In a message dated 8/19/99 6:18:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: << > .... As much as I hate to say it, the only other alternative is an electronic > keyboard. There are not too many reasons to have one of these things, but > this is a situation where it might be better than an acoustic piano. > > Willem Blees ---------------------------------------------------- Please. By definition the piano is an acoustic instrument. Call the others what you will -- they are not pianos. There is only one piano. That is an instrument that works by mechanical energy. You sit down in front of it and press down on the keys. The effort of your fingers makes it produce sound. You don't have to plug it in first. Or put in batteries. Or wind it up. Or whatever. You just play it. Del >> I totally agree with you, Del. As you noticed, I didn't call it an electronic piano. I refereed to it as electric keyboard. Unfortunately, because of the market, I am being forced into carrying these things. Customer ask for them. If I don't carry them, they'll go somewhere else. I have made an agreement with a piano teacher to have these available for his students, in the hopes that they will outgrow it in a year, and buy or rent a piano from me. I have been reluctant, mainly because I don't know how to repair them, much less how to make it play all the games it has. But I guess I'll have to learn something about them. Wim
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