> From: "charel196" <charel196@...>
> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:31:03 -0000
>
> Don-you're putting words in my mouth....I never said "failure"
> but "problems"....yes even Steinways go outta tune & piano wires
> break (however rarely)
I meant to say "market failure". In the music biz today it's assumed
that keyboard players will freak out if the instrument weighs more
than a few pounds, or if it needs tuning, needs regular maintenance,
or requires technique or skills. In other words, that keyboard
players are complete weenies. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy to a
certain degree.
Mechanical instruments are actually a huge advantage -- when something
goes wrong on the road it's impossible for the musician to fix a
digital sampler, while there's a ton of stuff you can do to bring a
real keyboard ('tron, electric piano, tonewheel organ, etc.) back up
with basic tools.
> And calling the Memotron a Casio is a bit of a stretch...
I think it's an awful lot closer to a Casio than to a Mellotron.
Heck, it may even be a Casio inside.
-- Don
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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...http://www.till.com