[pianotech] Digital "pianos"

[Joe Wiencek]

Digital "pianos" have nothing to do with acoustic pianos other than  
the similarity of the noted keys.  They are valid musical instruments  
in the own right, but have no business being compared to pianos.   
Would you compare a piano to a harpsichord?  Or an organ? Different  
beasts, different function, all legitimate.   All keyboards.  End of  
similarity.
Keyboards (or synthesizers) have not replaced the piano as was once  
feared simply because they are not in direct competition with one  
another.  I know, try that logic on the budget office.  But the public  
still buys pianos.  Apparently, they know the difference.
Joe Wiencek