Piano picture of the day

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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

09 April 2011, 05:00 AM

Brian Becroft

John Broadwood and Sons 1872 - case by Cottier and Sons

10 April 2011, 10:05 AM

Now THAT is a monster!

12 April 2011, 10:24 PM

Brian Becroft

Grand Piano at the Giants House Akaroa, New Zealand
http://www.thegiantshouse.co.nz/

15 April 2011, 05:12 PM

Zorba

Nice Metropolitan too!

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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

16 April 2011, 12:16 AM

Brian Becroft

New Zealand at the Venice Biennale
He Korero Purakau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu - Story of a New Zealand River (the carved piano)

This Steinway D Concert Grand Piano has been heavily carved in the Maori tradition, I am not yet sure of the story or meaning of the actual carving. The piano internals have been extensively changed and re-designed. It probably *could* be called a Jenkin-Steinway - http://www.jenkinpiano.com/

Carver bio
http://www.nzatvenice.com/michael-parekowhai

Backstory to the three pianos - the Carved piano and the two Bronze Bull-Pianos:
http://upthearts.artbash.co.nz/?p=494

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national...e-exhibition/5/75632

A very special photo of Michael Houstoun performing the centrepiece of Michael Parekowhai's exhibition for Venice, He Korero Purakau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu Story of a New Zealand River (the carved piano)

16 April 2011, 12:50 AM

OperaTenor

Is that a Steinway? Was the carving done by a Maori?

16 April 2011, 12:27 PM

Steve Miller

Spectacular!

16 April 2011, 09:03 PM

OperaTenor

Thanks,Brian!

17 April 2011, 10:21 PM

Brian Becroft

Fisheye Piano and Opera House
Wolfgang Ellenberger at a Bösendorfer Imperial in the Markgraves Opera House Bayreuth during the Wagner festival 1987 photo taken with a fish-eye lens, so that you can see from the markgraves balcony over the ceiling to the stage decoration and the pianist in front of it.
Link to large pic:
http://www.doctorshobbies.com/...OperaHouse-WHITE.JPG

20 April 2011, 07:13 PM

Brian Becroft

23 April 2011, 07:07 AM

That wire art is neat!

Can't open the one before.

25 April 2011, 08:17 PM

ChickGrand

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
For LL:

I'm sure you looked through all 259 pages of pics and actually know I posted that a couple of hundred back, right, Steve? (I remember it well because I posted it with Peggy "Justme" in mind, since she'd just parted with her old Sohmer and gotten a new one.)

Apparently, those white Sohmers are made of catnip:

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