electronics replacing pianos

[Avery]

Thankfully, that's NOT the case at the university where I work! About 
all they use the "keyboards" for are for
beginners and composing on the computer/keyboard!!!!!!

Avery Todd
University of Houston

At 05:02 PM 1/13/2007, you wrote:
>The dealer locally has told me they are selling a lot more keyboards 
>than acoustics.  Does anyone have any real numbers, I can never 
>really find anything online?  One dealer said that a rep has told 
>them he didn't think they would manufacture verticals in 5 
>years.  The public has already disagreed with us.  Side by side in 
>an acoustic environment is a very thin part of the market for most 
>techs.  Classical piano and orchestra where the acoustic matters is 
>not a large part of the tuning market.  If we concede new home 
>purchases, public schools, churches, a lot of piano teachers it 
>seems the market has been already been heavily affected.  Piano 
>majors are down in the universities I do, the music program is more 
>of a support for the liberal arts education.  The music department 
>is doing a class on imovie, itunes, and garage band.  It is all 
>digital tech with downloadable loops, put together to make music.
>Phil
>
>"It's like professional wrestling, we know it's not real but we 
>listen anyway" - Tom Petty
>
>
>
>Well... they do a pretty fair job I'll admit... but most of the critics
>statements still hold true about the thing in my book.  Like you say..
>side by side in an acoustic environment its easy to tell the difference
>still.  But they are good... and they will get better and better...  A
>quick search showed around 5000 USD for the most expensive one I could
>find on the net.
>
>btw... David Porritt I do agree its farther off then I will live.... but
>whether or not the buying public will start dissagreeing with us in
>large enough numbers to have the kind of impact I am afeared of is a
>different matter.
>
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