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Choosing a traveling (Portable) digital piano for myself

Posted on October 16, 2015 by

Apologetically, I must admit that as an acoustic piano purist, I often need an electronic when I’m doing a dinner party gig and there’s no viable alternative. The house piano might be virtually impossible to play or there’s no real … Continue reading →

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My Yamaha Arius digital is singing again!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

Harry Mello is the hero of this long-winded tale. Poor Yamaha Arius had lost her voice. She was dried out, and un-sustainable. All of her pedals, if not petals had died on the vine. She was speechless. To her dear … Continue reading →

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Steinway and Sons is sold, and the digitals are probably having a party

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/steinway-sold-to-private-equity-firm-for-438-million/ It was no surprise to read about Steinway selling out to Kohlberg and Company .. Why? because, 1) who has the money to buy a pricey grand 2) Digitals are turning acoustics into dinosaurs. If I were purist and … Continue reading →

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More and more “piano” students are going Digital. Is it a good idea?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

It’s sad but true that a glut of former piano buyers who would have considered piano lessons for their children at age 7 or so, have made the choice to invest in a DIGITAL. (known as a DP) Of further … Continue reading →

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Digitals, Acoustics, the economy, and piano lessons

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

After I showered myself in digitals these past two days, I pleasantly dried out and came home to my dearly beloved acoustic pianos. (Two Steinways and a Haddorff) Now nothing is perfect in the world of electronics or acoustics. There … Continue reading →

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Digital Piano Review continued: On Location at Best Buy in Fresno CA (6 videos)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

This was such a smooth experience. Matthew Wheeler was found playing drums and keyboard in Best Buy’s atrium, for want of a better name, and he stopped what he was doing to film me sampling digitals. These were console models: … Continue reading →

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Scoping out Hammer-Weighted Digital Pianos: On Location at Guitar Center, Fresno, CA (Videos)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I managed to get to Guitar Center right as it opened this morning, and had the good fortune to avoid the crowds along with obtrusive pop style background music. Unfortunately, I bumped my head a few times on the same … Continue reading →

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