[pianotech] Electronic Keyboards - Piano Hide a bed

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

For those of you that are not versed in the electronics of instruments with "piano like" keys on them, the manufacturers are going two ways. One is to make the instrument feel and work as closely to an acoustic piano as possible, and the other was to feel as closely to the feel of the electronic organ, not a Pipe Tractor organ - key that are very easy to play.

Yamaha's latest product in the line to "feel" like a piano has transducers built into it so when you play it, the cabinet vibrates to feel like an acoustic piano.

Ken Gerler

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joseph Garrett 
  To: Charles Vetter ; pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 2:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Electronic Keyboards - Piano Hide a bed


  Define Organs!<G>
  The point is, if we continue to call them Electronic Pianos or Digital Pianos and the dealers do the same, the public will continue to be confused and continue to buy them, thinking that it is the best way for their children  to learn how to play the PIANO! Teachers figured that out, years ago and quit recommending them for anything other than an addendun to the regular piano studies, IME.
  Joe

  Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
  Captain of the Tool Police
  Squares R I


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Charles Vetter 
    To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org
    Sent: 2/20/2011 11:36:05 AM 
    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Electronic Keyboards - Piano Hide a bed


    Joe,
    So by that line of thinking, it would come as a surprise to Rogers and Allen that what they manufacture are not really organs. :)
    C
    P.S. Take it from one who can revel in being stodgy!




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    From: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
    To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
    Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 12:38:06 PM
    Subject: [pianotech] Electronic Keyboards - Piano Hide a bed



    Wally said,
    "Nowadays we have portable pianos that slide easily under a bed. (Electronic pianos - that is.)"

    Wally,
    Please?? We need to stop referring to the Electronic Keyboards/Digital Keyboards as PIANOS! They are not! No Way! No How! They are what I said: Keyboards, Don't get me wrong, being a performing musician, the Keyboards are the best thing since peanut butter, (well, ...almost<G>). Without them, we'd all be toting Baldwin Acrosonics around in Ford Econolines!<G> (been there, done did that!<G>)
    Just my take on a deplorable habit,
    Joe


    Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
    Captain of the Tool Police
    Squares R I

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