<!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 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey folks! Digital pianos are a viable = part of the art of making music. I don't curse them, but choose to look at their = attributes. A digital keyboard, (ya notice I didn't use the word piano....cause it ain't!<G>), is a boon for many working musicians. It can add/keep enthusiasm for students. If a client has a keyboard, (and many do), I = encourage them to put the keyboad at right angles to the piano, so that the best = of each is utilized. I also tell my clients the down sides of keyboards. Such = as, it does not properly promote muscle tone, required to play a real piano, = (notice I didn't say an "acoustic piano"! I hate that term!grrrrr!) It does help = ear training, but it doesn't have the acoustic neuonces of a real piano, = (thus the boredom thingee mentioned in previous posts.). I could go on, a lot = longer, but suffice it to say that Digital Keyboards are here to stay and can be a = nice adjunct to the music making process.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>