A Men Vinny ----- Original Message ----- From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: Re: digital? > <<Concerts are already happening on digitals rather than acoustic.>> > > > I'd sure like to know where and when there has been (or IS) a classical > pianist (of any real note) playing a "digital" piano either as as soloist, > or with orchestra. And WHY would a serious pianist prefer digital to > acoustic? Maybe as an experiement or an oddity. If this is the future, can > an all digital orchestra be far behind? If so, I'll stay home and listen to > Horowitz on my Record player! > Terry Peterson > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Don <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> > Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Re: digital? > Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 22:49:41 > > Hi James, > > Concerts are already happening on digitals rather than acoustic. > The upper end of digitals do have a sustain pedal that works in this manner. > > As for "joining battle" the battle has long since been lost. > > At 06:47 PM 25/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > > >I have always said that we know when the digital is a real contender if > classical > >musicians give concerts on them rather than a Steinway "D". > My own test > is when > >the sustain pedal is used, does the piano sustain just the notes that > have > been > >played or does it give add convincing sound that the dampers have lifted > on all > >the strings to give there comunilative effect. > >So far piano techs have not joined the battle over real and digital. > >Or have we? > > >James > > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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