Richard Brekne wrote: > Hi Lorenzo > > There are no doubt many who feel like you do. > Cheers > RicB Yes, there are. > A simple question: am I the only one who is deeply offended by the > terminology "digital piano". > I dare suggest that I am not the only Guild member (associate in my > case) that finds it appalling that certain well known manufacturers > of acoustical instruments have described their offerings of > electronic devices that mimic acoustical instruments as pianos. The appellation "piano" for those objects is a vestigial transference, just like the term "tuning hammer". > Let it be known, as obvious as it is, that these are NOT pianos. The > very companies whose acoustical instruments we regularly service > are, simply, helping to put us out of business. > > LORENZO LACOVARA My general term for those appliances is "toaster". My current term for a certain 1904 57" Epworth is "firewood"... A crackling fire when it's 0°F outside is music to my ears, those toasters are not. Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT - Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) of Bio-powered Digitally Activated Tone Generation Systems "If you have to plug it in, or you can't watch how it works, I don't work on it."
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