<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FW: digital keyboards</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Never mind.  On closer inspection this isn't a keyboard, its a player = piano system. Oh well, I can dream, can't I. Jeremy Gould -- "The habit formation mechanisms are operative i= n all of us; why are we not then all neurotic?  The answer is that most= of us are." Moshe Feldenkrais, Body and Mature Behavior ---------- From: Jeremy Gould <jeremygould@bsn1.net> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 23:31:46 -0700 To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: digital keyboards Hello list, I'm new to this list and have only been tuning a very short time, but I've = got a master's degree in piano, so I feel I can contribute to this string. &= nbsp;I've played a lot of keyboards and a lot of pianos, and I have yet to d= iscover any keyboard that is capable of the kind of expression that even a q= uality console can produce.  As a private piano teacher, I am often def= ending the piano in the piano vs. keyboard debate.  However, I am open = to possibilities.  I was recently looking at the Bösendorfer pamphlet t= hat is included with my Randy Potter course titled What Makes a Bösendorf= er a Bösendorfer and found that they make a Bösendorfer Computer Grand. =  Has anyone here heard of this or come in contact with one?  If so= , what is it?  How does it work?  Here are some of the features th= ey list.   -over 1000 degrees of touch expression for each key   -extreme loud and soft playing   -controlled key releases   -pedal position control of greater than 1/1000th of an inch<BR= >   -self-calibrating actions   -midi compatible   -extended midi language   -on-line velocity tables for perfect synthesizer interfaces<BR= > Sounds like heaven.  Who do you have to kill to get one?   Jeremy Gould -- "Exceptions are a fact o= f life because few "facts"are always true.  Logic fails becau= se it tries to find exceptions to this rule."  Marvin Minsky, T= he Society of Mind <BLOCKQUOTE> From: HazenBannister@cs.com Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:34:25 EST To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: digital keyboards. Which has best touch? </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>Hi. I think the Roland 977 has the most realistic touch I've played,you can act= ually feel the aftertouch on the keystroke.It also has a sample of a 9' Stei= nway.I sell these in my store,and have had great results from them. Best, Hazen Bannister </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>