electronics replacing pianos

[Bob Hull]

 Recently I moved and tuned a piano for a church that
built a new building.  Moving their old pipe organ was
an expensive process, in addition to the making the
improvements that were needed.  There was a strong
contingent that almost prevailed in switching to a
digital instrument with the argument that it would be
less expensive.   
   As the organ installer and I were discussing this
situation, he said that a couple of denominations had
done a study comparing the long range cost of owning a
pipe organ versus an electronic organ.  The result was
an astonishing savings in money (something like 50% or
more) by owning (and even maintaining)a pipe organ. 
The same could be said of an acoustic piano versus
electronic, I would think.  Of course this could vary
according to which brand of piano you are discussing.

Bob Hull    
  
--- pbmosley <mosley at classicnet.net> wrote:

> We don't want parts, we want to replace it with
> something new, better and cheaper.  Schools,
> churches, teachers, and individuals do it everyday. 
> Most kids wouldn't want a cell phone that was 3
> months old, it is way outdated!  I am not arguing
> what someone should or should not do, there is just
> a reality that cannot be missed.



 
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