Joseph Garrett wrote: > > David Weiss said: "It's not just that I earn my living by the > existence of the piano, it's that > the aesthetic of it move me. I want to keep it alive, that others may > experience it. So I fight the fight, and hope my colleagues are on my > side." > > David, > I'll fight that fight with you!! A digital/electronic/electric > Keyboard is NOT a PIANO! Not even close, IMNSHO! Our beloved Piano is > just that! Or...it can be a Piano/Forte or it can be a Forte-Piano. > But, an "Acoustic..." ???Naw! Everything is Acoustic for god's sake! > Really stupid B.S. from the Marketing Departments and their ilk! > While we're at it.. I loathe, hate and dispise the term: "Entry Level > Piano"!! Yikes! What is that? They should call them what they really > are....Crap! At least when the Spinets got bad, the dealers started > calling them crap. Those days are gone and replaced by the > Touchy/Feely, Politically Correct, Dumbass world we live in! End of > rant! (I know, why don't I really tell you what I think?<G>) > Flame/Flack Suit Zipped up tight.) > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I Where we live, St. Louis, more and more electric pianos and keyboards are surfacing which is why my mentor, a few years ago, decided to get into their repair too. So for churches and other venues like it, he's got it covered - electronic organs, reed organs, pianos and keyboards. SO, GO GET 'EM BTW, I have mentioned this on this list before - is anyone listening - and - doing ? -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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