electronics replacing pianos?

[carlteplitski]

Great points ! ! !  How do we as a group, send this message to prospective 
buyers ??

I  have upgraded my PC about 6 or 7 times since I bought the first one.
WHY  ? ? ?   because the manufacturers produce better PCs, making it 
necessary
to upgrade ,so one will be able to download, read graphics, more memory, 
pictures, etc.
If one needed a new, better piano to play better music, how many times would
one have to upgrade.  I suppose an electronic instrument will be made that 
will not
breakdown indefinietly, but when it does, you will have to replace, like a 
timex watch.
There aren't parts available for many keyboards needing repair today. Wonder 
why ??

Modern companies manufacture appliances with built-in absolesence.  Only 
good for so many
hrs.  Like a light bulb ,  for instance.      ( Keyboards become obsolete 
. )
I drive a 1993 Merc. Sable auto. I 'm sure it is just as good as any new 
auto made today, but mine
doesn't have a disc player,      and I really need,  want one.     Sooooo , 
I guess I should upgrade.

How many rock bands out there would like a B3 Hammond organ, if you could 
find one . Pretty
old technology, but still very much in demand.  Fender amps., Gibson 
guitars, etc.
Probably many examples similar , that I don't even know about.    In my 
humble (?) opinion
what it boils down to is this;  Acoustic instruments, like piano, violin, 
guitar, etc. will be around ,
because they are the real " McCoy," and will survive hi-fi, stereo,disc, 
etc.( I hope.)
Last I heard , a Strad. violin sold for 3.5 million dollars. ( about 300 
years old ) How many elec. keyb . .

Carl / Winnipeg, Canada.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: electronics replacing pianos?


> At 09:43 AM 1/4/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>>Replace acoustic pianos with electronic pianos?  Not a chance.  We
>>purchased 13 keyboards for our piano lab 7 years ago.  One of the
>>motherboards died and a replacement cannot be found.  $2000 down the
>>drain.  When was the last time an acoustic piano motherboard died?  An
>>acoustic upright will last for 50 years or more and costs maybe 3 times
>>as much, maybe 4 times?  Do the math!
>>
>>And I don't care what anyone says, most students will not continue to do
>>long term practice on a keyboard after playing on an acoustic piano at
>>their lessons.
>>Joy!
>>Elwood
>>
>>Rev. Elwood Doss,
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> Electronic keyboard vs: piano is akin to live vs: recorded.
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> This was brought back to me last Friday when I was giving a friend a quick 
> tour of Philadelphia. (I hadn't done that in more than 25 years, but they 
> hadn't moved too many buildings in the meantime.) I've got a pretty decent 
> stereo system at home and good recordings, but standing by the console of 
> the Wanamaker organ as it's being played brought back more childhood 
> memories than an electronic keyboard EVER will, or ever could, fifty years 
> from now.  Talk about "surround sound"...
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> Conrad Hoffsommer
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> There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them.
> -Casey Stengel
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