Custom Klingbeils with Ultima Protégé blades.

Piano purchase is on hold till we buy a house, which is on hold till I get a job, which is on hold till I finish my Ph.D., etc.

Custom Klingbeils and MK Phantoms.

I'm really sad to hear about Klingbeil starting to charge extra for certain extras. Boo. Hiss.

Does anyone konw WHAT they're starting to charge for? Just curious.

Crikey! You've just reminded me, my OLD boots are double duo, my NEW boots are quadra! They're still very comfortable though

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I've never heard of that brand, strangely enough. I only know the pianos I've played on, mostly my dinky Yamaha and Steinways, which all of my teachers have had. Baldwin is also a pretty good brand I've played on, and my piano teacher at home even has a Bosendorfer, which is in my book because Tori Amos plays on them. She could have definitely bought a few cars with what she paid for the Bosendorfer...

Sounds like they're good quality though! Somethings tells me I need to go to a piano store sometime and just dink around.

I'm a MUCH better piano player than I am a skater, which really doesn't mean much, LOL. I'm just confident enough in my technique that I can put some real artistry in my playing, which I can't say for my skating, sooo...

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"The life you've led is in fact not the totality of what is possible for you." - John Partridge of Wheaton College (and a Matrix philosopher )

By next week I will be in Graf Edmonton Specials with pattern 99 blades. I am still in sticker shock!!

I have been skating in a mid level Gam boot with Gam G3 blades. This blade is very rockered, I hope the new set up helps with my spins!

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Why are you skating so slowly? Get out of my way!

If you skate faster, it makes everything look better!

I've had two pairs of custom SP-Teris and have never been charged for any extras. That's one reason I went with Teri instead of Harlick the first time!

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I need a detachable left foot!

Custom Klingbeils with Pattern 99 blades

(Still waiting to get my baby grand piano ...)

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"Do what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
-Haha, I've *arrived*! I am listed as a reference on Wikipedia.

Klingbeil stock super-lites. I'll probably go custom next time, and most likely return to the regular boots as opposed to the super-lites. The super-lites are ok, but I liked my old boots better (I'm on my second pair of Klings). Ultima Elite blades.

No piano, just a flute. Son said he might be interested in playing the drums when he gets in middle school .

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"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Unknown

Jackson Competitors and the Ultima Mirages that came with them. Works for me....at least for now.

That's what I started with--if you can afford it, get the Coronation Comets (or something comparable)! What a difference! WOW! (Although the Mirages are a step up from the Mark IV)....but I kept with the Competitors as they are so comfy.

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

I've had the SP Teri KT2 boots since last spring and got new Coranation Ace blades last fall, as my old Aces ran out of rocker!
I've never had a interest in playing a musical instrument- no piano for me.

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Sorry, Anita. It's in the family and there is a tragedy attached to it. It has to stay in the family, and I'm hoping that someday one of my girls who dabbles will have a house of her own, take it, and get serious with it. Meanwhile, it loves to have guests tickle its ivories. If you're ever going to be in NYC, PM me and we can skate together, and you can entertain us with some Chopin.

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SP Teri customs with Pattern 99 blades. I think I'll try custom Klingbeil next time. Love my blades!

Custom Jacksons modeled after the Jackson Elite Supreme with a Wilson Jubilee Blade(hopefully getting an Ultima blade soon). Only thing I wish was differenty about my boots is the tongue - i dont care much for the foam.

Riedell Silver medallians with Wilson Excel blades.

No piano but I did play a mean oboe and clarinet back in my day

SP Teri Dance Boot with Super Dance 99 Blades (LOVE the blades!)

Piano is Electronic -- by Technic!

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I like Young Chang baby grands, myself. Keys are too big and the keys and the foot pedal isn't too difficult to press, like the Steinways. Yamaha doesn't feel right for me either. (Too bad for me, my family at the time can only afford a Kimball console upright... but at least I still have that piano now!)

Oh, and I also have a Yamaha too... but it's an electronic keyboard (MIDI interface). That was supposed to be my composition keyboard!

sue123: Can I have your Young Chang please??? (Just kidding! I haven't played piano in YEARS.... and totally forgotten my classic piano training...never mind whatever rock and pop music I was playing around that time just so I could impress the kids in high school.)

sk8er1964: I used to play flute in high school too!!!

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11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I think I get to be different from everyone so far ....
Belati Gold boots - really nice fit, no pain from day one and no sign of breaking down after a year of hard use.
John Watts Dance blades - everything you could want from a dance blade
No piano

Mike

I have Jackson Competitor, the most advanced ones that still come with a blade. It took me a bit to get used to the larger toe picks (had Gam skates before and they broke down extremely fast), but now I love them!

And I used to have a grand piano, dating back from the days when one of my cousins was boarding with us and going to music school.

Oh, that's totally understandable. I love it when pianos have histories. I was just referring to people who just have fancy, shiny grands just for the sake of having them pretty up the house.

My piano teacher with the old Steinway grand actually received a little history sheet from Steinway and Sons, since her tuner took one look at her piano and said he had to contact Steinway and let them know about the existence of that piano. It was that one-of-a-kind. So they sent her some information about where that piano had been, because pianos can be registered - it was commissioned by a buyer in Canada, then went to San Francisco where it stayed until she got it.

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"The ice is finer when the zombie goes over it!" - said by an excited 5-year-old at the rink

"The life you've led is in fact not the totality of what is possible for you." - John Partridge of Wheaton College (and a Matrix philosopher )