Vidal Piano Controller

Dissatisfied with the feel of the digital pianos, keyboards, and MIDI controllers on the market today, Vidal founder Tom Rudnitsky set out to create a new digital instrument that finally felt like the real thing. Classically-trained as a pianist, and with 8 years experience as a piano rebuilder of high-end instruments, he designed and built a completely new instrument from the ground up.

At each step of the design process we’ve sought to understand and replicate the design details that makes a grand piano so satisfying to play. By using real materials, engineering our own keybed, and testing and iterating on our design through dozens of prototypes across two years of development, we’ve created an instrument that finally captures the feeling of playing a real grand piano.

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• 20.5” (52.7 cm) long keys with a 10” (25.4) pivot length
• 1/4” thick steel weights in every key
• Quartersawn hard maple key buttons
• Quartersawn hard maple damper rail
• 400” keydip on white keys, .390” keydip on sharps
• Minimal bounce on key return facilitates rapid repetition
• Satistfying keydip feel

Weight	65 lbs (29.5 kg)
Length	50.25” (127.6 cm)
Depth	22.5” (57 cm)
Height	5” (12.7 cm)
Pivot Length	10” (25.5 cm)
Keydip	.400” (10 mm) white keys , .390” (9.9 mm) sharps
Touchweight	50g +/- 2g
Key Weights	Key Weights 253g per white key, 293g per sharp
Power	USB-C
MIDI	5-Pin DIN MIDI OUT, USB-C
Velocity Resolution	16,000+ steps via hi-res MIDI, 127 steps via standard MIDI
Scan Rate	10 kHz
Sustain Pedal	1/4” TRS jack
Triple Pedal	1/4” TRS jack (supports single-TRS triple pedals)

This is a MIDI controller / no built-in sounds

Our keyboard is a MIDI controller and does not generate any sound on its own, nor does it have any built-in speakers. This means that the keyboard must be connected to a computer, synthesizer, or other sound-generating device in order to create sound. It also must be used either with headphones or with external speakers.

No modifications after submitting order

Once your order is submitted, we immediately purchase parts and materials and allocate production time to make your instrument. Orders may not be modified or cancelled once submitted.

Fulfillment window

We make each order as they're received, and we do our best to manufacture and ship keyboards as quickly as we can. If your estimated fulfillment window changes after placing your order, we'll reach out as soon as possible to give you an updated timeframe.

Features may change

Our core features of a fully-weighted action, real wood keys, and real wood case will stay the same, but small details of the design may change as we further refine our product.

Wood grain variation

Since we use real hardwoods for the exterior case of the Vidal, there will be small variations in the texture of the wood from keyboard to keyboard. We carefully select wood stock with only the most appealing grain patterns, and we don't accept refunds or exchanges based on variations in wood grain.

Return Policy

If for any reason your keyboard doesn't 100% meet your expectations, you can return it within two weeks after delivery for a refund. A restocking fee of 10% will be deducted from all refunds, regardless of the condition of the keyboard. Buyer pays all return shipping fees.

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Vidal is Tom Rudnitsky, a classically trained pianist and piano rebuilder, and George Hilliard, a software and embedded systems engineer. Founded in 2023, we make digital keyboards designed as real instruments.