On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:09:11 +0100, stuart noble
wrote:

Stephen Howard wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:17:32 +0100, stuart noble
wrote:

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

Generally because most half-decent digital pianos will knock spots of
A.N.Other old upright.
No need for tuning, headphone capability, weighted and touch-senstive
action that never needs balancing, portability - and in some cases a
choice of piano/harpsichord/organ sounds.

But maybe kids need to hear acoustic sound. It's just musical
typewriting otherwise

There goes the electric guitar then. Heaven knows how it made it this
far.
Maybe what kids need is a decent instrument and a sound that inspires
them - and lord knows I've seen my fair share of clunky old uprights
gathering dust simply because they're as uninspiring to play as a
cheese banjo.

Regards,



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