Has it begun again? more

[Dan M. Hallett, Jr.]

Dear Jim:

A local college choral director has a keyboard with four speakers - one
in each corner of the room for use with his choirs. No problem hearing
that sound.

He also has a Baldwin Grand in the same room for use in accompanying his
voice students.

The best of both worlds?

Dan Hallett, Jr.

pianoman wrote:
> 
> Hello Frank,
>         I can see, in some instances, in the classroom vocal music room for
> instance, that the daily heavy use of accompanying and trying to teach
> vocal music where the digital may do very well.  A school I will be tuning
> at next Thursday has a couple P-2's and the string teacher mainly pounds
> the piano to be heard above her massed strings choir.  The P-2 is getting
> very worn after about 6 years of this now.  I think the digital could maybe
> take the abuse better than the P-2.  I dunno.
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. of the P.T.G.
>  Since 1962 in St. Louis, MO.
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> pianoman@inlink.com
> 
> ----------
> > From: Frank Cahill <fcahill@erols.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: Has it begun again?
> > Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 8:50 PM
> >
> > 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