> > Depends on your experience. Playing the piano always makes
> sense, even
> > if you consider a later switch to organ or harpsichord.
Stephen Mulraney:
> Unfortunately, they lack a certain...portability. A bit of a
> problem when (being a student) I'm likely to live in a
> different house every year for the next few years. Though we
> do have one at home, out of tune naturally. My ex-girlfiend,
> a composition student, saved herself a lot of angst and
> inconvenience and invested in a ... electronic piano thingy
> (whachyamacallit). A good replacement for a (non-performance)
> composer's piano, which itself is somewhat cheaper and less
> bulky than installing an orchestra/old english consort/50
> piece pipe band in your garden shed :)
After moving my wife's upright piano into our 2nd floor apartment, I firmly
support the idea of getting synthesizer keyboard. :)
We did manage to do it without damaging anyone...although Rachel
occasionally looked a little alarmed when she looked out to see what we were
doing....