[pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

[David Ilvedson]

You go, David...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Weiss" <davidweiss at embarqmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/15/2010 5:02:43 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand


>Why? I mean it is acoustic, is it not? Like acoustic guitar and  
>electric guitar - Yamaha C1 and Yamaha CP-80. Digital piano? Seems  
>pretty digital to me.

>Terry Farrell



>By definition a piano is acoustic, and can only be acoustic, therefore
>"acoustic piano" is redundant.  Conversely, the term "digital piano" is an
>oxymoron.  

>"Acoustic and digital piano" are terms created by corporate marketing
>departments in their quest to cloud the distinction between pianos and
>electric keyboard instruments.  Yamaha publicly stated this as one of their
>goals about 20 years ago.   It's easier to sell an electric keyboard than it
>is a piano, especially if you can make the public believe they are musically
>equivalent.  Additionally with two categories of options, acoustic and
>digital, spanning a wide price range, fewer people leave the piano store
>empty handed.

>David Weiss


>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Terry Farrell
>Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:00 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advice about intermittent note on Yamaha grand

>Why? I mean it is acoustic, is it not? Like acoustic guitar and  
>electric guitar - Yamaha C1 and Yamaha CP-80. Digital piano? Seems  
>pretty digital to me.

>Terry Farrell

>On Feb 14, 2010, at 10:54 AM, David Weiss wrote:

>> I will use the term baby grand when speaking with a client, but  
>> otherwise I
>> will refer to grands by model number or length.
>>
>> The term I refuse to use, even if subjected to torture, is "acoustic  
>> piano".
>> Conversely the term "digital piano" has never passed my lips.  That  
>> however,
>> is another subject.
>>
>> David Weiss