<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Don.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is very difficult to keep up with = the competition instruments just reading the hype.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=donmannino@comcast.net = href="mailto:donmannino@comcast.net">Don Mannino</A> </DIV> <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 11:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: digital?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>James,<BR><BR>The newest digital pianos do pedal = resonances and even allow ghosting of notes (holding some silently and playing others = to excite harmonics on the silent notes).  I know that the high end = Kawai CA series has both of these features, and I believe some of the Yamaha = models do as well.<BR><BR>The Kawai models also have variable tone quality on = each note based on velocity - something akin to hammers sounding mellow when = played soft, and have more brightness and bite when played hard.  In = addition, there is a featured called the "virtual technician" which allows fine adjustment to the tone quality and tuning type.<BR><BR>As a pianist, = though, there is never any doubt about whether they are as satisfying to play = as a real piano.  There still is no comparison.<BR><BR>Don Mannino RPT = <BR><BR><BR>At 04:47 PM 12/25/2004, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I have always said = that we know when the digital is a real contender if classical musicians give = concerts on them rather than a Steinway "D".  My own test is when the = sustain pedal is used, does the piano sustain just the notes that have been played = or does it give add convincing sound that the dampers have lifted on all the = strings to give there comunilative effect.<BR>Jim<BR>James = Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster = Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A><BR> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR> <DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane = Collin</A> <BR> <DD>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> = <BR> <DD>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 25, 2004 6:39 PM<BR> <DD>Subject:</B> Re: Year End<BR><BR> <DD>Hi Alan !<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>You rise an interesting strange point here, when saying that = you can only play a digital piano for about half an hour.  I feel = exactly the same.  Even though the synthetic thing gets closer and closer = to the real thing, one's intuition still can clearly (very clearly) make = the difference between them, and the synthetic is still boring and = makes the listener tired.  Makes me think of fake light (spots etc) = versus day light.  Same scenario.  Your eyes never get tired of daylight.  What is amazing me is that the real thing is = always much more complex than the fake one.  How comes that a more = complex thing gives us more rest than a more simple one ?<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>Stéphane Collin<BR> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR> <DD>From:</B> <A = href="mailto:alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk">Alan Forsyth</A> <BR> <DD>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> = <BR> <DD>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 26, 2004 12:12 AM<BR> <DD>Subject:</B> Re: Year End<BR><BR> <DD>I also tell them that they will soon become tired of the = sound of a digital piano (at least I do) "listener fatigue" and all that. I = can only play a digital piano for about half an hour and have to = switch it off. <BR></B> = <DD><BR> </DD></DL></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></= HTML>