The end of the acoustic piano onstage with mics or amps.

[Lance Lafargue]

They are digital samples of acoustic concert grands.  Pretty close, good to
use in many situations as you mentioned, but not he same. I recommend them
for some churches, bars, places where they won't/can't maintain a real
piano.
You must have a self-destructive streak posting this on this list-serv...
 %~)
Lance Lafargue, RPT
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Richard Brekne
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 3:53 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: The end of the acoustic piano onstage with mics or amps.


You get no argument from me... I first ran into this experience a few years
ago at
Molde Jazz Festival,,,, really loud high intensity music... masked any
differences
between an acoustic and an electronic imitation in the mix. And they are
getting
better and better sound out of those each year...

If I have said it once, I have said it a bunch of times... those things can
eventually undermine the acoustic market so severly as to deliver it a fatal
blow...
that possible eventuality tho is probably sometime of in the future....
Still...
anybody know how to find out the total sales of clavinovas and such vs
pianos these
past say 5 years ??  I know I can find that information out relating to
Norway...

Richard Moody wrote:

> I am watching a Glen Cambell fundraising telecast for South Dakota PBS
recorded
> in Sioux Falls in a highly touted hall, Washington Pavillion.   He is in
front
> of the full South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. The piano player is playing a
> digital keyboard.  Sounds as good as you can imagine or want.  I listen as
close
> as I can and cannot tell it is electronic.  Sorry to say it sounds good
enough
> that I don't care if it is or isn't "real".  Couldn't see a brand name.
Sounded
> especially good accompanying bag pipes (Glen playing them) (in Eb of all
keys)
> Amazing Grace.   ---ric

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no