I've seen what you suggest a couple of times. However, the dealer I work for has done what Richard has proposed; that is, put in the Piano Disk silent piano. One is in one of those is in an old English piano (I think), and the other is in a square grand. Gary McCormick At 03:08 PM 2/20/01 -0500, you wrote: >Hello- > >I joined this list for the specific purpose of posting the one question >which will follow. The concept involved in this question will undoubtedly >make some of the members of this forum squirm and shudder with the revulsion >one of our Puritan forefathers might experience upon viewing the South Park >movie. That said, here's my question: > Has anyone heard of or know of any resources regarding 'retrofitting' an >apartment-sized baby grand body with an electronic, fully weighted, 88 key >keyboard, amp and speakers? > The piano in question is of almost no consequence; a Heller brand (the >company made furniture, not instruments) apartment baby grand that has seen >much climatic abuse and four boisterous children, now adults. The harp is >seriously warped and shot. The keys are shot. The hammers are shot. >Refurbishing as a traditional piano is prohibitively expensive, considering >the initial quality of the instrument. The box, however, is >lovely--wonderful legs, lovely top and sides. > The owner of this piano is extremely attached to it, for sentimental >reasons only. So why not, I ask myself, gut the thing and put a decent >fully-weighted, 88 key electronic keyboard with an amp and some speakers >inside? A 'virtual' piano, if you will. > >Please refrain from responding if all you have to offer is a moral diatribe >on the heresy I have proposed. If you've ever heard of anyone else doing >this, however, please forward any and all information you may have. > >Most appreciatively, > >Cole Wheeler >
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