TOCO : If the harpsichord is such a great instrument, why did they bother
inventing the piano?
The piano is a superior instument, in every way, to its anaemic, rattly,
predecessors. It is a miracle of technology, a magic box: A percussion instrument
that can (subjectively) sing! Its range of possible sounds are infinite.
Its responsiveness to touch, unrivalled by any other keyboard instrument.
To deny oneself the opportunity of playing Bach's music on a modern piano
is, quite simply, perverse! (copyright)