Hi there Allen... You have a good point, and I think its rather a pivotal one, aside from the seemingly opposing one dealing with the general effect a decreasing demand for acoustic pianos as a whole. Personally, I think that music will move away from traditional literature as the market forces more and more use of electronics instead of acoustics. It has struck me as nearly astounding how difficult it is to get any of the more experiemental contemporary music produced, or get an audience of any size to attend. I can only interpret this as revealing the majority of human kind are not yet conditioned, or ready for it. But thats gotta change.... I mean just listen to the stuff coming out of the popular vernaculars... and remember that << classical >> or << serious >> music has always found huge amounts of its thematic material from the more folk near forms. Looks to me like its all only a matter of time. We are seeing a drastic move into the virtual realm of existance in so many ways.... music is bound to follow. At least thats what my eyes see when straining to look into the future. But I'll be the first to allow for the cloudyness of future view :) Cheers RicB Allen Wright wrote: > > Rick, > > I hear what you're saying, and it's certainly possible. > > And yet, violins have been around for quite awhile, and don't seem in much > danger of being replaced with something different. What could replace good > acoustic pianos, do you suppose, as long as the people still want to play > the literature? It may be that the piano (and need for piano technicians) > will remain in place for longer than we imagine. Anything electric, while it > may be useful in its own way, is simply a different instrument. > > Best regards, > > Allen Wright, RPT > Cincinnati, Ohio > ---------- > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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