Pianos: From Acoustic To Digital

If you have ever switched on your House of Troy piano lights late at night to practice your piano playing, you may find yourself quite alone with your thoughts. Sometimes when I sit down with my digital keyboard, I think about how far music technology has come. This past century saw the most dramatic changes in just about every art field than any other century before it, and it has taken the piano five centuries to morph into the electronic instruments available to us today.

Many first time players are not sure whether to purchase an acoustic instrument or a digital one and it can be a difficult choice. Picking between one and the other often determines what kind of music a player will eventually make. Many more sounds can be made through an electric keyboard, but the classic music which emanates from a Steinway is very beautiful. There are a few things to consider when deciding between the two.

The classically trained musician will naturally gravitate toward the acoustic piano. Indeed, many pianists argue that the classic version of the instrument creates a much fuller sound and that a well-built piano makes any digital keyboard pale in comparison. However, a well-built piano can be much more expensive than a digital one. And young players may find that an electronic keyboard is well-suited to their needs, they can plug in a pair of headphones and practice at any time of day or night without disturbing the rest of their family members.

Classically trained musicians argue that the sounds of an acoustic piano simply cannot be duplicated. There is also a question of keyboard responsiveness; the lightweight keys of an acoustic piano can give way to a resonating sound perhaps a little easier than a digital piano. A young player who learns to make music on a digital keyboard may not get a feel for the keys of a real keyboard, leaving him at a disadvantage before other young musicians. Of course, technology is always evolving and as it does keyboards are coming close to creating a very similar sound to the one emitted from an acoustic piano. The fact that technology has yet to completely recreate the same sound as an acoustic piano does not exactly bode well for technology, giving classically trained musicians the ammunition they need to claim that their Steinway will always be superior.

Although it is generally believed that a well-built piano is always going to create a spectacular sound, there are many arguments both for and against digital keyboards. Some of the benefits of using a keyboard include not needing much space and being able to create a range of sounds. An acoustic piano especially one that is meant to resonate throughout the room can take up a great deal of space. A keyboard, on the other hand, can be played on any dining room table or set up on its own stand to be played in any room. Players will find that they can plug in a keyboard and play just about anywhere.

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Stewart Wrighter has purchased a couple of lights online at a discount for his church. For more information on piano lights go to
http://www.pianolamp.com/ .

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