Don't you just love these Plate extensions, straight away you know it has to be a Bösendorfer Imperial, every other piano I've seen has the Plate hugging the Rim.



Then with all these holes of different sizes, curving round down the Plate, the open character gives the "Rolls Royce" an air of impressive individual beauty.

It's another Artcase Piano, - but no! - It's an "AUSTRIAN ENAMELED MUSIC BOX, GRAND PIANO-FORM, H 3", W 3 1/2", L 5"!

This Baldwin console with that Barn Roof lid gives me an idea, now you could imagine this as the prototype for your next house design - you could live in your own giant upright piano! But really - it would work wouldn't it...

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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
This Baldwin console with that Barn Roof lid gives me an idea, now you could imagine this as the prototype for your next house design - you could live in your own giant upright piano! But really - it would work wouldn't it...

Where on earth would you put your knick-knacks and piles of sheet music?

So, says I, maybe I'll be better with the music



Nope....Not me!



Especially when no music shows up...

I'll try again!

It has the "wing" of something that looks like a Grand Piano, but the man who is seated behind it is the honoured recipient of it... It is non other than the PTG Golden Hammer Award. The person is non other than Owen Jorgensen... And I read that he has just died. A revered figure of the piano industry.

Gachet, Gogh and Piano
With the Candles, this one is from Dr Gachet's house, he was doctor to Vincent van Gogh (who painted the Dr's daughter, Marguerite at the piano); a little info here: (do page search for piano)

http://www.janetomlinson.com/journal/index.php?cat=12




Here's a photo of Marguerite playing the same piano in 1947:

Artist's Comments:
this is my art group's body sculpture
can you guess what it is?
i sure as hell hope so!
the art class had some trouble with that.
it took them untill the music started playing untill they realized it!
idiots.
i'm the pianist by the way

[o, and for you shortbus ppl, we are a piano]

Subversive talking point of the Lounge no doubt...

Attribution to Clementi - circa 1800 Serial #529



A Cabinet Pianoforte attributed to Clementi. This tall style piano was in a form to give it a larger and longer stringing for more sound. This particular one is fully covered with high quality inlays of different fruit woods. Very Unique Cabinet Piano from this period.

He was also a virtuoso pianist, a prolific composer and piano manufacturer!!
It may have been posted before, but it is such a beauty I could look at it all day!

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Originally posted by lilylady:
Gorgeous cabinetry.

As if the piano was REALLY an important piece to own.

Exactly - I wonder what it would cost, let alone find a craftsman capable, to do all that inlay work on my piano... besides these amazing pianos there are the astounding minds behind their conception!

Circa 1900 Toy Piano. German or oriental manufacture.
Decorated in lithographs of musical and floral motifs. Height 7.5 cm Width 33 cm Diameter 14.5 cm

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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
Exhibition French rosewood and floral marquetry decorated piano. Adorned with gilded bronze winged maidens

Zorba can have that other crate, this one's mine!

Maple and cherry Piano Bench
Detailed construction details here:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=98136

A Grand Piano from the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle
A Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood, Mahogany, and Marquetry Grand Piano, the Movement by Érard, the Mounts designed by Léon Messagé, the Case by Zwiener Jansen Successeurs, Paris, c.1900