Lou, That was my point. I disagree with the BW statement; as a piano player, I found it pretty appalling, actually. The opposite may be true, however: the most expensive digital pianos stand a chance against beat-up uprights. Marcos --On Monday, March 13, 2006 11:34 AM -0800 Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yeah, but a fine player can get a LOT more out of wood and steel in the > way of expression and nuance. I do a lot of live music and electric > keyboards are never as real as a well played and well mic'd piano. One > genius-level professional performer I work with will bring only the synth > for organ parts when there is a real piano in the room. The electric > piano is only for touring... and she is in her thirties too. > > Business week is not about music, only profit... (as far as I can see, > only having read it abotu twice). Plus people who would rather use canned > pianos instead of hiring a player have their own agenda. They can sound > better, but rarely are played better. > > I'll believe this is truth when I see a classical piano performance using > an electric keyboard. > > <L> > > Lou Judson ? Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On Mar 13, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Scott Phillips wrote: > >> <gag> How painful that is. >> > snip >> >> After reading this in the Feb 27 Business Week, I'll believe anything >> when it comes to people's hearing. >> >> "The familiar acoustic piano, with hammers that hit strings, seems >> almost quaint. As a piece of furniture, it's still impressive. But >> unless you spend big, it won't sound half as good as even a low-end >> portable keyboard that stores digital samples of actual notes played on >> a grand piano." >> >> Marcos (in his 30s) Marcos