<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> The same thing is happening here in my area. Plenty of times I= go to a house where they have a "serious electric" keyboard, but, the ki= ds prefer to play on the old "Banger"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I also are finding a "conflict" in churches where the non playing el= ders decide to replace the acoustic piano with a "Electric Piano". &= nbsp;Much to the disappointment and disgust of the piano players.</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Personally think that they are a great  means to keep keyb= oard playing up and running. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Down the track a big majority will revert to a "REAL" pian= o</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV>South Australia</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 12/27/04 11:= 02:27</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: digit= al?</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pianos are almost like organic "living" things with a soul! replacin= g the</DIV> <DIV>acoustic piano with something digital  would be like repla= cing a human with</DIV> <DIV>a robot. In some ways it might be more efficient at certain tasks, w= ould not</DIV> <DIV>require food, sleep or coffee breaks, but without a soul and and per= sonality</DIV> <DIV>and all the human characteristics, good and bad....what a boring, an= esceptic</DIV> <DIV>thing it would be! Howabout a fake lawn, because it lasts longer, do= esn't</DIV> <DIV>require mowing or water, or all plastic plants in your house and yar= d? The</DIV> <DIV>simple fact is that digital keyboards are ok for certain application= s, but</DIV> <DIV>are in no way an improvement or even an equivelent to the acoustic p= iano.</DIV> <DIV>Terry Peterson</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----Original Message Follows----</DIV> <DIV>From: &quot;Barbara Richmond&quot; &<A href="mailto:am= p;lt;piano57@flash.net&gt;">amp;lt;piano57@flash.net&gt;</A></DIV= > <DIV>Reply-To: Pianotech &<A href="mailto:amp;lt;pianotech@ptg.org&= amp;gt;">amp;lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;</A></DIV> <DIV>To: &quot;Pianotech&quot; &<A href="mailto:amp;lt;pian= otech@ptg.org&gt;">amp;lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;</A></DIV> <DIV>Subject: Re: digital?</DIV> <DIV>Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:59:02 -0600</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Guy,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not only can one &quot;tucker&quot; out, tendonitis can occu= r!  Even though</DIV> <DIV>I would tell myself I was only playing a keyboard, the musician in m= e would</DIV> <DIV>automatically try to get that keyboard to react like a piano. &= nbsp;I remember</DIV> <DIV>playing for an event and thinking, &quot;Well, at least in this = section I</DIV> <DIV>can settle for playing softly,&quot;  and then the sou= nd man took over and</DIV> <DIV>bumped up my volume.  So much for expression!  &= nbsp; :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Barbara Richmond</DIV> <DIV>   ----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV>   From: Nichols</DIV> <DIV>   To: Pianotech</DIV> <DIV>   Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 4:36 PM</DIV> <DIV>   Subject: Re: digital?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   At 09:19 PM 12/25/2004 -0800, you wrote:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     As a pianist, though, there is never any do= ubt about whether they are</DIV> <DIV>as satisfying to play as a real piano.  There still is no = comparison.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     Don Mannino RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   . But every one of those excellent players would tucker= out after no more</DIV> <DIV>than half an hour. Even when there was a &quot;zero&quot; vo= lume, like</DIV> <DIV>unspoken escapement, and good damper physical modeling (multi-step, = etc.),</DIV> <DIV>the control just wasn't there without Herculean effort.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Just my 2 ¢,</DIV> <DIV>   Later,</DIV> <DIV>   Guy Nichols, RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV> <DIV>.</DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>