tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post6175387895006813036..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: This Article Made Me Physically Sick- Pianos Being Dumped And DestroyedFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-85702625449520603782013-08-16T15:45:37.012-07:002013-08-16T15:45:37.012-07:00You don't understand,Anonymous. When I was a k...You don't understand,Anonymous. When I was a kid and just getting into music <i> anything </i> that made music was wonderful...especially since there wasn't the money at home for a piano of any quality.<br /><br />It's not about the dollars and cents its worth.It's soul food.<br /><br />You have no idea the feeling you get inside from deciding 'oh, I feel like a little music' putting your own two hands on an instrument and making it yourself.<br /><br />Unless an instrument is damaged beyond repair (which is rare, but happens) someone wants it and will cherish it.<br /><br />BTW, I echo the comments of anonymous 12:39 above...a lot of the vintage instruments, even the cheaper ones were made to a higher standard of quality, with better materials. And many of them sound better than their contemporaries. That's why they're so expensive today, even in less than pristine shape.<br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332213651195340500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-89782439386691913612013-08-16T12:41:48.768-07:002013-08-16T12:41:48.768-07:00If you mourn the loss of these instruments, then t...If you mourn the loss of these instruments, then take one or two into your home. And Rob, just as every violin is not a Stradivarius or Amati, not every piano is worth preservation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-42895754698186956502012-12-11T09:53:30.569-08:002012-12-11T09:53:30.569-08:00I weighed my eyes down as I read this dreadful art...I weighed my eyes down as I read this dreadful article. What the heck has this world come to, when one of the most beautiful things in this world is taken and trashed? And burned? How could you...<br /><br />-Evergreen Junk CarsAtlanta Junk Carshttp://www.atlantacashforcars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-980696557453888392012-08-01T17:17:12.194-07:002012-08-01T17:17:12.194-07:00Unfortunately, most old pianos are worthless. I ha...Unfortunately, most old pianos are worthless. I had one that my Great Grandfather bought in 1910. I sold it to a friend for a pittance when moved coast to coast. My alma matter didn't want it for free. It cost about $500 to move. I was lucky to get anything for it and have someone want to play it.Bourbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315540797260258462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-5660533907417728932012-07-31T19:15:39.209-07:002012-07-31T19:15:39.209-07:00I can't bring myself to read the article. It&#...I can't bring myself to read the article. It's so sad... I am not a musician, but I am someone who dabbles in carpentry, and I mourn the loss of these as beautiful pieces of furniture. (And as instruments--while I am not a musician, I also appreciate the pianos as musical instruments.) Electronic keyboards--even the ones with the nifty action on the keys that emulate real pianos--don't quite have the mellifluous tones of a real piano. It's like the difference between an acoustic guitar and a solid body electric guitar. Different instruments, that have different tones.Moxie D. Hoxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389425350214099948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-50737907421867113462012-07-31T12:39:35.613-07:002012-07-31T12:39:35.613-07:00What an ass this guy is.
My collection includes ...What an ass this guy is. <br /><br />My collection includes a number of mandolins, acoustic guitars and dobros that are a lot older than forty years, and still playing wonderfully.<br /><br />I have one National pre-war dobro that dates back to before WWII and still plays beautifully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-46037621403559288762012-07-31T11:23:09.911-07:002012-07-31T11:23:09.911-07:00maybe he should change his nic to "pinto"...maybe he should change his nic to "pinto".louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-89412537301638408612012-07-31T10:00:46.639-07:002012-07-31T10:00:46.639-07:00Sad this is happening. Sign of the times I guess. ...Sad this is happening. Sign of the times I guess. We were brought up to always ask friends and neighbors if they wanted such things before making the decision to just toss them out. More times than not someone takes the item and I always tell them to pass it on when they are finished with it.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-71261116502743971902012-07-30T23:56:27.388-07:002012-07-30T23:56:27.388-07:00For your information, I was a professional musicia...For your information, I was a professional musician for about a dozen years, and while it's not my main instrument, one of the ones I play is piano.<br /><br /><i>You,</i> on the other hand, obviously know jack about musical instruments as evidenced by 'We can't play on old instruments because even the best ones wear down.' <br /><br />I'm sure you never heard of a Stradivarius or an Amati, but I guarantee you professional concert pros have. And there are plenty of 40 year old Steinways in proud use, along with a lot of other vintage instruments.Because the tone and build quality of them is superior to what's being cranked out now.<br /><br />You know about as much about this as you do about most things.<br /><br />Y'know, based on the tone of this comment, you're the same person who's been leaving the same stupidity on the board all day.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, I have a pretty good idea that you normally use a certain Google ID I'm familiar with,based on the general style used, and are now using 'anonymous' just as a mask. <br /><br />It's also obvious that the experiment of treating you with civility was obviously a mistake on my part. <br /><br />But I can fix that quite easily.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332213651195340500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-74526998946635819232012-07-30T20:23:31.918-07:002012-07-30T20:23:31.918-07:00You're obviously not a pianist. These instrume...You're obviously not a pianist. These instruments aren't furniture, they're instruments. Like cars and computers and people, they get old and need to be sent packing at the end of the day. A 40-year old piano is just not of use to a serious pianist. We can't play on old instruments because even the best ones wear down. I worry more for our culture when a non-musician reads a story in the Times and suddenly thinks he's an expert on something he knows nothing about. Thank god this wasn't a story about junkyards - you'd be pining for the Pinto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com