And ins ome smaller stores the keyboards go out of date before they can get out of the warehouse... Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT Frank Cahill wrote: > > 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 > > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. > > Since 1962 in St. Louis, MO. > > > > Caster Cup Center of the Universe > > Home of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups > > 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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