Add me to those who paid well under $5000 for a Genos let’s say closer to $4000 I don’t regret it one bit. I use it for gigs regularly, my audiences like what they hear, I like what I hear and I won’t be on this earth forever. I always keep in mind the male side of my family have not lived to a ripe old age, dad was 64 when he died I’m on the verge of 67 so I’ve got 3 more years than my dad did. Life is too short.

When I worked for Avery Piano in Providence in the mid-70s I’ll never forgot a couple came in saw the high gloss white Chickering Baby Grand piano we had for sale. Cost at the time was about $5000, neither one played it was just a show piece for their home. There was one stipulation to the sale they had to get at least one piece of sheet music to place on the music rack so it looked like someone did play. Another amusing story is my wife’s cousin and her husband are very successful in the fire sprinkler/suppression business. Neither one played but they loved to hear me play piano so they went out and bought a baby grand for their living room so that when we visited they could hear me play. They had a daughter who took lessons for about a year but really had no interest in music. The piano sits there today and when we visit I usually sit and play a few tunes, sad part they just don’t really keep it tuned and serviced like they should.

Happy New Year to all SZ members!