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I've had electric organs or pianos since the seventies.
Five in all.
My first was a second-hand one I bought from a friend, I think I paid around fifty quid. I can't even remember the make. It wasn't one with which I was familiar.
The second was a new Farfisa double-manual, like this. It had a roll-top and at the time was very expensive. A real piece of furniture. But it was only an organ, it couldn't produce a “piano sound.”
Then the age of the synthesized technology came in and such instruments were out of favour, so I traded it in for a suitable Yamaha in the late 80s.
Then came an upgrade for another Yamaha in the 90s,
Finally, that was traded in for my Yamaha PSR 1000, in 2000.
A 61 key piano which records to floppy discs. Talk about old technology. It's still in great condition, but as I'm getting old, my interest in it has waned, so sadly, it has to go. I'm putting it on e-Bay.
It'll be soon forgotten as I've other hobbies in which I'm interested,
But..
As one door closes...
Another opens...
I've just bought
One of these.
A 76 key Yamaha Tyros 5.
I'm not sure if the kids would approve of me starting to spend their inheritance.
Actually, that's not true, they're encouraging us to spend it, after all, they've said they're going to spend their kids'!
Five in all.
My first was a second-hand one I bought from a friend, I think I paid around fifty quid. I can't even remember the make. It wasn't one with which I was familiar.
The second was a new Farfisa double-manual, like this. It had a roll-top and at the time was very expensive. A real piece of furniture. But it was only an organ, it couldn't produce a “piano sound.”
Then the age of the synthesized technology came in and such instruments were out of favour, so I traded it in for a suitable Yamaha in the late 80s.
Then came an upgrade for another Yamaha in the 90s,
Finally, that was traded in for my Yamaha PSR 1000, in 2000.
A 61 key piano which records to floppy discs. Talk about old technology. It's still in great condition, but as I'm getting old, my interest in it has waned, so sadly, it has to go. I'm putting it on e-Bay.
It'll be soon forgotten as I've other hobbies in which I'm interested,
But..
As one door closes...
Another opens...
I've just bought
One of these.
A 76 key Yamaha Tyros 5.
I'm not sure if the kids would approve of me starting to spend their inheritance.
Actually, that's not true, they're encouraging us to spend it, after all, they've said they're going to spend their kids'!
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