<!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>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>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 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=collin.s@skynet.be = href="mailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane Collin</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 6:39 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Alan !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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 ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Stéphane Collin</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> Sunday, December 26, = 2004 12:12 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Year End</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>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></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></H= TML>