Tom Williams

This actually started on Craigs List. I looked her up later on FB. Her telephone voice matches the FB picture, a plus.

I understood JazzPiano88's post better than I understand this. C'mon guys, help me out here.

WTF? Best to presume I have no knowledge of popular culture, and just say whatever it is you want to say.

I know, I know. So, I came across a Young Chang 5' on CL, price unspecified. E-mailed "What do you want for it?" and received the response "about $1700." I responded "Seems right; I love YC pianos, but that's out of my reach." Seller responds "What's in reach?" and I write "$500 or $600., using my real name in e-mail. Seller writes "Hi Tom - is there a possibility that we could set up a time to talk? Just by your messages, it truly seems to me that you love pianos and music." === So far, we're proceeding along the scam zone, potentially. Here's where the plot really takes off. Seller provides a (rare) name, and I find seller on FB. One posting on hr FB page was "Hey, anyone want this YC piano for $1700?" Seller tries to call me -- leaves voice mail. I return call, get voice mail, then seller calls me. Explains that she had bought it for her late daughter (seller in her 60s, daughter died in her 40s) Does she try to interest me in shipping? Nope. Does she suddenly live too far away to go pick it up? Nope. Is there a rush? Nope -- I have the month of April to pick it up. It's purportedly a Young Chang model TG157, sold in the late 1990s. Seller says she has the receipts. Is this too good to be true, or have I stumbled upon the one actual nice piano on CL being sold by someone who is honestly downsizing?

The Rhodes is strong in this one...

I have had very good luck selling to, and buying from, Guitar Center despite the fact that the closet=st one to me is about 100 miles away. They'll ship from any GC to my house, and they don't use shipping as a stealth profit center. I've also traded in thousands of dollars' worth of stuff with them at several of their stores, and gotten a good deal on my stuff plus a discount when I applied it to purchasing stuff in that store. I've bought three used Kurzweils from them, one of which was defective on arrival -- and GC paid to have it shipped and fixed.

How should we categorize 1-5 no third power chords that those funny guitar folk seem to like so much?

Yup! That's why (just to be pedantic and annoying) when people ask me what music I like that I am no good at playing, I answer "Romantic Piano," which is technically accurate but functionally miscommunicates. But damn, those Romantic guys could write and play.

That would be so cool -- my group would think I never make mistakes. Of course, my keyboard might go silent for minutes at a time.

That's because I respect the truth more than I respect people. The alternative is to rewrite the historical record to suit current cultural fashion. IMO, that's profoundly dangerous, and outweighs whatever offense results from "disrespect".

As it turns out, Ted Cassidy was a pretty talented keyboardist and singer. (He grew in the town where I live)

I got dinged by humans here last year for referring to Wendy Carlos by the name on the original SOB album and birth certificate. I didn't even know there was such a thing as "dead naming," which is apparently more heinous than dropping an F-bomb.

Wow -- Piano technology has finally arrived in the 21st 20th century! Quick Svengle to augment my memory: Reproducing pianos (including velocity and presumably pedals) have been around for a long time. Edvard Grieg "recorded" some of his own playing in 1906. Oh, and someone's selling a Steinway reproducing piano that was made in 1925.

But wait, there's more! Corporations avoid moving their HQ to West Virginia because of our B&O tax. I heard that phrase for decades before I finally found out that it referred to "Business and Operation tax."

This has generated so many parody threads, it's becoming a bit grating.

What a wonderful phrase! I'll be stealing that one.

I would recommend two songs to give an idea of Omartian's keyboard chops: "Jeremiah" and "Mainstream."

Do I understand properly that due to the exciter also being the damper, the pianet, like a harpsichord, could not have a sustain pedal? If I have that right, on that basis alone I would prefer DW's damper-pedal-enabled patch to the real thing. Let the pitchforks and torches commence. I can take it.

I have two two-tier onstage Z-stands for that very reason -- it's the only height- and tilt-adjustable second tier I could find. My PC4-7 sits maybe 3 inches (if that) above my 88-key Nektar controller. Unlike the Ultimate Support Apex (height adjustable, I admit), the On-Stage also leaves plenty of space for my numerous pedals. It's also solid as a proverbial rock. The only negative is that it takes time to set up and knock down, especially if you take it down to carrying-bag size..

Big fan of Michael Omartian here. Bought a couple of his albums in the 80s. Omartian Odyssey in particular was quite mind blowing. Y'all probably know he did most of the arranging for Billy Joel's Piano Man album.

Welcome back, dude! It's great to "hear" from you on the forum again Your youtube videos were a major factor in my PC3 / VAST education.

I'm in -- Mike, feel free to get me onto the beta tester list. 😉 My first owned (vs borrowed) synth was a CZ-1, and it was a fantastic upgrade from the -1000 and the -101, providing both velocity and aftertouch, and very musical envelope generators. With a CZ-1 stacked over my EPS 13-minus, I felt invincible.

A PC4-61 would presumably sell for about $1600; A K2700-61 would include a couple of pounds more iron, a wooden side plate, and sell for $2500 for the same amount of engineering effort. I would expect Kurz inc. to go for the higher price.

You guys are harsh! Excepting maybe Avalon (who could've made a nice impression if he had played trumpet earlier, just to show that, well, he could play trumpet) and Walsh, I thought all of them (a) had fun, and (b) played in an entertaining manner. That includes decent licks by Osmond on the keytar.

Depending on the price, I think I woulda gone for a K2(7)61 over my PC4-7, although I like the latter a great deal. Small and solid, with a semi-weighted 88 controller attached, would suit me fine. It would also be a helluva lot easier to find a case that fits it. Here's hoping Kurz doesn't price it in the unattainable (for me) Nord zone.