat during two measures which are repeated twice before the song begins. While playing this intro, I noticed that there was a problem with the C4 key. I then checked all the keys to see whether other keys had the same problem, and apparently C5 has the same issue. Both keys are flimsy and make a clicky noise, which is completely abnormal.😖 I am attaching two short videos in which one can distinctly hear that C4 and C5 are abnormally noisy, the first one with the piano sound, the second one with the volume fully turned down: AC86B28B-948A-4ADC-B729-FBDD93CDC620.MOV 2C6A2245-C1C0-42D4-B801-DDE3FC9EC58A.MOV I didn’t notice this issue before, otherwise I would have sent the keyboard back to Amazon France for an exchange or a refund. Unfortunately, the 30-days period during which I could sent the CT-X800 back for a refund without any explanation ended a week ago 😢 I am wondering whether it is my particular unit is defective or whether this is a misconception of this particular model, or of the whole CT-X range, which would be particularly unfortunate. After having played both the CT-X3000 for two weeks, then the CT-X800 for a month, I suspect the second hypothesis is the right one (misconception of the keybed of the CT-X700/800) because I remember that @TheBradge had the CT-X700 at home to try out for a week, and he also complained about flimsy keys. At the time I didn’t pay much attention, because I thought maybe his particular unit was faulty, and also because when my CT-X800 arrived 5 weeks ago, I noticed no particular issue with the keys and found the feel of the keybed rather pleasing. I supposed I should return the CT-X800 and ask either for a repair (but I doubt that anything can be done) or a replacement, but I fear that only a keyboard player can spot the fault and that Amazon might simply refuse to let me use my warranty. Do you guys have any idea about what I should do? I have been looking for a nice portable keyboard for months and after having tried the CT-X3000, then the Yamaha PSR E463 and finally the CT-X800, I opted for the later because of its feather-light weight, its great sounds and its friendly UI. Now I am at a loss, esp. since in one month I have to travel back to Belgium for a few weeks, and I intended to take the keyboard with me to be able to practise during my sojourn, so I am not very keen on sending the keyboard back because I suspect that proving my point and getting a replacement could last several weeks, if not months. 😭😭😭 Thanks for helping.

Hi all, New to the forum. I was directed here by Casio, because they don't have the answers I seek, so figure to send me here. I played a CDP130 in a music store, and thought I was playing a Yamaha. The keyed, to me, was way better than the current PX offerings. Does anyone disagree with me? Or can tell me why they went with what seems to be an inferior action? OR why the PXs action is better, and I am wrong. Also, what is the best connectivity for the 130 audio and MIDI wise? Will it work as a controller? Thank you for whoever has these answers. Regards, Jake

I purchased a PX-130 used, and I love it, but there is one thing that is bothering me -- the lowest A key is raised slightly above the rest of the keys, by about 1mm. I've taken keybeds apart on Roland and Korg synthesizers before, but never a hammer action one. Does this look like an easy fix, like reseating a part, or does it look like something is broken? TIA...