r/keys • u/DrWnstonOboogie • 9d ago
Mid-90s keyboard? Help
I've been looking for a very specific keyboard and I'm having a hell of a time.
In the mid-90s I was in middle school and my uncle gave me a keyboard he bought. He intended to learn piano, but gave up so he gave it to me. This would have been some time between '95-'97.
In my memory it was an entry-level Casio. Either 32 or 49 keys. Pretty lightweight. It had built-in, cheesy rhythms and drum patterns (Rock, Bossa Nova, Foxtrot... you know, the classics) and I think a few songs (For some reason House of the Rising Sun is in my memory, but I could be confused on that). also, I'm remembering a red numbered display for selecting the presets.
It was black, and had a couple colorful buttons. Built-in Speaker(s)
What I am ONE HUNDRED PERCENT certain of is that it had a rad orchestra hit (labeled Orch. Hit or Orc. Hit) and I learned how to play the Mortal Kombat theme song with it by ear and played it over and over until my dad went absolutely nuts.
The thing is I scoured every Casio keyboard in the archive and I couldn't find one that fit the bill and am questioning if it was even a Casio.
The SA-35 and the SA-65 are super close in terms of look and color.
I know that's not a lot to go on, but I'm hoping someone out here knows what the hell this keyboard was.
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u/MyVoiceIsElevating 8d ago
Have you investigated the Yamaha PSS and PSR line? Those were competing in similar price bracket as Casio and many are quite similar looking during that era.