[pianotech] Piano vs. Acoustic Piano - was advice yada yada

[William Monroe]

I do agree with what folks are saying here.  I love the piano too, and I
think to in any way equate it with a keyboard or other instrument is a
disservice.  However, I would join with David L, in saying that a better
quality digital/electric/whatever is better to learn on than so many of the
PSO's that are out there.  I think "entry level" pianos can be found (like a
decent 10 or 15 year old Yamaha P22 for example), but the phrase is usually
used in the sales department to refer to the many PSO types that have made
their way to the showroom floor, or, to the pages of Craigslist.

William R. Monroe



On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Denise Rachel <pp-ff at verizon.net> wrote:

> Precisely!
>
>  When I advise students to learn on a piano instead of a digital keyboard,
> I sometimes get the feeling that they assume I'm giving that advice because
> I'm a tuner.  No, the opposite  . . . . I am a tuner because I love the
> piano.
>
> Fight the good fight.
>
> D
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> On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:
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> David Weiss said: "It's not just that I earn my living by the existence of
> the piano, it's that
> the aesthetic of it move me. I want to keep it alive, that others may
> experience it. So I fight the fight, and hope my colleagues are on my
> side."
>
> David,
> I'll fight that fight with you!! A digital/electronic/electric Keyboard is
> NOT a PIANO! Not even close, IMNSHO! Our beloved Piano is just that! Or...it
> can be a Piano/Forte or it can be a Forte-Piano. But, an "Acoustic..."
> ???Naw! Everything is Acoustic for god's sake! Really stupid B.S. from the
> Marketing Departments and their ilk!
> While we're at it.. I loathe, hate and dispise the term: "Entry Level
> Piano"!! Yikes! What is that? They should call them what they really
> are....Crap! At least when the Spinets got bad, the dealers started calling
> them crap. Those days are gone and replaced by the Touchy/Feely, Politically
> Correct, Dumbass world we live in! End of rant! (I know, why don't I really
> tell you what I think?<G>) Flame/Flack Suit Zipped up tight.)
> Joe
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> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
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