[wanttorun100]

not much of a music guy here - but last night we took the kids in #1 son's youth group to another church (kinda megga church deal) anyway one of the girls got to play a real Steinway grand piano - wow even I could hear a difference

 

[tigger]

There comes a time in every child's musical life where their ability to play becomes more than the instrument can deliver. My daughter started on a keyboard when she was 5, and graduated to a reasonably nice upright piano when she was 7. She continued to play and practice and is now 18. Several years ago we traded the old upright pianie for a nifty new Yamaha C3 El Grande. What a difference in my daughter's playing and her desire to play!

 

[wanttorun100]

yeh Whitney was beaming ear to ear when she was done.

 

[Zade]

brought me out of lurkdom...<br><br>
my son plays a bassoon. he's been playing 3 years and has been playing a school owned instrument (a really nice one is about 15 - 18K). he went to a clinic at UGA a couple of months ago and played a very rare and very expensive bassoon and he is STILL talking about the difference in not only how it sounds, but how it is to play it.<br><br>
he's also interested in the cello but has his eye on the $2700 (very used) one because he played it compared to the less expensive ($800) one and said there was just no comparison.<br><br>
so i guess if you are a musician, yeah, it makes a big deal.<br><br>
i'm clueless.

 

[runrchk]

That is great. The piano is one of my all time favorite instruments. I never learned to play but wish I had.

 

[Hairy Trotter]

I was blown away when I got to play a fancy grand piano for the first time. Except it reinforced what a lame pianist I am.<br><br>
Y'all oughta chip in to get Whitney a Steinway.