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Piano picture of the day
14 June 2010, 02:28 PM
rontunerPiano picture of the day
this looks like fun!
17 June 2010, 09:07 AM
rontunerA piano for DJs!
24 June 2010, 03:55 PM
ZorbaGuess who this is?
Since I recently got my very first tattoo, I figured I'd mix the two - tattoo & piano!
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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
27 June 2010, 10:14 AM
rontunerHmmm, never googled "tatoo piano" before!
14 July 2010, 03:29 AM
Brian BecroftThis Bösendorfer grand was the property of Franz Liszt. He used it every day for teaching and for his own exercises. The room in which it is currently located was once Liszt's practice room in the Budapest Academy of Music.
http://www.boesendorfer.com/en...-news.html?page=6054
15 July 2010, 07:23 PM
Brian BecroftWeber carved Rosewood Square Grand Piano - 1866
17 July 2010, 02:59 AM
Brian Becroft A spinning baby Grand Piano "One time, I was spinning around and the roadie got my signal to stop the rotation and return me back down. Problem was, he stopped to quickly and jerked to an almost instant stop. The lid of the piano keys suddenly came crashing down on my hands and I was in massive pain. But, I acted like nothing happened. The show must go on."
http://www.brain-salad-surgery...h_emersons_gear.html
21 July 2010, 05:57 AM
Brian BecroftNo caption, looks like an ideal state of piano ecstasy
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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
Janssen Piano Horse-Cart Delivery
I LOVE THIS!
Do we have any more info? a date? location?
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The earth laughs in flowers
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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
No caption, looks like an ideal state of piano ecstasy
Looks like a female Beethoven gesture!
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The earth laughs in flowers
23 July 2010, 04:04 PM
Zorbaquote:
Originally posted by lilylady:
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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
Janssen Piano Horse-Cart Delivery
I LOVE THIS!
Do we have any more info? a date? location?
1913. The piano being delivered is still in the family of the little boy standing on top. Forget the location; but the house still stands, but with an addition.
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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
24 July 2010, 03:52 AM
Brian BecroftStory here:
http://ptg.org/pipermail/piano...010-July/026551.htmlI LOVE THIS!
Do we have any more info? a date? location?[/QUOTE]
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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
Story here:
http://ptg.org/pipermail/piano...010-July/026551.htmlI LOVE THIS!
Do we have any more info? a date? location?
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I love it even more now! And the enlarged photo shows that the person on the horse is also a young boy. There is a wagon in the background right. The house and especially the barn are not in the greatest condition so a piano being purhcased must have been a BIG DEAL!
I don't quite understand why the wagon is facing away from the house though! And where is someone to help unoload this thing?
I followed up on a rec'pt of old Wentworth upright that was in great grandfather's home on a farm in NH. It was purchased in Boston in from the piano factory (one of many in the area near The Current Flower Market District). It had to be delivered to Charlestown in a horse and buggy on cobblestone streets and over the bridge. Must have been quite a project. The moved to NH later, again in a horse drawn buggy, most likely. YIKES!
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The earth laughs in flowers
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Originally posted by Brian Becroft:
Looks like two uprights, see larger pic:
http://ptg.org/pipermail/piano...attachment-0001.jpeg
Unless 44 keys each, I can't see two...comparing length to width and size of people....
Did one piano come in two parts?
LOL!
I still can't figure out why they are going in the wrong direction, and NOT on a road to the farm. ????
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The earth laughs in flowers
26 July 2010, 05:31 AM
Brian Becroft Model Theophil HansenConcert Grand designed by Theophil Hansen
This special instrument was built for the world exhibition in Paris 1867. The wife of Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie fell in love instantly. So the empress of Austria - Sisi donated this instrument to her. Then Napoleon took the instrument with him to his exile in London. 1978, Sotheby's offered the instrument and the sister of the King of Jordan bought it in the auction.
http://www.boesendorfer.com/en/theophil-hansen.html