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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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:42:35p, Ms P 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!
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
> How cool!! I'm excited for you!!
>
> Ms P
>
>

Thank you, Ms P!

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 12:46:12p, Andy told us...

> 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

I hadn't thought of suggesting that, but it's the perfect solution.

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 01:03:09p, Felice told us...

>
> "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
>
>
>

I'm glad to hear that. I've known people who played and gave away their
pianos, never to play again. Very sad.

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Wayne Boatwright said...

> 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.


Wayne,

I'll happily give them a listen!!!

Thanks!

Andy

Felice said...

>> 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


Felice,

Hope you find one! Some are very space-saving standing up on end in a
closet or elsewhere when not being played. So you don't have to permanently
allocate table space.

Best,

Andy

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!
>
Brilliant Wayne, enjoy!

Donna in NJ, whose choice of house depended on a room large enough to
accommodate two 6-foot grands, each of us having brought one to the marriage

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!
>



"Play us a song, Mr. Piano Man...."

I'm happy for you.

gloria p

"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!


You wouldn't be 10 inches tall by any chance?

Paul

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> 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?

Congrats on your new purchase, you will have to let us know how you like
it. Cakewalk software can be a lot of fun.

Becca

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 02:19:56p, DonnaH told us...

> 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!
>>
> Brilliant Wayne, enjoy!

Thank you, Donna!

> Donna in NJ, whose choice of house depended on a room large enough to
> accommodate two 6-foot grands, each of us having brought one to the
> marriage

How fabulous! I love nothing better than the sight of two grands entwined.
What wonderful musical experiences you must share!

In a former life with a former partner, we had a rescued and restored
Kimball theatre pipe organ installed, along with a Mason and Hamlin concert
grand. We literally had the room built around those instruments, and it
was great fun. We also did some concert work together.

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 03:19:21p, Gloria P told us...

> 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!
>>
>
>
>
> "Play us a song, Mr. Piano Man...."
>
> I'm happy for you.
>
> gloria p

Thank you, Gloria!

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 03:27:31p, Paul M. Cook 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!
>
>
> You wouldn't be 10 inches tall by any chance?
>
> Paul
>
>

At least! :-)

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 05:54:39p, Becca told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> Congrats on your new purchase, you will have to let us know how you like
> it. Cakewalk software can be a lot of fun.
>
> Becca

Thanks, Becca. Oh, I've had my eye on Cakewalk for some time. I'll
probably be getting before too long.

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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

Good for you. I have no musical talent (aside from listening) but often
think how grand it would be to sit down at a piano and do more than find
middle C. Second choice is the violin.

I'm sure you'll be happy playing again.

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 07:42:19p, Edwin Pawlowski 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!
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
> Good for you. I have no musical talent (aside from listening) but often
> think how grand it would be to sit down at a piano and do more than find
> middle C. Second choice is the violin.
>
> I'm sure you'll be happy playing again.

Thank you, Ed. I'm really looking forward to it. I also love violin, but
the closest I got to it was playing the cello in college.



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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:23:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>Thank you, Ed. I'm really looking forward to it. I also love violin, but
>the closest I got to it was playing the cello in college

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........

I just love, love, love the cello. It is my favorite instrument of
all.... I just love that deep mellow sound....

I have several albums of music for cellos...mostly classical. One is
Rostoprovich playing it ...in a cello concerto.....

Christine, swooning...

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 08:26:18p, Christine Dabney told us...

> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:23:18 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>Thank you, Ed. I'm really looking forward to it. I also love violin,
but
>>the closest I got to it was playing the cello in college
>
> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........
>
> I just love, love, love the cello. It is my favorite instrument of
> all.... I just love that deep mellow sound....
>
> I have several albums of music for cellos...mostly classical. One is
> Rostoprovich playing it ...in a cello concerto.....
>
> Christine, swooning...
>

I think it's my favorite stringed instrument, too, Christine. For years I
played in a piano trio (piano, violin, and cello), variously playing either
the piano or the cello. It was great fun to be a part of that group.

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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!

That's so exciting Wayne. I'm happy for you.

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On Sat 19 Apr 2008 10:07:24p, 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!
>
> That's so exciting Wayne. I'm happy for you.
>
> koko

Thank you, Koko!

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Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
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!
>

Your piano is coming, You're excited and you can't wait to get your hands
on it....

Dear God Don't let Sheldon see this.

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A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

On Sat 19 Apr 2008 11:14:28p, hahabogus told us...

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
> 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!
>>
>
> Your piano is coming, You're excited and you can't wait to get your hands
> on it....
>
> Dear God Don't let Sheldon see this.
>

LOL!

With any luck he will, and it will drive him completely over the edge and
into a facility. :-)

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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!
>
Very kewl, Wayne. Happy for you. Do you sing too? <wink>

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Is that chip on your shoulder edible?

On Sun 20 Apr 2008 12:04:11a, ChattyCathy told us...

> 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!
>>
> Very kewl, Wayne. Happy for you. Do you sing too? <wink>
>

Thanks, Cathy! Actually, I used to sing, even did some musical comedy back
in the 1970s, but I have no singing voice anymore, at least not one anyone
would want to listen to. :-)

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Gloria P said...

> "Play us a song, Mr. Piano Man...."
>
> I'm happy for you.
>
> gloria p



Billy Joel played at our "Rocket Room" in L.A. when he was hiding out!

He was such a treat! He wrote the "Piano Man" after our bar!!! I know the
characters he sang of.

Andy

On 2008-04-20, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
> Thank you, Koko!

Congrats, Wayne. I know how hard it is to be without an instrument. I
start getting figdety when I'm away from a guitar for just a few days.

What brand keyboard is it? I wanted to buy a Yamaha electric piano (88) to
learn keyboard, but glad I didn't. I got hold of a Casio 5 octave keyboard
and practiced for a few weeks. I sucked at it. I just can't seem to
develop 'muscle memory' on a keyboard. No prob on a stringed instrument. I
tried a single 3 note boogi-woogie pattern for 2 weeks and never did get it
down. I finally packed it in and went back to hugging my gee-tar. Maybe in
another life.

nb