<<That is the same description organ buff decry the digital organs with and yet the digital organs continue in increasing sales because of physical size, cost, and available features. We better get used to it. James Grebe>> "Get used to" what? Organs AIN'T Pianos. They have white and black keys, but that's where the similarity ends. Terry Peterson ----Original Message Follows---- From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: digital? Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 06:02:18 -0600 Hi Terry, That is the same description organ buff decry the digital organs with and yet the digital organs continue in increasing sales because of physical size, cost, and available features. We better get used to it. Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: digital? >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: &quot;Barbara Richmond&quot; &lt;piano57@flash.net&gt; >Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >To: &quot;Pianotech&quot; &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; >Subject: Re: digital? >Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:59:02 -0600 > >Guy, > >Not only can one &quot;tucker&quot; 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, >&quot;Well, at least in this section I can settle for playing >softly,&quot; 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 &quot;zero&quot; >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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