<!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 id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>Yes, that is the key.  Perfection gives away = the synthetic as being synthetic.  Unisons are not pure and octaves can = roll.  They also add room acoustics in the overall sound.  = Trying to get an overall effect rather than crystal clear accuracy.  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    Digital organs are doing the same = thing.  Allen's new "Quantum" series adds digitally sampled spatial = dimensions to their digitally sampled voices and tremulants.  You = should hear the wrangling that goes on on the pipe organ lists over "real pipe = " and electronic organs.  There is a real hate relationship there.  = So far piano techs have not joined the battle over real and digital.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Or have we?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Jim</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></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 dir=ltr 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=alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk">Alan Forsyth</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 5:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>There is good news and there is bad news = from this end. I am Down from last year on appointments by 25% but only down by = 7.5% financially, which means that profitability is actually UP.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>The one challenge we are going to have to = address is the onslaught of the digital piano. Traditional piano dealers are = selling more of these now than the real thing. I always try and put my = customers off buying them by saying that they lose their value very quickly, just = like computers because they become outdated (obsolete) within a few years. = 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. = </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Have any of you ever analysed the = tuning on a digital piano: it's terrible. The temperament is not very smooth at = all and even the unisons aren't all that great. However I do suspect that if = they were tuned the way we tuners would like them to be tuned, they probably = wouldn't sound like pianos at all!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Any other ammunition with which to bombard = the onslaught is welcome.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Looking forward to another year.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Burp!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=ANRPiano@aol.com href="mailto:ANRPiano@aol.com">ANRPiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 25, = 2004 6:10 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/25/2004 11:39:29 A.M. Central Standard = Time, <A = href="mailto:hubertliverman@bellsouth.net">hubertliverman@bellsouth.net= </A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I have had a disastrous year. Your insightful post eased my panic,reminded me of the realities of my situation, gave me hope = for the coming year,and overcome a very bleak Christmas.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank You,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hubert Liverman</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></= HTML>