An interesting "extra"

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lilylady:
An interesting "extra"
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That is an extra I wouldn't mind myself for my piano. I use the laptop to play the other part of the Rachmaninoff 2-piano Romance I am learning.

Booze Piano
Usually a piano full of booze would surprise me, but after walking along the streets of Amsterdam on Queen’s Day, it was not unexpected. On the walk over to our boat, we passed the usual scenes of this national day of togetherness.

If you wish to see the names on the bottles, try the bigger pic:
http://alexmcafee.files.wordpr...2009/05/p1010766.jpg

Lovely photograph by Winifred Meiser

Ruth Laredo recital at St Petersburg Philharmonic Hall - a great photo angle don't you think?

Piano Car
Caption says ... The dashboard has been removed to make way for a keyboard. The pedals are piano pedals. No idea how it moves.
This car features prominently in the video for the new Badly Drawn Boy single 'Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind'. Found the youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTW4Ltkv2os

If pianos are your business, why not use them to advertise...

The plaster-cast, Gold Plated Hands of Percy Grainger


Percy Grainger's Butterfly with its wings removed
Very small piano with semi-circular body (flat not upright) steel/iron frame, 3 legs, 1 pedal, lid has been removed and sections cut away. Front panels removed (by Percy) and adjusted by him for use in his Free Music experiments during the early 1950s. 15 large nails have been inserted into holes drilled into frame to lengthen strings which are tuned to 1/6th tones- entire mechanism exposed. Adjusted by Grainger and tuned to sixth tones for use in his Free music experiments.

Alexander Piano during construction 18'10" Length

Spindle Back Piano Chair Stool
Vintage spindle back oak piano chair with original glass ball eagle claw feet.

Has anyone some piano paintings to post??

Highgate: Thornton, H. (1918)
London's Highgate Cemetery. Taken in January 1977. Marker for William Henry "Harry" Thornton (1883 to 1918), who was a classical pianist and played music for the troops in World War One.
Mr. Thornton died during the influenza pandemic of 1918.

See the interesting detail with this bigger picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j.../1913088962/sizes/o/

Music from a Keyless Piano

The perfect desk for me. I can play the strings with my hands or feet plucking a note at a time or strumming with a sweep across the whole face and when I staple or if I sneeze the whole thing reverberates in the most wonderful way.
Backstory:
http://keylesspiano.blogspot.c...m-keyless-piano.html

The Klavins 408

This instrument - designed by German Dipl. Designer Frank Lenz
At present we prepare to build the prototypes, the public introduction of this unique instrument is scheduled for the summer of 2011.

That "Yeah! right!" feeling - Advertisement private piano lessons by professional pianist specializing in Argentine tango...

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