Great points ! ! ! How do we as a group, send this message to prospective buyers ?? I have upgraded my PC about 6 or 7 times since I bought the first one. WHY ? ? ? because the manufacturers produce better PCs, making it necessary to upgrade ,so one will be able to download, read graphics, more memory, pictures, etc. If one needed a new, better piano to play better music, how many times would one have to upgrade. I suppose an electronic instrument will be made that will not breakdown indefinietly, but when it does, you will have to replace, like a timex watch. There aren't parts available for many keyboards needing repair today. Wonder why ?? Modern companies manufacture appliances with built-in absolesence. Only good for so many hrs. Like a light bulb , for instance. ( Keyboards become obsolete . ) I drive a 1993 Merc. Sable auto. I 'm sure it is just as good as any new auto made today, but mine doesn't have a disc player, and I really need, want one. Sooooo , I guess I should upgrade. How many rock bands out there would like a B3 Hammond organ, if you could find one . Pretty old technology, but still very much in demand. Fender amps., Gibson guitars, etc. Probably many examples similar , that I don't even know about. In my humble (?) opinion what it boils down to is this; Acoustic instruments, like piano, violin, guitar, etc. will be around , because they are the real " McCoy," and will survive hi-fi, stereo,disc, etc.( I hope.) Last I heard , a Strad. violin sold for 3.5 million dollars. ( about 300 years old ) How many elec. keyb . . Carl / Winnipeg, Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:16 AM Subject: RE: electronics replacing pianos? > At 09:43 AM 1/4/2007 -0600, you wrote: >>Replace acoustic pianos with electronic pianos? Not a chance. We >>purchased 13 keyboards for our piano lab 7 years ago. One of the >>motherboards died and a replacement cannot be found. $2000 down the >>drain. When was the last time an acoustic piano motherboard died? An >>acoustic upright will last for 50 years or more and costs maybe 3 times >>as much, maybe 4 times? Do the math! >> >>And I don't care what anyone says, most students will not continue to do >>long term practice on a keyboard after playing on an acoustic piano at >>their lessons. >>Joy! >>Elwood >> >>Rev. Elwood Doss, > > > Electronic keyboard vs: piano is akin to live vs: recorded. > > This was brought back to me last Friday when I was giving a friend a quick > tour of Philadelphia. (I hadn't done that in more than 25 years, but they > hadn't moved too many buildings in the meantime.) I've got a pretty decent > stereo system at home and good recordings, but standing by the console of > the Wanamaker organ as it's being played brought back more childhood > memories than an electronic keyboard EVER will, or ever could, fifty years > from now. Talk about "surround sound"... > > > > > > > > Conrad Hoffsommer > > There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. > -Casey Stengel >
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