I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life since I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about 4-1/2
years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into a small
rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which will
arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

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Wayne Boatwright said...

I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!


Kewl! Are you getting just an electric piano or one with all the sound
effects to choose from? MIDI? Sound sampling?

Everyone should play a musical instrument, imho.

Gonna wear a tux with tails for your debut reunion?

Andy
Guitar
Piano
Alto saxophone (4th & 5th grade, 2nd seat)

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:57:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life since I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about 4-1/2
years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into a small
rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which will
arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

congratulations!

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 11:16:12a, Andy told us...

Wayne Boatwright said...

I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!


Kewl! Are you getting just an electric piano or one with all the sound
effects to choose from? MIDI? Sound sampling?

The whole works, MIDI, sampling, rythm unit, digital recorder, etc. It
even has a USB port that I can connect to my PC to upload/download
recordings.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2rbz3no.jpg

Everyone should play a musical instrument, imho.

I couldn't agree more,.

Gonna wear a tux with tails for your debut reunion?

hehehe I use to do some concert work, particularly with a friend of mine
who was a pipe organist. Sometimes it was quite formal.

Wayne
Piano
Organ
Harpsichord
English Horn (college)
Cello (college)
String Bass (high school)

Andy
Guitar
Piano
Alto saxophone (4th & 5th grade, 2nd seat)

We's musical folks, Andy!


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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 11:48:10a, sf told us...

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:57:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life
since I was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until
about 4-1/2 years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved
into a small rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not
that large. I've ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size
constraints), which will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get
my hands on it!

congratulations!


Thanks, Barbara!

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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2
years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into a small
rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that large.
I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will
arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Oooh, I envy you! I had to pass mine on to the Senior Daughter when I
downsized (also because I'm not good enough to play in an apartment where
the neighbors might hear).

Enjoy, enjoy!

Felice

Wayne Boatwright said...

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 11:16:12a, Andy told us...

Wayne Boatwright said...

I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints),
which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!


Kewl! Are you getting just an electric piano or one with all the sound
effects to choose from? MIDI? Sound sampling?

The whole works, MIDI, sampling, rythm unit, digital recorder, etc. It
even has a USB port that I can connect to my PC to upload/download
recordings.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2rbz3no.jpg


Beautiful. That's great, Wayne!!! Even has the piano foot pedals missing
from so many other countertop models. I like the ebony wood and upright
appearance!

So how long will you be gone when it arrives?



Everyone should play a musical instrument, imho.

I couldn't agree more,.

Gonna wear a tux with tails for your debut reunion?

hehehe I use to do some concert work, particularly with a friend of mine
who was a pipe organist. Sometimes it was quite formal.

Wayne
Piano
Organ
Harpsichord
English Horn (college)
Cello (college)
String Bass (high school)

Andy
Guitar
Piano
Alto saxophone (4th & 5th grade, 2nd seat)

We's musical folks, Andy!


Yep!

I once pondered writing a software program that assigned sounds to computer
keyboard keystrokes to see what kind of melodies a sentence might generate
but I couldn't decide on a logical layout for the different octaves, sharps
and flats given the less than standard 88 keys piano keyboard. Probably
would've sounded like garbage OR if you learned to play the keyboard for
melodies, what you typed would be gibberish!

Best,

Andy

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:20:12p, Felice told us...


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life
since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2 years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into
a
small rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that
large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Oooh, I envy you! I had to pass mine on to the Senior Daughter when I
downsized (also because I'm not good enough to play in an apartment where
the neighbors might hear).

Enjoy, enjoy!

Felice

Thank you, Felice! I used to be, IMNSHO, quite accomplished, but it's
going to take a lot of practicing to regain that "professional quality" I
once had.

Felice, it doesn't matter who hears it or whether it's perfect or not.
It's the pleasure that it provides you that counts. I hope you do play
your piano when you're at your daughters.


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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2
years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into a small
rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that large.
I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will
arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

--
Wayne Boatwright


How cool!! I'm excited for you!!

Ms P

Wayne Boatwright said...

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:20:12p, Felice told us...


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life
since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2 years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into
a
small rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that
large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints),
which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Oooh, I envy you! I had to pass mine on to the Senior Daughter when I
downsized (also because I'm not good enough to play in an apartment
where
the neighbors might hear).

Enjoy, enjoy!

Felice

Thank you, Felice! I used to be, IMNSHO, quite accomplished, but it's
going to take a lot of practicing to regain that "professional quality" I
once had.

Felice, it doesn't matter who hears it or whether it's perfect or not.
It's the pleasure that it provides you that counts. I hope you do play
your piano when you're at your daughters.


Plus, the modern electric pianos have headphone jacks so you can hammer
into the night and only keep yourself awake.

Andy

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:46:12 -0500, Andy q wrote:

Plus, the modern electric pianos have headphone jacks so you can hammer
into the night and only keep yourself awake.

Now Felice knows what to tell her kids to get her on the next gift
giving occasion.


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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:20:12p, Felice told us...

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life
since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2 years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into
a
small rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that
large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints), which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Oooh, I envy you! I had to pass mine on to the Senior Daughter when I
downsized (also because I'm not good enough to play in an apartment where
the neighbors might hear).

Enjoy, enjoy!

Felice

Thank you, Felice! I used to be, IMNSHO, quite accomplished, but it's
going to take a lot of practicing to regain that "professional quality" I
once had.

Felice, it doesn't matter who hears it or whether it's perfect or not.
It's the pleasure that it provides you that counts. I hope you do play
your piano when you're at your daughters.

Oh, you bet. And my grands play it, too, so it's not a total loss.

Felice

"Andy" q wrote in message ...
Wayne Boatwright said...

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:20:12p, Felice told us...

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
3.184...
I'm really very excited! I haven't been without a piano in my life
since
I
was 4-1/2 years old when I began taking lessons. That is, until about
4-1/2 years ago when I had to sell my cherished grand and we moved into
a
small rental house. Now that we are in our own home, albeit not that
large. I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints),
which
will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Oooh, I envy you! I had to pass mine on to the Senior Daughter when I
downsized (also because I'm not good enough to play in an apartment
where
the neighbors might hear).

Enjoy, enjoy!

Felice

Thank you, Felice! I used to be, IMNSHO, quite accomplished, but it's
going to take a lot of practicing to regain that "professional quality" I
once had.

Felice, it doesn't matter who hears it or whether it's perfect or not.
It's the pleasure that it provides you that counts. I hope you do play
your piano when you're at your daughters.

Plus, the modern electric pianos have headphone jacks so you can hammer
into the night and only keep yourself awake.

Andy

Damn! Never even thought of that! Maybe I can find room for one of those
tabletop jobs.

Felice

"sf" . wrote in message ...
On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:46:12 -0500, Andy q wrote:

Plus, the modern electric pianos have headphone jacks so you can hammer
into the night and only keep yourself awake.

Now Felice knows what to tell her kids to get her on the next gift
giving occasion.

Yeah! A tabletop model, with earphones, maybe. The grands, at 8 and 12, are
very generous with the parental funds.

Felice

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:26:48p, Andy told us...

Wayne Boatwright said...

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 11:16:12a, Andy told us...

Wayne Boatwright said...

I've
ordered a really fine quality electronic piano (size constraints),
which will arrive on Tuesday next week. Can't wait to get my hands
on it!


Kewl! Are you getting just an electric piano or one with all the sound
effects to choose from? MIDI? Sound sampling?

The whole works, MIDI, sampling, rythm unit, digital recorder, etc. It
even has a USB port that I can connect to my PC to upload/download
recordings.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2rbz3no.jpg


Beautiful. That's great, Wayne!!! Even has the piano foot pedals missing
from so many other countertop models. I like the ebony wood and upright
appearance!

Thanks! I wanted something that both sounded and looked like an acoustic
piano. I've never been that excited about "electronic keyboards" per se.
I also bought an adjustable concert-style piano bench to go with it. The
ebony finish is really beautiful.

So how long will you be gone when it arrives?

hehe... I'll stay in touch. You really have to "work up" to practicing
hours at a time, which is what I used to do.

Seems I'm always at a keyboard of some kind all the time. Here, of course,
and at work as a systems analyst/project manager. Now, I'm just adding
back a third one. :-)

Everyone should play a musical instrument, imho.

I couldn't agree more,.

Gonna wear a tux with tails for your debut reunion?

hehehe I use to do some concert work, particularly with a friend of
mine who was a pipe organist. Sometimes it was quite formal.

Wayne
Piano
Organ
Harpsichord
English Horn (college)
Cello (college)
String Bass (high school)

Andy
Guitar
Piano
Alto saxophone (4th & 5th grade, 2nd seat)

We's musical folks, Andy!


Yep!

I once pondered writing a software program that assigned sounds to
computer keyboard keystrokes to see what kind of melodies a sentence
might generate but I couldn't decide on a logical layout for the
different octaves, sharps and flats given the less than standard 88 keys
piano keyboard. Probably would've sounded like garbage OR if you learned
to play the keyboard for melodies, what you typed would be gibberish!

You'd be surprised at what you can do on the PC to feed a musical keyboard.
Some years ago, back in Ohio, I had a Yamaha Clavinova as a second piano
that I also had connected to my PC. I had a software program that helped
me generate music for the Yamaha. It was fun.

There is software available now, that I would like to get, that will allow
me to compose on the piano, direct it to the PC, and it will generate
musical notation on scored pages. Neat, huh?

Best,

Andy


P.S., If you interested, I just posted 3 midi recordings I made back in
the 1990s on alt.binaries.music.midi. These were recorded on the Yamaha
sequencer... Fantasie Impromptu, Hungarian Rhapsody, and Nocturne.

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