Odd Query:

[Gary McCormick]

I've seen what you suggest a couple of times.
However, the dealer I work for has done what Richard has proposed; that is,
put in the Piano Disk silent piano.  One is in one of those
is in an old English piano (I think), and the other is in a square grand.
Gary McCormick

At 03:08 PM 2/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello-
>
>I joined this list for the specific purpose of posting the one question
>which will follow.  The concept involved in this question will undoubtedly
>make some of the members of this forum squirm and shudder with the revulsion
>one of our Puritan forefathers might experience upon viewing the South Park
>movie.  That said, here's my question:
>   Has anyone heard of or know of any resources regarding 'retrofitting' an
>apartment-sized baby grand body with an electronic, fully weighted, 88 key
>keyboard, amp and speakers?
>   The piano in question is of almost no consequence; a Heller brand (the
>company made furniture, not instruments) apartment baby grand that has seen
>much climatic abuse and four boisterous children, now adults.  The harp is
>seriously warped and shot.  The keys are shot.  The hammers are shot.
>Refurbishing as a traditional piano is prohibitively expensive, considering
>the initial quality of the instrument.  The box, however, is
>lovely--wonderful legs, lovely top and sides.
>   The owner of this piano is extremely attached to it, for sentimental
>reasons only.  So why not, I ask myself, gut the thing and put a decent
>fully-weighted, 88 key electronic keyboard with an amp and some speakers
>inside?  A 'virtual' piano, if you will.
>
>Please refrain from responding if all you have to offer is a moral diatribe
>on the heresy I have proposed.  If you've ever heard of anyone else doing
>this, however, please forward any and all information you may have.
>
>Most appreciatively,
>
>Cole Wheeler 
>