At 20:05 5/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >>Bottom line: They are one of many cheap little spinets made back in the >>40s, 50s and 60s. They were built better than some, but still not any >>kind of a real musical instrument. >> >>Terry Farrell >There the list goes again - "not any kind of a real musical instrument" - >bashing about 90% of my businesses income. Yes, they are cheap. Yes, they >are on the low end of the spectrum. NO, they are not toys. NO, they are >not KIDS TOY pianos. NO, they are not Steinway or Chickering. YES, they >are REAL instruments. SO, that last sentence was not called for. > >Taking offense, > >-- >Duaine Hechler A long time ago, in a land far, far away, an old tuner told me, " There's no such thing as a bad piano. There may be pianos in the wrong location which would be a bad thing." Inexpensive pianos have always allowed more people access to the music experience. i.e - better a simulated piano than no piano at all. In a concert hall, for most performances other than Cage's 4'33", that Betsy Ross Spinet would be a bad piano. Likewise, a Bösendorfer 290 probably would be out of place in a single wide in a trailer park. If the piano meets the needs of the customer, it is a good piano... ====> no matter what name is on the fallboard. <==== BTW, the Betsy's I have in my clientele are _very_ stable in tuning. (Maybe zero crown is a good thing?) Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS. Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
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