Grand v Stage 3 88 - My Review

[Tracii]

a-ha covers

This could be the world's first, non-norwegian, pluralisation of this phrase.

Well of course there are TWO in the canon: Take on Me and The Living Daylights. But could there be a third?

They had a couple of successful songs in Germany:

The Sun Always Shines On TV
Crying In The Rain
Stay On These Roads
Summer Moved On
Hunting High And Low

Those still receive quite a bit of airplay, especially the first two.

[CountFosco]

OK, OK, maybe the a-ha back catalogue has more than one song in it. I always thought that change from 4 to 2 in the chorus of Take On Me was one of the great pop feel changes. So simple, but so effective. I like this grown up version too:

[Spider]

Two A-ha songs in Italy: Take on Me and Hunting High and Low.

But back to the NS3 vs Nord Grand...

[BlueKermit]

I wonder what's the difference between the Nord Grand and the Nord Piano 5 ? I've been renting the Stage 3 88 for a few months and as much as I like it I'm only using it at home I've yet to significantly use the Organ and synth section. and to be sure on my future Nord purchase I'm going to rent / test an RD-2000. There isn't a Piano 4 or 5 for rental. I assume the Piano 4/5 has the same kyb action as the Stage 3? and that the Nord Grand has a different / better action than the Stage 3? I've heard other people say that random notes will be 100% volume on the Stage 3 but this doesn't happen on the Grand? I also assume that somehow the Nord Grand sounds better than the Stage 3?
Does the Grand come with the legs like an old Rhodes? Can i use a quicklock stand with it?