Acoutic VS Electric Pianos

[Lynn Rosenberg]

I haven't tried the electric piano you suggested yet.  Unfortunately if
these kids, like the portability, don't care about sound, accept it, these
kids listen to wrap so loud and don't know the difference, and they're
"noise is music, then the electric piano is here to stay, and we might as
well in 20 years throw the acoustic pianos away.  Lynn

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Acoutic VS Electric Pianos


>
>
> Glenn Grafton wrote:
>
> > I say can folks though that the days of digital pianos not sounding as
good
> > as acoustic pianos are over with several brands-not suggesting that
they're
> > as good as a grand. I would suggest you take the time to try out the new
> > Techncis SXPC-25 digital piano. This sells for about the same as your
> > average used Aeolian spinet piano in decent shape does. Take a listen
and
> > try it out sometime-the sound is unlike a low end spinet is simply
> > awesome-compareable to a lot of 6' grands-really.
> >
> > Most readers of this list are not going to be subjective at all about
the
> > viability of a digital piano, as livelyhoods depend on acoustic pianos,
but
> > that's as I see it.
>
> I have to sadly aggree with this posting pretty much 100 %. I understand
fully
> that lovers of acoustic music will probably always scoff at these
electronic
> imposters, and to a large degree I would aggree with that sentiment. But
personal
> opinion is one thing, and reality is another. Todays better digipianos
heard in a
> rock and roll band blasting away are nearly impossible to discern from an
> acoustic piano mic'd such that it can compete with the rest of the band.
And if
> they do not after our own judgement truly do the acoustic origional
justice,
> neither do they sound awfull in any sense of the word.
>
> These things offer a portability and ease of maintance that acoustic
pianos can
> never achieve, and when they sound "good enough" our industry is going to
> experience quite a change me thinks.
>
> And as I have said before... just because I recognize all this doesnt mean
I like
> it.. grin.
>
> >
> >
> > Glenn Grafton
> > Grafton Piano & Organ Co.
> > Souderton PA
> > http://www.dprint.com/grafton/
> > gleng@fast.net
> > 800-272-5980
> >
> > The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh.
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
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