> Randy Bennell re-wrote Dan's post forwarding piano stuff:
Nice. *grin*
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Cool story.
We have a neighbor who has a son the same age as my oldest son that has been
blind since birth.
He's a really cool kid (man, really, since he is now in his early 20s) who is
perfectly fine with his blindness. His folks cut him no slack - I was over
there the other night and he was
When I was a little kid, maybe 5 or 6, the woman I stayed with after
school bought a piano, or had it, I can't remember, for her daughter who
was a year older than me. I remember one day the piano tuner coming
over to tune the thing, and the guy was blind. His wife would drop him
off, he woul
On 05/09/2012 6:25 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
For what it's worth, this is a re-write regarding "old" cars and what defines
them. Do take the in context - some of these guys are rebuilding cars that cost more
than a new piano...
It is a matter of all of the above. Age takes its toll, especially o
As Phillip said, do you need a very high quaity instrument to learn to play
on? Can you hear the difference between a great piano and mearly OK one? I
can't, and doubt that I ever could.
Our 111 year old upright snds great to me, but then I grew up with it, our
kids learned to play it, etc. - it's
Dan wrote:
> Take it for what it's worth, but this is coming from guys who make their
> livings doing this.
>
Very few people make good living as piano technicians. It is very
tough to obtain and keep customers.
mao
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We have an old piano I'd like to sell, can you recommend a resource to help
determine a price? It is a Kaus upright, my wife says at least 100 years old.
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Dan Penoff wrote:
>For what it's worth, this is part of a discussion I had with a number
>of
For what it's worth, this is part of a discussion I had with a number of people
(expert piano techs and rebuilders) regarding "old" pianos and what defines
them. Do take the in context - some of these guys are rebuilding Steinways
that cost more than any of our cars ever did...
> It is a matte
Goldsboro, NC, in '79, then.
>
>Wilton
>
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>
>
>> There are tons of them here, b
Yea, I moved that old piano of ours 2 times. When we first bought
it, the wife and I moved it by ourselves. NOT FUN. When we moved
in here, we had it moved, well, we hired movers to move the big
stuff, including the piano. I am sure they were not professional
piano movers. I am sure that t
FWIW I have always wanted to play the piano also.
On 9/5/2012 4:08 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
When I get home tonight I'll go into detail. I have a LOT of notes from my
discussions with these guys. It's pretty fascinating to me...
Dan
On Sep 5, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 05 Sep 2012
0-80
degree
range) and that was hard on the acoustic pianos.
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I am finally go
Dan wrote:
> I have immersed myself in the piano technician community over the last
> few months, and what I have found is rather interesting:
My son is an RPT, and ASE mechanic.
The piano he obtained, no cost, to learn the trade was in the lower
level of a split level house. They guy was ready t
tember 05, 2012 12:16 PM
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I have immersed myself in the piano technician community over the last few
months, and what I have found is rather interesting:
1.) An old piano is just that - old and tired, and they do wear out over
time
> Dan Penoff wrote:
> I would have thought much the same, but after spending time
> online and locally with some very well respected piano
> technicians, this is not the case.
So - do you want a Pebbles Beach quality car, or one that just
looks pretty good and drives nice.
It's that kind of diff
When I get home tonight I'll go into detail. I have a LOT of notes from my
discussions with these guys. It's pretty fascinating to me...
Dan
On Sep 5, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Craig wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:37:21 -0400 Dan Penoff wrote:
>
>> I could go into the detail they did, but this is n
> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
>> On Behalf Of Dan Penoff
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>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Digital Pianos
>>
>> I have immersed myself in
On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:37:21 -0400 Dan Penoff wrote:
> I could go into the detail they did, but this is not the place.
Why not? The thread is already marked "OT".
> Pin blocks are the other big area when it comes to repairs and
> rebuilding. A pin block has a static life, and after time must b
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I have immersed myself in the piano technician community ov
gt;
> Greg
>
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> On Behalf Of Dan Penoff
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> I h
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I have immersed myself in the piano technician community over the last few
months, and what I have found is rather interesting:
1.) An old piano is
n List"
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>
>
>> That was the story. Based on the many military neighbors I have and their
>> possessions, I sort of questioned it myself.
>>
>> That being said, I do
'Wouldn't move a motorcycle with over 50cc engine.
Wilton
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That was the story. Based on the many
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Military evidently changed policy since moving SWMBO's upright from
Raleigh, NC, to MI UP in '71, to CA in '75 and to Goldsboro, NC, in '79,
then.
Wilton
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e - From: "Dan Penoff"
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>> There are tons of them here, but many of them are spinets and uprights that
>> have been more or l
, September 05, 2012 3:47 PM
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There are tons of them here, but many of them are spinets and uprights
that have been more or less abandoned from lack of use.
Lots of nice small (baby) grands. For under $5k you pretty much have your
pick.
I just looked at a
laced the piano in out church and ended up with a Yamaha Clavinova
>>>> for
>>>> half the price of an acoustic piano. The Clavinova's key action (and
>>>> sound)
>>>> are very like a good acoustic piano IMO. But the thing that really sold us
>&
as hard on the acoustic
pianos.
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I am finally going to check off a bucket li
no was maintenance. Our church isn't climate-controlled
>> most of the time (60-80 degree range) and that was hard on the acoustic
>> pianos.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
>&
as maintenance. Our church isn't climate-controlled
>> most of the time (60-80 degree range) and that was hard on the acoustic
>> pianos.
>>
>> -Original Message-
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>> On Beha
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I am finally going to check off a bucket list item and start taking piano
lessons, something I have wanted since I was a young boy.
Whi
;t climate-controlled
most of the time (60-80 degree range) and that was hard on the acoustic
pianos.
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> Dan Penoff wrote:
> While I could purchase an acoustic piano at this point, I
> would rather invest in a decent digital piano that has good
> action first. Once I start to become proficient and am sure I
> want to continue on, I'll be better suited to find a good
> acoustic piano that I would ex
I have a Miracle piano for sale. Not 88 keys, but a good beginner
piano and a collectible item. I can supply everything, including the
computer to hook it up to a classic (040) Mac. Complete and in the
original box, Original Macintosh conversion kit.
Add a Miracle Piano nintendo cartridge a
A better clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cnzuI4fsMs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
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On Sep 3, 2012, at 5:37 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
> I love the sound of a Rhodes piano, very distinctive, not sure how it
> feels to play though.
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On Sep 3, 2012, at 5:37 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
> I love the sound of a Rhodes piano, very distinctive, not sure how it
> feels to play though.
Ray thinks the action is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbrIrFxas0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
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I love the sound of a Rhodes piano, very distinctive, not sure how it
feels to play though.
Allan
Dan Penoff writes:
> I am finally going to check off a bucket list item and start taking
> piano lessons, something I have wanted since I was a young boy.
>
> While I could purchase an acoustic pia
I am finally going to check off a bucket list item and start taking piano
lessons, something I have wanted since I was a young boy.
While I could purchase an acoustic piano at this point, I would rather invest
in a decent digital piano that has good action first. Once I start to become
proficie
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