Hi Nathan, At least one company produces a keyboard that is mechanicanically a "grand" action--with all the usual regulation needs. It is very pricy. At 12:19 PM 12/10/02 -0000, you wrote: >Mr Koval, > >I understand your opinion! It was never my intention to imply that a sample >piano is better than the real thing, but it certainly is cheaper. > >I already have a good HiFi, the keyboard and sample set could be had for >less than £1000, which saves me about £74,000 on the real thing. > >Purely subjectivley I would say that the midi+sample solution sounds better >than most £1000 pianos. I wonder if you can get keyboards that have a "real" >action - that is a major drawback IMO. > >Regards, > >Nathan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:02 PM >Subject: re: digital keyboards > > >> >> Ok, Ok, yes they sound "nice" over my computer speakers, or any speakers, >> but try them live, with a real piano next to them to check against, and >> there is much more of a difference. Not a fair test, if you are checking >a >> recording of a piano against a digital, or sampled piano. They are all >just >> sounds out of a speaker...... >> >> Just me rambing again >> >> Ron Koval >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Center of the Arts mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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