[pianotech] Digital "pianos"

[Alan Eder]

Hi Joe,


Digital "pianos" have nothing to do with acoustic pianos other than  
the similarity of the noted keys.

... which is why I avoid using the term "acoustic pianos" (I know, writing that is like saying "never say never").  There are pianos, and there are other things with keyboards, both acoustic and electronic, although none of them are pianos.  To my way of thinking, there is no such thing as a non-acoustic piano (Electric "pianos", such as the Fender-Rhodes, notwithstanding).  In the world of keyboards, there are, as you rightly point out, acoustic instruments such as  pianos (and harpsichords and organs) and then there are electronic keyboards, (including "digital pianos", which I usually refer to as "digital keyboards", which may have a sampled piano sound, among others).  


Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Wiencek <joespiano at gmail.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 3:39 am
Subject: [pianotech] Digital "pianos"


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










 
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