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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I show the customer how they can feel =
lost motion,
then escapement, then aftertouch (ideally when they can see the =
hammers), to
demonstrate that you can't learn to play an acoustic completely on a
digital. I also show them the difference in the length of the keys =
(typically half as long), which means you have little control when =
playing on
the tail of a key on a digital, when you're only an inch or two from its =
fulcrum.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Business is good; I just moved here in =
May, and
gradually networking is paying off. Unfortunately, a tuner passing =
away
gave me more business.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk">Alan Forsyth</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 25, =
2004 6:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>The one challenge we are going to have to =
address is
the onslaught of the digital piano... =
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
size=3>Any other ammunition with which to bombard the onslaught is
welcome.</FONT></STRONG><FONT id=role_document face=Arial =
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