<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Electric Celeste</title></head><body> <div>Wlm,</div> <div>I don't think there is any electronic alternative that you can really call a "celeste".  Are we going to substitute "electronic" harpsichords, too.  University students deserve a chance to experience the "true orchestral experience", and playing a broken-down, ugly celeste is pretty standard......</div> <div><br></div> <div> I agree with Ted.  We have a<font face="Arial" size="-1"> Schiedmayer</font> at Northwestern, and it is pretty durable.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ken Eschete</div> <div>Northwestern Univ.</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"><br></font></blockquote> <div><br>  <br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Wim, </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Possibly, an electronic keyboard can produce something resembling a celeste, but a very good maker is Schiedmayer, who have greatly improved on the old Mustels. Their address is:</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Schiedmayer Celesthaus GmbH Stuttgart</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" >          <span ></span>      Lenbachstrasse 53</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" >          <span ></span>      D-70192 Stuttgart</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" >            Duetschland/Germany</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Tel.++41/1/932 50 00  Fax.++41/1/932 50 10</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">There are four models, 4, 5, and two 5-1/2.octave versions plus a </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">'tastenglockenspiel', (literally, a glockenspiel  with keys) with three octave plus a fourth c-f. It might be worthwhile checking out their prices.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Best of luck, Ted Sambell</font><br> <blockquote>----- Original Message -----</blockquote> <blockquote><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</a></blockquote> <blockquote><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@ptg.org</a> ; <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a></blockquote> <blockquote><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 14, 2002 8:54 AM</blockquote> <blockquote><b>Subject:</b> Electric Celeste</blockquote> <blockquote><br></blockquote> <blockquote><font face="Arial" size="-1">The university needs a new Celeste. The one we have works OK, but it looks ugly, and I have to keep repairing it. A new one from Yamaha is about $25,000. My chair just can't justify spending that kind of money on an instrument used only a couple of times a year. So he asked if there is a keyboard with an excellent electronic version.<br> Any one with some info on the subject.<br> <br> Wim  </font></blockquote> </blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>-- <br> Kenneth Eschete<br> Director of Keyboard Maintenance        <span ></span>       Phone: 847/467-6970<br> Northwestern University School of Music<x-tab>     </x-tab>       FAX: 847/491-5260 <x-tab>       </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab>    711 Elgin Rd.; Evanston, Il 60208 <br>  <br>  EMAIL: k-eschete@northwestern.edu<br> </div> </body> </html>