Electric Celeste

[Ken Eschete]

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Wlm,
I don't think there is any electronic alternative that you can really 
call a "celeste".  Are we going to substitute "electronic" 
harpsichords, too.  University students deserve a chance to 
experience the "true orchestral experience", and playing a 
broken-down, ugly celeste is pretty standard......

  I agree with Ted.  We have a Schiedmayer at Northwestern, and it is 
pretty durable.

Ken Eschete
Northwestern Univ.



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>Wim, 
>
>Possibly, an electronic keyboard can produce something resembling a 
>celeste, but a very good maker is Schiedmayer, who have greatly 
>improved on the old Mustels. Their address is:
>
>Schiedmayer Celesthaus GmbH Stuttgart
>                 Lenbachstrasse 53
>                 D-70192 Stuttgart
>             Duetschland/Germany
>Tel.++41/1/932 50 00  Fax.++41/1/932 50 10
>
>There are four models, 4, 5, and two 5-1/2.octave versions plus a 
>'tastenglockenspiel', (literally, a glockenspiel  with keys) with 
>three octave plus a fourth c-f. It might be worthwhile checking out 
>their prices.
>
>Best of luck, Ted Sambell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:Wimblees@aol.com>Wimblees@aol.com
>To: <mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech@ptg.org ; 
><mailto:caut@ptg.org>caut@ptg.org
>Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:54 AM
>Subject: Electric Celeste
>
>The university needs a new Celeste. The one we have works OK, but it 
>looks ugly, and I have to keep repairing it. A new one from Yamaha 
>is about $25,000. My chair just can't justify spending that kind of 
>money on an instrument used only a couple of times a year. So he 
>asked if there is a keyboard with an excellent electronic version.
>Any one with some info on the subject.
>
>Wim  

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Kenneth Eschete
Director of Keyboard Maintenance               Phone: 847/467-6970
Northwestern University School of Music	       FAX: 847/491-5260 
					    711 Elgin Rd.; Evanston, 
Il 60208

  EMAIL: k-eschete@northwestern.edu

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