Keyboard Coverings

[Menschenstimme]

I enjoy my bone naturals (and ebony sharps) at home. I do prefer ivory, but I was lucky to get bone. The ebony is nice. It is not solid black, but rather has dark brown highlights (so to speak) in it.

[zylstra555]

Inverted colours! Oh, I just love it. I have no idea why.
But, for materials: Anything but plastic.
Ivory, if possible (but not the cheap imitation, meaning you would have to go antique/vintage to get it) and wood, second.
I'll have to ask the guys what the keys of the Wenatchee 2/10 Wurlitzer are made out of, as they had been worn so far most of them were replaced. They have a nice feel.

Additional thoughts: In our church, I play a Hammond. Hammonds have plastic keys. I am surprised how much this affects my playing abilities. Often, I have so much trouble that I just up and go to the piano, get the muscle memory down there, and then go back to the organ. (Not during the service, of course! Just during practice).

[Havoc]

Anything but plastic. I like wooden keys and inverted colors.

[mpsnknox]

Ivory naturals, Wood naturals just feel strange to me.

[Menschenstimme]

Re: Keyboard Coverings



For the naturals, my preferences from highest to lowest are:

ivory
bone
top quality synthetic ivory
ebony
hardwoods other than ebony
plastic

For the sharps:

ebony
hardwoods other than ebony
top quality synthetic
plastic

[pipecutter]

Does anyone have a preference for a particular material for keyboard tops? Plastic, bone, ivory or some type of wood?