digital?

[James Grebe]

HI,
Do you know of any well known classical artists performing on digitals?  I 
mean the kind that are Steinway artist caliber?  I would feel that is when 
the real onslaught begins.
Jim
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: digital?


> Hi James,
>
> Concerts are already happening on digitals rather than acoustic.
>
> The upper end of digitals do have a sustain pedal that works in this 
> manner.
>
> As for "joining battle" the battle has long since been lost.
>
> At 06:47 PM 25/12/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>I have always said that we know when the digital is a real contender if
> classical
>>musicians give concerts on them rather than a Steinway "D".  My own test
> is when
>>the sustain pedal is used, does the piano sustain just the notes that have
> been
>>played or does it give add convincing sound that the dampers have lifted
> on all
>>the strings to give there comunilative effect.
>>So far piano techs have not joined the battle over real and digital.
>>Or have we?
>
>>James
>
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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