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[Kallie Swanepoel]

Hi All

I'm working on my website, and on the links page in particular.

I would like to keep the links page 90 % subject related, so if there's
anyone on the list with whom I could do some reciprocal linking it would
be much appreciated.

You can mail me off list at:

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Regards

Kallie Swanepoel
Piano Tuner/Klavierstemmer
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of carlteplitski
Sent: 05 January 2007 03:10
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: electronics replacing pianos?


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,
>
>
> Electronic keyboard vs: piano is akin to live vs: recorded.
>
> 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"...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer
>
> There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. 
> -Casey Stengel
>