digital?

[pianolover 88]

Pianos are almost like organic "living" things with a soul! replacing the 
acoustic piano with something digital  would be like replacing a human with 
a robot. In some ways it might be more efficient at certain tasks, would not 
require food, sleep or coffee breaks, but without a soul and and personality 
and all the human characteristics, good and bad....what a boring, anesceptic 
thing it would be! Howabout a fake lawn, because it lasts longer, doesn't 
require mowing or water, or all plastic plants in your house and yard? The 
simple fact is that digital keyboards are ok for certain applications, but 
are in no way an improvement or even an equivelent to the acoustic piano.
Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57@flash.net>
Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: Re: digital?
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:59:02 -0600

Guy,

Not only can one "tucker" out, tendonitis can occur!  Even though 
I would tell myself I was only playing a keyboard, the musician in me would 
automatically try to get that keyboard to react like a piano.  I remember 
playing for an event and thinking, "Well, at least in this section I 
can settle for playing softly,"  and then the sound man took over and 
bumped up my volume.  So much for expression!    :-)

Barbara Richmond
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Nichols
   To: Pianotech
   Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:36 PM
   Subject: Re: digital?


   At 09:19 PM 12/25/2004 -0800, you wrote:


     As a pianist, though, there is never any doubt about whether they are 
as satisfying to play as a real piano.  There still is no comparison.

     Don Mannino RPT


   . But every one of those excellent players would tucker out after no more 
than half an hour. Even when there was a "zero" volume, like 
unspoken escapement, and good damper physical modeling (multi-step, etc.), 
the control just wasn't there without Herculean effort.


   Just my 2 ¢,
   Later,
   Guy Nichols, RPT