digital keyboards

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: December 09, 2002 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: digital keyboards


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: digital keyboards
>
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> > >
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> > One of the limitations of the digital keyboard is, ...... I've
> noticed the same disconnect with people listening to even very
> good
> > audio systems. The same sound that elicits "Wow, doesn't that
> piano sound great" coming from the audio system would be "What's
> wrong with that piano" if it were coming from the piano itself.
> >
> > Del
> >
>
> With the sound of the  piano in recordings becoming more and more
> shrill, (how many got the news letter that shows soaking the
> hammer in lacquer?), the digital is closer than ever to the
> "acoustic" sound.   Actually I think someone will tweak a digital
> keyboard sound that people will like better than the "acoustic"
> sound for many but not all situations.



Richard,

Sadly, I'm afraid you're right about the sound issue. (Yes, I got the
newsletter with the article on hammer "voicing." The rumbling you felt was
from all of those early piano designers and builders rolling over in their
graves and plugging their ears.)

Del