quote:Originally posted by Zorba:
Why the *&!@#$^*!&@#^ wasn't that thing bolted to the deck? I go to sea on research vessels as a regular part of my job, we'd NEVER put to sea with an unsecured 1,200 pound object - ever hear the term "loose cannon"?
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quote:Originally posted by Frycek:
Or if Bach were involved "loose canon."
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-Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
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1918 Hobart M. Cable
"No-one would knowingly provide Franz Liszt with a mediocre piano." -E. M. Good
quote:Originally posted by ChickGrand:
The pianos on the Queen Mary had special legs about 18 inches wide by 8 inches thick. They were bolted to the floor. They survived the ship turning on its side to a list of 75-80 degrees when hit by a rogue wave (the incident that was the basis for Paul Gallico's "The Poseidon Adventure") (But they didn't survive the string of Long Beach owners, who sold them cheaply at auction).
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-Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
http://www.doubleveil.net
1918 Hobart M. Cable
"No-one would knowingly provide Franz Liszt with a mediocre piano." -E. M. Good
quote:Originally posted by Zorba:
I have a coffee table book on the QM.
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quote:Originally posted by Zorba:quote:Originally posted by ChickGrand:
The pianos on the Queen Mary had special legs about 18 inches wide by 8 inches thick. They were bolted to the floor. They survived the ship turning on its side to a list of 75-80 degrees when hit by a rogue wave (the incident that was the basis for Paul Gallico's "The Poseidon Adventure") (But they didn't survive the string of Long Beach owners, who sold them cheaply at auction).
Thanx for this tidbit - I have a coffee table book on the QM.
I forget the title, but it is supposedly the definitive book on
QM history - I purchased the VERY last one available on the QM
a couple of years ago.
I'll have to haul it out and take a look for those pianos!
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quote:Originally posted by rontuner:
on the castle walk.
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quote:Originally posted by ChickGrand:
That's an interesting square. Unless the image has been mirror-flipped, the wider end is opposite most squares. If the photo is oriented correctly, I'd be interested in seeing the string arrangement.
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quote:Originally posted by rontuner:
New security measures?
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-Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
http://www.doubleveil.net
1918 Hobart M. Cable
"No-one would knowingly provide Franz Liszt with a mediocre piano." -E. M. Good
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-Zorba
"The Veiled Male"
http://www.doubleveil.net
1918 Hobart M. Cable
"No-one would knowingly provide Franz Liszt with a mediocre piano." -E. M. Good