Question: What's the difference?

[George Todd]

I played at a church wedding just two weeks ago.  The church has a 6 foot
Boston.  Sitting next to it was a Roland.  I went to practice on the Bposton
before the wedding rehearsal, and it was really out of tune.  I brought to
the attention of the pastor.  He told me I needed to bring it before the
worship committee before I drag a tuner in to tune it.  I flat out told him
that if that Boston is not tuned by the date of the wedding, I will have no
choice but to play on the Roland.

I know this doesn't help you at all with your problem Kris, but when it
comes down to it, I would much rather play on the Roland, than an
out-of-tune Boston grand.  Plus, when the pastor saw that I would be playing
on a little electric keyboard, rather than a shiny black grand, he got the
idea.  In fact, if this church didn't have any electric keyboard, I would of
had to of brought in mine.  This church gets their grand tuned once a year,
in October.  So I was lucky that the wedding date fell just about a week
after the piano was tuned.  Otherwise I would of had to debate with the
music committee.


Matthew
-----Original Message-----
From: K Anderson <pno2nr1@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, November 06, 1999 9:51 AM
Subject: Question: What's the difference?


>Maybe I really am nuts... but maybe not ?  It seems to me that there is a
>definite difference between the sound of an electronic "piano"  and a
>REAL piano.  It's hard to convince our church pianist of this... she
>loves her Clavinova, and while it can do some pretty neat things I just
>ache to hear the grand played.  It sits right next to her Clavinova. It's
>a well-maintained Kawai 7-footer.  I've wondered what is it about the
>electonic sounds that make my ears want to squirm and run away.  The
>sounds seem hollow, tasteless.... but how can I explain this to the dear
>pianist? (She doesn't know when the grand is out of tune, either. She
>frankly acknowledges that she needs someone to tell her that.) So... is
>there an actual, definable physical difference between the sounds
>produced by the two instruments? something that would confirm my balance
>and explain  the unsettled, unsatisfied feeling I have when she plays the
>Clavinova?
>
>Thanks much, all...
>Kris
>
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