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Music Appreciation

Festivito

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21. Makes more sense to buy that electric piano/organ/synthesizer.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 2, 2025, 02:09 PM

Thursday

I have a cheaper electric piano. Had to destroy my upright.

Did have one guy in college who pulled back the hammers and played the strings like a harp. Can't do that with the electric.

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Can't give them away: Vintage upright pianos are meeting a sorry end [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday OP

Yep! JoeOtterbein Tuesday #1

Find piano teachers/programs for underprivileged kids blm Tuesday #4

I donated mine to "Keys for Kids" in St Paul LNM Tuesday #8

We gave ours to the local high school. Paladin Tuesday #10

new piano sells arent hot either. even tho mopinko Tuesday #2

I Had An Old Upright ProfessorGAC Tuesday #3

Call Mattias Krantz! Gore1FL Tuesday #5

He's nuts! What a fun channel! chowder66 Tuesday #17

I had an old Chickering upright that I learned on as a child mainer Tuesday #6

There's a lot of kids Elessar Zappa Tuesday #7

Electronic keyboards are good to learn on mainer Tuesday #19

Good yours is in good shape! elleng Tuesday #9

The economical portable electronic piano/organ/sythn took away the standup market. LiberalArkie Tuesday #11

Makes more sense to buy that electric piano/organ/synthesizer. Festivito Thursday #21

So sad to read. highplainsdem Tuesday #12

It is sad. I had an old upright piano, that a friend of mine gave to me, and then 10-15 years later, tried to sell SWBTATTReg Tuesday #13

Korg? Jean Genie Tuesday #14

I tried to talk my brother out of keeping his upright when he moved. maxsolomon Tuesday #15

My wife and I have an old upright Punx Tuesday #16

Most people can't afford their own house now and need to rent instead. Makes larger luxury items rather unattractive. Lancero Tuesday #18

We gave our upright piano to a second cousin of my Dad. We had to hire piano movers at thousands of dollars. applegrove Wednesday #20