another query back

[pianoman]

Hi Phil,
I have had that experience too with some people coming back to the
acoustic, trouble is many of them don't.
	I think it is the imperfection that gets them back.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
"Success is not a goal, rather it is a way of life".

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> From: Phil Bondi <tito@peganet.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: another query
> Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 5:51 AM
> 
> 
> 
> Les Smith wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, pianoman wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All again,
> > >       In the new digital pianos that have historical temperaments
built in ,
> > > have any of you learned ones in HT tried them and if so what is your
> > > opinion of how they sound on very uniform digital instruments?
> 
> > Thanks for the opening. Jim.
> 
> ..thanks for the opening, Les..
> 
> ..the one thing that you didn't mention is that alot of Digital owners
eventually
> come back to the Acoustic..at least that has been *my*
experience..there's
> something that's lacking in a Digital Piano that only an acoustic piano
can
> deliver..I have heard that people get *tired* of the sound, or they just
want a
> simpler way to play without having to worry if the thing is gonna turn on
or if
> they press the wrong button, they're lost or can't get back to where they
> were..etc...i think it might be a subliminal thing, where in their mind
their
> looking for the feel of the funkiness of that first piano they ever
played..but as
> far as tiring of the sound or tiring of buttons, that is real..
> 
> ..I will never dispute what you said here and have snipped for the sake
of
> bandwith..Digitals are pretty frightning..but so is the Acoustic.
> 
> unequally yours,
> tito