Is the Piano Dead?
| This page contains the results of a question we posed in an issue of our newsletter "In-Tune". We asked our readers if they thought the piano was still popular or if it was being killed off by high-tech toys and changes in attitudes. | ||||
From where I stand, it's alive and well and living somewhere in Staten Island, NY. :-) |
My piano, as well as my love for it and for pianos and piano music in
general, is alive and seems to be more so as each day passes.
I own a 9'3" Petrof concert grand, not because I have more money than I know what to do with, or because I had some extra space in my 12' x 20' living room and I couldn't find anything else to fill it with, but because of what it adds to my life, and to me as an individual.
I learned to tune pianos because I
couldn't afford to pay a technician every time my sensitive ear told me a
tuning was necessary, so now I make part of my living doing something I
deeply believe in. I have an electronic keyboard for the sake of
portability and also private practice, but the acoustical piano is what
it's all about for me.
Yes, the piano is alive and well indeed.. I have played the piano (by ear)
since the age of 3, and own 2 uprights... a Young Chang Baby Grand, and a
Hardman Peck, along with 3 electric pianos... I play in a lovely resturant 4
nights a week, on a "regular" piano... I actually prefer playing a regular
piano over an electric one, so yes, to me a piano will always be loved, and
popular!
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