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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"It's like professional wrestling, we know it's not
real but we listen anyway" - Tom Petty</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM><FONT size=2>Well... they do a pretty fair job I'll
admit... but most of the critics <BR>statements still hold true about the thing
in my book. Like you say.. <BR>side by side in an acoustic environment its
easy to tell the difference <BR>still. But they are good... and they will
get better and better... A <BR>quick search showed around 5000 USD for the
most expensive one I could <BR>find on the net.<BR></FONT></EM></DIV></FONT><PRE><FONT size=2><EM>btw... David Porritt I do agree its farther off then I will live.... but <BR>whether or not the buying public will start dissagreeing with us in <BR>large enough numbers to have the kind of impact I am afeared of is a <BR>different matter.<BR></EM><BR></FONT></PRE></BODY></HTML>