What did I tell you ?? The end is nearer then you think.

[mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net]

Hey Guys: I would like to share, with you, something out of the past about 
electronic keyboards. These instruments were made by companies such as 
Hammond, Baldwin, Gulbransen, ant others. They were using the new technology 
called transistors and they were burning up the keyboard industry. If you 
haven't guessed by now. They were called spinet organs. Yes sir. You could 
play the melody with one hand and it would play the whole chord for you. It 
would play an accompaniment that you could play along with. You could 
program the rhythm section and play along with it. You could make it sound 
like a trumpet, saxophone, banjo, or of all things a piano. Imagine that. 
Well what happened to this business? Some of you will rember that around 
1983 this industry vanished. The dealer that I was servicing for at the 
time, had a floor full of spinet organs and all of sudden nobody was buying 
them. Are digital keyboard any different than transistor keyboards? Well, 
they have more gadgets and have a full keyboard but they have the same basic 
sound source, and that is the sine wave, which is the same smoothe sound 
that you get from a flute. Will they succeed where the spinet organ failed? 
Only time will tell. But don't be suprised if one day soon no body wants a 
digital keyboard. Just a thought!
Gerald McCleskey
Shreveport, LA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: What did I tell you ?? The end is nearer then you think.


> Expressive, controllable, dynamic range, balanced, enjoyable to play!?!?!?
> That's outrageous!
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:31 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: What did I tell you ?? The end is nearer then you think.
>
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>>         I am an appreciator...and there is NOTHING like real piano!
>>
>> Julia
>
> Right, whatever a "real" piano is, and if you can find one. I
> just got another rebuild inquiry from someone wanting a real
> instrument that isn't as THIN and BRIGHT and LOUD and SHINY as
> possible like everything he hears in the showrooms. He wants
> something expressive and controllable instead, with a real
> dynamic range that's actually enjoyable to play. I think maybe
> I can help. I'm making him up an estimate right now.
> Ron N
>
>