There was a boom in the organ business for a number of years worldwide, but the bottom fell out some years ago. It's unusual to see a new organ in a store now. I used to do organ service , and business was very brisk. There were several techs. in our area, but now there is only one. Population in my area is about 700K, plus surrounding area, which would get to a million. The one tech. does more keyboards than organs, most days, I'm guessing. He may be the best organ tech. in Canada, and will probably have plenty of organ work for many years to come. There are millions of pianos on this continent alone, and should afford us techs. work , at least until people realize that a piano is unique unto itself, and can't be replaced with an instrument that almost plays by itself, by inserting cards and having automatic whistles and bells. Hope I'm not whistling past the cemetery, but other instruments have had down times, and recovered. Problem as I see it, is that much damage can be done to the industry before the average citizen wants to play a real instrument again. I think that was what killed the organ. They became so automatic that there wasn't much of a challenge to play. Of course that's not entirely correct, because it takes much practise and study to learn to play any instrument. I believe that the violin and accordion is making quite a recovery , of late. Shania Twain is using accordion and violins , exposing these instruments to the young population. [I wonder how much canned music is hurting the music industry overall.] I do worry that the industry will suffer much, before the pendulem swings in our favor. Carl / Winnipeg pianolover 88 wrote: > <<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 > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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