Circuit Bent Hing Hon EK-001

I just stumbled across this keyboard in a shop around 3 years ago. I thought I would give it a try. It turned out to be amazing. There is a potentiometer to change the pitch and also a photocell to change the pitch.

There is a bend that uses the tempo LED to bend the sounds of the drums. Inside the acrylic panel there is a blinking light that shins into a photocell to control the pitch. It gives it an interesting vibrato modulation. Various other switches and bend points that I don't recall. I have since found a whole community of people that are bending these keyboards. Some of the bends are just mind blowing. This keyboard when bent has sounds similar to the Roland 808. You would never have expected that.

I have an upcoming tutorial on how to add a video output to this model. I am bending one right now. In the future I will have a complete tutorial on how to bend this from start to finish. Plus I will likely be selling new un-bent models on the site as they are tricky to find. Maybe I can sell the new ones with a bending kit of components, that seems like a really good idea if there is enough demand for that.

Please excuse the poor quality of the video I think it was one of my first videos.