Kurzweil Digital Pianos

January 18, 1996 -- Kurzweil offers new digital piano models:

Mark 12 Digital Piano

Kurzweil Music Systems recently announced the introduction of a revolutionary new digital ensemble piano, the Kurzweil Mark 12. The Mark 12 introduces ground-breaking features such as EduGames, Anyone Can Play, a Virtual Read Disk Drive, Programmable Drawbar Organ mode, user-programmable Auto Accompaniment, Flash ROM and SRS 3D Surround Sound. Like all Kurzweil Mark Series instruments, the new Mark 12 features Kurzweil's legendary sound quality and ease of use operation, in a hand-crafted authentic Young Chang wood cabinet. In addition, the Mark 12 features a superb speaker system designed in cooperation with world renowned Boston Acoustics.

The RG 100 SE Home Digital Piano

To meet a growing consumer demand for affordable home keyboards, Kurzweil Music Systems has added the RG 100 SE Digital Home Piano to their line of RG instruments. This sleek, sophisticated digital piano features Kurzweil's famous sound quality and technology and is economically priced to please even the most budget-conscious shopper.

The RG 100 SE features a specially designed 88-note weighted action keyboard and offers four sounds: Kurzweil's stunning grand piano, string section, electric piano and pipe organ. It features 32-voice polyphony, selectable digital multi-effects (reverb and chorus), a stereo sound system with new proprietary speakers housed in the specially-designed ported enclosures for maximum clarity and almost twice the volume output of the original model.

The RG 100 SE now includes an attractive movable base music stand, a detachable matching stand, bench, two pedals, top-mounted stereo two-way speaker system in ported enclosures, tune and transpose functions, simplified operation and, of course, the sound quality that has made Kurzweil one of the most respected keyboard manufacturers in the world today.

Mark Series Availalbe With New Finishes

Kurzweil has announced the addition of several new finishes to their Mark Series Digital Home Pianos in fine wood cabinets. The finishes, which include Ebony Polish, White Polish, Ivory Polish and Mahogany Polish, are available for the Kurzweil Mark 5W, 10W and 150 Plus instruments. In addition, the Mark 150 Plus is available in American Walnut and Oak Polish, while the Mark 10W is also available in Cherry Satin. The Mark 5W and 10W are now also available in Mediterranean Oak Satin. The announcement was made by Tom Miller, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Kurzweil Digital Home Pianos.

Crafted in authentic Young Chang cabinets, the new Mark Series Wood instruments feature Kurzweil's legendary sound quality, 32-voice polyphony, a powerful multi-track sequencer/recorder (Mark 10W & 150 Plus), digital multi-effects, MIDI and a wide variety of stunning, realistic sampled sounds, including: acoustic and electric pianos, harpsichords, pipe and jazz organs, strings and choir ensembles, acoustic guitars, brass and woodwinds, as well as a variety of mallet, synthesizer, drum and percussion sounds. In addition, all Mark Series instruments incorporate an exclusive speaker system designed in cooperation with world-renowned Boston Acoustics®.

For more information, contact Kurzweil Music Systems, 13336 Alondra Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703. Tel: 310-926-3200; Fax: 310-404-0748. Web: www.kurzweilsystems.com.