future of the acoustic piano

[Stephen Airy]

One thing I forgot to mention is that I like the idea
of fitting acoustic pianos with electronic/digital
piano components.  You get the new technology AND keep
the "real" piano.  I could see that it might be
expensive.  When I restore my Ricca & Son player piano
(player was taken out before I was born), I would like
to put an electronic player in it (forget off the top
of my head which brands I would consider, but it would
be like in the Yamahas, or I THINK Wurlitzer/Baldwin
had a player system.) and parts from an electronic
keybaord, like a Yamaha PSR-9000.  Not to mention a PC
in the bottom, with a flat-panel display where the old
roll player part went.   (I would not be using a roll
player system.  It would be CD-RW probably or whatever
is in the modern player systems.

--- Daniel Lindholm <lindholm.daniel@home.se> wrote:
> As a pianist and a freetime hobby musicmaker
> (working with electronic music)
> I can just say this:
> If we havent been able to reproduce the analouge
> sound from analouge
> synthesizers with digital equipment, I honestly
> doubt that either you or me
> will get to see a piano that can beat the old
> classic piano (in its current
> shape) or even simulate it good enough to satisfy
> serious pianists.
> 
> Some say today that they dont care wether its
> digital or a real piano, but
> if you ask a serious pianist (read classical
> pianist) he/she would probably
> laugh at the idea of playing on a digital piano.
> 
> Digital pianos is rather good today, to be honest.
> But the idea of trading
> my steinway b for a digital piano is just crazy in
> my oppinion.
> 
> As someone mentioned on this list before, it could
> be a good start though.
> Especially for those who live in an apartment and
> have picky neighbours. Its
> not a question about money, since a digital piano is
> way more expensive than
> an upright that is even alot better when it comes to
> touch and sound (a used
> upright that is). Those digital pianos with real
> grand piano action is kind
> of neat however.
> 
> But we will see. I havent looked into how the bigger
> pianofactories are
> doing (perhaps someone could give an answer to
> this?)
> 
> I agree that the digital piano is taking bigger and
> bigger share of the
> pianoindustry. This is a very interesting topic and
> hopefully we will see
> some really neat stuff in the future.
> 
> Excuse me if I sound rude or anything. English isnt
> my main language and
> this post isnt directed to someone specific. Its
> hard for me to express
> myself in the way I want (getting the grammar
> together and finding the
> correct words). This is just my thought upon the
> subject.
> 
> /Daniel Lindholm Stockholm / Sweden
> 


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