"stuart noble" wrote in message
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When she comes here and we hear her play her old black piano, it makes it
all worthwhile. This talk of smashing a decent piano is sacrilege. It
could change someone's life. It's your duty to try to find them.

Amen to that.
Acoustic sound isn't valued too highly these days

Digital sound is often undervalued by old farts.
A decent (more than ~£99) digital piano is almost certain to be better than
a 1920s upright if it wasn't tuned two hours ago if its connected to some
proper speakers.