Year End

[James Grebe]

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Yes, that is the key.  Perfection gives away the synthetic as being =
synthetic.  Unisons are not pure and octaves can roll.  They also add =
room acoustics in the overall sound.  Trying to get an overall effect =
rather than crystal clear accuracy. =20
    Digital organs are doing the same thing.  Allen's new "Quantum" =
series adds digitally sampled spatial dimensions to their digitally =
sampled voices and tremulants.  You should hear the wrangling that goes =
on on the pipe organ lists over "real pipe " and electronic organs.  =
There is a real hate relationship there.  So far piano techs have not =
joined the battle over real and digital. =20
Or have we?
Jim=20

James Grebe
Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups
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  From: Alan Forsyth=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 5:12 PM
  Subject: Re: Year End


  There is good news and there is bad news from this end. I am Down from =
last year on appointments by 25% but only down by 7.5% financially, =
which means that profitability is actually UP.

  The one challenge we are going to have to address is the onslaught of =
the digital piano. Traditional piano dealers are selling more of these =
now than the real thing. I always try and put my customers off buying =
them by saying that they lose their value very quickly, just like =
computers because they become outdated (obsolete) within a few years. I =
also tell them that they will soon become tired of the sound of a =
digital piano (at least I do) "listener fatigue" and all that. I can =
only play a digital piano for about half an hour and have to switch it =
off.=20

  Have any of you ever analysed the tuning on a digital piano: it's =
terrible. The temperament is not very smooth at all and even the unisons =
aren't all that great. However I do suspect that if they were tuned the =
way we tuners would like them to be tuned, they probably wouldn't sound =
like pianos at all!

  Any other ammunition with which to bombard the onslaught is welcome.

  Looking forward to another year.

  Burp!


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    From: ANRPiano@aol.com=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 6:10 PM
    Subject: Re: Year End


    In a message dated 12/25/2004 11:39:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, =
hubertliverman@bellsouth.net writes:
      I have had a disastrous year. Your insightful post eased my =
panic,reminded me of the realities of my situation, gave me hope for the =
coming year,and overcome a very bleak Christmas.

      Thank You,

      Hubert Liverman
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