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So, do I have a mis-sold item that allows me to request a refund? Or an inexpensive, neat and tidy pedal board to which I can easily retrofit a midi device? Let me sleep on this question...

Do they do Gibson 335-type guitars? Asking for a friend...

I just found the circuit diagram for the 6 pin DIN input to its host keyboard. I am none the wiser, and £21 poorer. I am guessing that this is not a midi foot pedal. However, I am still positive: I may be able to fit some magnetic reed switches and a midi signal generator device into the pedalboard.

I recently won an eBay auction for what was labelled as an Elka organ pedal board. Those of you more observant than I was, will have spotted that it has a 6-pin male midi plug, rather than the traditional 5-pin male midi plug. A little research suggests that there is no such thing as a 6-pin-DIN female to a 5-pin-DIN plug, so I need to create a 6-to-5 converter. And a little more research suggests that it is not an Elka pedal board that the seller advertised, but a General Music model, perhaps a GEM WS2 Keyboard Workstation add-on, made in Italy ( see here I was considering taking the 6-pin output of the footpedal and connecting it to a 5-pin, using two sockets (6-pin, and 5-pin) and a box to mount them into, and 3 lengths of wire to solder to the tags. However, without knowing what signals the 6-pin outputs, I can't do that. Can anyone advise?

Thankfully, @neepheid is in charge this year, so, fill your sparkly silver platform stage-wear boots!

"Classic rock radio stations play all 60 classic hits for people in their 70's and 80's" Fixed it for you . . . .

Sliced Ham tastes better in a sandwich when it is all crumpled and rumpled up, rather than laid flat.

I went out in a blaze of glory on 31st December 2025. A 13-note midi pedal board, won on eBay at 4:40pm and a Roland FP-30X piano ordered online at 9:20pm.

Is that because you already know how to spend more?!

I am in for both Tier 1 and 2 - simply because I reckon that purchased everything that I needed (or wand) in 2025. And, of course, because it's terrific fun to try to abstain. More seriously, it also makes me consider whether I really need an item. I am in. Oh yes.

I have now! For £21, which feels like a bargain (until I add the cost of the rail trip to Neath....)

Not yet purchased it, but I am exploring other options. Ideally, the seller will realise that the market in Neath for midi pedal boards is limited, and will instead offer postage. Certainly, that's what I asked him for. Encore! Encore!! One more song, ideally at about 4pm on Wednesday....

@ash is selling a module which replicates the organ sound, here. You can connect it via MIDI-din, and use the Line In on your Yamaha PF-85 to amplify the sound. As for your next piano, I would suggest that you try before you buy. With your real acoustic piano, and your old but worthy Yamaha PF-85, your standards and requirements will be high. Certainly, I would suggest that you go for something better than what you have now, rather than a sideways move.

Can anyone help with an Ebay purchase, for an item in Neath? It's a 13-bass pedal board, and the seller is offering Buyer Collects only. Is anyone close enough to Neath to pick it up and pack and post it to me, in return for payment for your expenses, time, and trouble? Alternatively, are there couriers that could help me?

I will try both options, and see which works, and report back. If both work, then that would be good news too. I must confess to being fascinated by midi when it first came out, and wanted nothing more than to connect up various devices. However, it is only now, 45 years later, that I have the opportunity to make it happen.

https://ebay.us/m/5E9p3T "Handmade bass bass. New. Now you can not only tune a guitar but you can also tuna fish. Body of the guitar is handmade out of solid oak. Large mouth bass graphic. Glass eye. Constructed with all new parts including neck, strings, pickups, and knobs." $50,000 is a lot to pay for a pun.

@Hellzero is right. I want to use the UMC1820 interface as the hub. I have an electric piano (stereo), synth module (stereo), bass guitar input, and a microphone, two midi channels, plus the PC, all plugged into the UMC1820. Moreover, I still have two spare input channels too. The UMC1820 acts as a midi device for the purpose of Musescore too (Cubase was too complicated for me).

See how times, and Christmas traditions, have changed over the years. 50 years ago, an Orange amp in our stocking. Now, an Elf on the shelf.

That's a lot of good advice, both for me, and for anyone else who wants to connect USB-midi to midi-din - thank you. Interesting to see that a USB B to A adapter is necessary, and available. That was, quite literally, the missing link I will contact you directly, regarding the your offer of the Cakewalk connector. Robert

Right now!? You are Santa Claus, and I claim my £5. No rush, indeed. I plan to order the piano after Christmas (but before the 2026 Gear Abstinence Challenge starts...). Even then, I can forego midi connectivity, until the right bit of kit comes up. I am puzzled by the Roland/Cakewalk MIDI to USB devices - that cable will only plug into the FP-30X's USB Memory slot (rather than the USB Computer output, which the guy in the Roland shop said I should use. However, he admitted that it was not his area of expertise). Also, the guy in the Roland shop didn't recommend the Roland/Cakewalk MIDI to USB device - odd. Hence, my question about connectivity, here.

Change of plan .... I now want to be able to connect a Roland FP30X electric piano to a Behringer UMC1820, via midi. The Midi (out and in) on the Roland FP30X is the USB B-type ("USB Computer") The UMC1820 has midi-DIN in and out (and the USB is to connect it to the PC). There is no such thing as a midi-B to midi-DIN cable. So, I was instead advised that I need a Midi junction box with a USB-A (for the Midi port). Can anyone advise, or recommend a suitable Midi junction box? Ideally, with a separate power supply input (no combined USB power). https://www.cme-pro.com/h4midi-wc-usb-host-midi-interface/ (4 midi DIN ports) https://www.cme-pro.com/h2midi-pro/?srsltid=AfmBOorC_nVwHWECm7l27q92lOgEx6S5tJUkpTkhHHTngMOImr7B2XkI (2 midi DIN ports) https://www.thomann.co.uk/behringer_go_midi_host.htm (a very simple box - but will it work for my set-up?) https://www.doremidi.cn/h-pd-2.html (a box from the USA, but available in the UK) I also want to run an EMU Classic Keys (midi DIN in, out and thru), but I can probably use the Midi out from my UMC1820. Help!!!

Gone!

I knew that the Dual 505 was a highly-rated turntable back in the early 80s. In fact, it was the only budget option at the time (with the Rega Planars 2 and 3 being the more expensive options). However, I had not realised that the 505 is still a contender. The idea of an cartridge upgrade feels too complex right now - but maybe later. For now, I have ordered the stylus from Audio Affair, and will be shopping for belts from Thakker: (my Dual 505, my sister's Pioneer PL Z94, and my Yamaha KX580 cassette deck). I was grateful for the advice, to avoid cheaper copies of the stylus and risk damaging the record collection.