Piano picture of the day

12 October 2005, 03:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Zorba:
Post Moderne Baldwin:

Okay. That one's just plain ugly. Looks like one of those fat-calved women crammed into shoes four sizes too small. Or Popeye after eating his spinach.

12 October 2005, 10:51 AM

Zorba

Isn't my style either. Perhaps a "BUP"? Butt Ugly Piano? It certainly has an obese air to it!

13 October 2005, 03:18 PM

Zorba

Yep, I do like that one, although the cheek blocks seem narrow for a transposing piano.

Now THIS is just plain weird:

And if a male Belly Dancer thinks its weird, it's WEIRD!!

But then, weird's a GOOD thing!

13 October 2005, 03:23 PM

Zorba

Serenading runners at the Big Sur Marathon:

14 October 2005, 10:26 AM

rontuner

I think it's time to add a little color here:

14 October 2005, 10:28 AM

rontuner

And one more, just for fun.

14 October 2005, 05:48 PM

Zorba

Automatic mistake corrector:

14 October 2005, 06:00 PM

Zorba

Here's a great one - you'll have to go visit the site...

http://www.ugoto.com/pictures/thepianodriver.html

14 October 2005, 06:24 PM

Zorba

Nice upright piano for sale. Purchased new 5 years ago and was only used 3 years by our children before they lost interest. We'd like it to go to a loving home that will appreciate and use it. Played when stored, should only need tuning. $1,250/offer. 555-1212

14 October 2005, 06:33 PM

Zorba

Now THIS is what a grand SHOULD look like:

15 October 2005, 03:49 AM

ChickGrand

quote:
Originally posted by RealPlayer:
That rosewood "Steinway 2" is a dead ringer for the rebuilt Steinway D at Faust Harrison right now. Can't tell if the pictured model is 7' or 9' though.

The one at Faust Harrison is finished with a bit more red in the rosewood. It has the best shade and grain pattern of any rosewood I've ever seen, though there's a Chickering in LA that very closely rivals it. To me, rosewood should be finished quite red, like bubinga, though one often sees it in the more drab browns. If I had $187K, I'd want it just to look at everyday. (But for that, I could do the Chickering and buy a nice summer home.)

That Bechstein above is very nice. My other pet favorite for grain pattern is quite similar in circassian walnut, an old one-off Bauer that was for sale for $1.5 mil and sold for an undisclosed amount. Another that I'd have loved just to look at. I love nice wood with good contasting grain patterns and there's nothing more beautiful to show off that pattern than a piano. Who needs to collect statues if you could collect pianos?

I have a CD with about 600 MB of various pianos including that Bauer. I suppose it's about time I dug it out and started contributing. I'll look for the CD tomorrow.

Meantime, here's the nicely-red rosewood Chickering 8'2" that I covet in LA.

Here's a picture of detail of the Bauer I was able to retrieve from my e-mail to a friend who is my supplier of fine woods I never have the courage to cut after I get them. I sent it to him to see if he could scrounge me some pieces of this stuff:

15 October 2005, 04:01 AM

Zorba

I'd love to get my hands on that CD! Is it something that can be copied? I'd be happy to pay costs...

Or trade the above "lightly used" upright...

17 October 2005, 07:28 PM

Zorba

1902 Broadwood at the V&A Museum, London.

Fugly if you ask me...

17 October 2005, 07:30 PM

Zorba

Now THIS, on the other hand, is "Phat"!

17 October 2005, 10:38 PM

Frycek

I like the "Phat" one. It reminds me of a very dignified and ornate toad, a positive burgermeister of toads.