May. 24th, 2006

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So, on the edge of acquiring equity for the first time in my life, I have been thinking more and more about getting an 88 weighted key controller. I really, really, really miss having a piano around, or something that functions as one. And while they share an aesthetic and a skillset to some degree, a 61 key synth IS NOT a piano, it's just a fact. As much as the bits of my traditional self would love to have a real live piano, the advantages a good-quality fake would afford me 'n' my city livin' just can't be ignored.

Any thoughts? Apricot? Sarendipatree? pied piper? I've been missing my Ludwig Van lately, and I know I just won't play without worry I'm upsetting my neighbors or late at night unless I can play in my own headphones. Plus I've never gotten over feeling uncomfortable broadcasting my rehearsal to the world. Those are the main things, there are a few other obvious advantages an electronic girl gets with some MIDI and a 1/4" jack or two thrown in, of course. Plus the size and the weight and not having the expense of moving and tuning and all that. Mainly I want good keys that feel real, good piano sounds can be found or tweaked and aren't as much of a concern to me, really. This would likely be much more for the studio than the gigging so weight is also less of an issue, unless I get snobby about wanting my octaves on stage, which I can see happening pretty easily, but for the sake of argument, it's not. :)

I'm thinking something like this guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7415615125&fromMakeTrack=true

Any thoughts? Any real vs. fake piano wisdom?

Moving is going apace. Apparently the final walk-through happened today and our closing should still happen on Friday. My boxen collection is growing, but we'll need more.

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