Has it begun again?

Frank Cahill fcahill@erols.com
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 21:50:19 -0400


pianoman wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> Today I tuned for my second school with back to school tunings.  The piano
> that used to be in the vocal teachers room is now in a back room.  As I
> passed her room, I  seen a new digital piano.  That means the school
> district didn't buy a new acoustic but a digital instead.  I usually have 4
> pianos at this school.  Today I did only two.  I have a feeling....
> James Grebe
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> 
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> pianoman@inlink.com


Not a good sign, for sure. However, after 10 years, the manufacturer
will no longer support that keyboard.  Wait 'till a major IC
blows...they won't be able to get it fixed.

It would be interesting to investigate the economics of a keyboard vs. a
piano over a 30 year period.  True, you need to maintain a piano, but
musician friends of mine replace keyboards on a regular basis and figure
the max life is 10 years.



-- 

Frank Cahill
Associate Member
Northern Va


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