I have always found vertical pitch wheels impossible to use in a musical way. Also, they are too far away from the keyboard. As you can see in the pictures, I diy'd my pitch wheel into a detachable aluminum case which sticks to the rail under the keys with Velcro. Thanks to the Velcro, I can get it out of the way whenever needed, and place it there where it is most ergonomic during playing.
Should have done this years ago! I can modulate pitch while playing notes with the same hand and the direction of movement (left-right) is so much more natural fro me.
(And yes I did some aesthetic adjustments to the front panel too)
Vertical Pitch Wheel:
![](https://www.fastmailusercontent.com/jmap/download/ve42c4105/e581806dfbacac0dba5329ec5faf47bc01417fec/pitch2_small.jpeg?type=image%2Fjpeg&u=e42c4105&access_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiI1YWRhODk3YzhiMWE0ZTFkZWM4ZjhjOWNkMTdkZTcwNiIsInN1YiI6IkRpWVJqRTdjSHVKSTdIenJEczlhNmppT0hJa2FkNUo1bXBpODNvTm9nNGsiLCJpYXQiOjE2ODA2MDk2MDB9.F_SL78vy9d9wH1_3CmnfUtseAD0Vqwfy6PxiT3Qn3tY&orientation=1)
Pitch while playing:
![](https://www.fastmailusercontent.com/jmap/download/ve42c4105/3070f779438984efd68801f4d9847e76f08a1b1d/pitch_small.jpeg?type=image%2Fjpeg&u=e42c4105&access_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiI1YWRhODk3YzhiMWE0ZTFkZWM4ZjhjOWNkMTdkZTcwNiIsInN1YiI6IjNMOXZ4M1RHVFVkMm9lWVI2ZDl4cUFZb1pIaW5Pa2RkNnVuLTYtWThyV2ciLCJpYXQiOjE2ODA2MDk2MDB9.oDwOe2zZZZJXGI576jhhRi-2Igrr6-exzubBDejtCjc&orientation=1)
Aluminum case stuck with Velcro to key rail:
![](https://www.fastmailusercontent.com/jmap/download/ve42c4105/5235bca1be29b00cfb662245cdee28bec0502a35/pitch3_small.jpeg?type=image%2Fjpeg&u=e42c4105&access_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiI1YWRhODk3YzhiMWE0ZTFkZWM4ZjhjOWNkMTdkZTcwNiIsInN1YiI6IllSX0drc2xub2gxVEh0UjAwRHZPT0FjVzdkeE9xa2R3clBWRHd6N3E5WHciLCJpYXQiOjE2ODA2MDk2MDB9.NWyWhH6qQDzjFaZ2g4A-s9xwzqd2U8zmov-ohIGUQf0&orientation=1)