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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)