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What a hoot! I love all the comments!
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| "The Veiled Male" Gadfly  |
Ok, I'll bite. What *is* that? It doesn't appear to be a Janko keyboard...
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| Beatification Candidate |
This from the site: Xul Solar (1887-1963) was an Argentine painter, sculptor, writer, and inventor; a visionary utopian; an occultist and astrologer who yet remained catholic; an accomplished musician who was fluent in seven languages, two of which were of his own devising; and a minor character in Borges’s Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius. From the comments section: I think the idea behind the multicolored key harmonium was more of an artistic synesthesia experiment than just a simple sound-color match. He also altered a piano. I've been to the Xul Solar Museum in Buenos Aires and thoroughly recommend it! It's a beautiful building and they've got an extensive painting collection, objects, toys, musical instruments and a small library. **************************** So, I really don't know what the altered keyboard hopes to do...
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| "The Veiled Male" Gadfly |
Well, I haven't a clue either, but it looks cool! Thanx for finding this one!
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| Incognito Beatification Candidate  |
Here's a "spot the piano" one. I was talking about this particular yacht with a friend a few moments ago in another place I haunt and it dawned on me that the thing has a piano. Seventeen large bedroom/sitting room/bathroom suites. Huge dining. Turkish baths. Several runabouts. And a piano. Originally built for the grand-daughter of the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, then purchased by Turkey for their royal family, but now available for charter. If Doug could sneak something out of the vault and make it look like the donut effect, we just might swing a WTF party here. Otherwise, we should buy Powerball tickets as a group.  I buy one a week. If I win, I'll buy us a week on the thing (Florida to NYC would make a nice trip and surely be reason enough for Mary Anna to get out the black feather boa.):
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Minor Deity |
Done. Consider the feather boa fetched. Now, who's going to book this trip? I gave the last party, so I'm off the hook. Time's a-wasting. I'm having a hard time keeping kitty from shredding my boa, and I've got a closet full of frocks suitable for this venture that are gathering dust.
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| Minor Deity |
Hold on a minute. Did anybody get a look at that fallboard? We don't want to waste our time on a yacht that's got a crummy piano.
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| Incognito Beatification Candidate |
I was waiting for that. (But I couldn't find any pic close enough to read the name. I thought about writing the owner to ask and telling him our willingness to charter would doubtless hinge on it being something acceptable.  )
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| Incognito Beatification Candidate |
P.S. You are off the hook since you gave the last party. But if you're waiting for me to win the lottery and book it, it's really likely to be the last party. At least, the last one not requiring handrails in the bathrooms and room for walkers. It isn't looking good. The woman who runs the neighborhood grocery has given me 18 tickets in a row where the first number is 13. If you can overcome that with good vibes, I swear, I'm booking. It'll be my very first expenditure. I made up my mind to that as soon as I thought of it. (And if I hit big, I won't be renting it. I hate to say it, but there's a part of me that regrets that choice at retirement to buy a herd of pianos and a house for cash when I was otherwise contemplating a yacht of similar vintage, though smaller, but nearly as nice.  It may be my playing after these six years that makes me think I should ought instead be boating.)
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| Minor Deity |
Well, you called Mr. Arbogast. The poor man's probably still confused about who in the heck those well-tempered people are. You should definitely find out what kind of piano that is before we all start buying plane tickets and such.
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| Incognito Beatification Candidate |
I've got his phone numbers. I thought about calling to ask, but it's about 4 a.m. where he lives so I'm waiting. If I win the lotto and book the thing, I thought I'd throw in everybody's plane tickets and make sure it cost no one a penny, so they can't be disappointed, unless even "at free, it cost too much". Send good vibes.
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| Incognito Beatification Candidate |
I *truly* hope I said "well-tempered forum" and not what I usually think. I wondered only seconds into the conversation which I'd said. It might explain his puzzlement.
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| Nobody's $hillbot Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Am I the only one who finds the light strings and mirrors on the stair risers to be out of place-looking, and a bit tacky? | |||
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