26 August 2009, 10:05 AM
Brian BecroftPiano picture of the day
Dancehall DisasterThe roof blew off and the building caved in, looks like and open air stage...
http://kidicarus222.blogspot.c...thing-more-than.html 26 August 2009, 11:13 AM
Brian Becroft At the Russian Court Russian Royal Family last Tsarina Grand PianoA gilded piano painted with more than 100 human figures in pastoral scenes, a gift of the last czar to his wife,
A dazzling display of more than 1,800 treasures from the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg which includes this fabulous Piano.
Firm of A.M. Schröder, , Ernst Liphart (paintwork), S. Volkovysski (carving) K.A. Berto (gilding), 1898, Grand piano, wood, gilded bronze, 100 x 277 x 156
See the items here:
http://www.hermitage.nl/en/per...f/beeldmateriaal.htm 27 August 2009, 10:07 AM
Brian Becroft BRAZIL FASHION: Piano HatA model wears a creation as part of Adre Ribeiro's Spring/Summer 2006 collection show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil July 2, 2005.
29 August 2009, 09:56 AM
LLI wonder how one would use the damper pedal with this foot keyboard!
Playing the organ is quite different from playing the piano.
30 August 2009, 01:30 AM
rustyfingersAt the Wilbur Chocolate Company, Lititz, PA:
31 August 2009, 11:09 AM
Brian Becroft Blue and White porcelain pianoThe patterns on its body were all hand-carved.
This piano is sculpted by hand and it is the only one in the world.
31 August 2009, 11:32 PM
Brian Becroft BORGATO - HANDCRAFTED CONCERT-GRAND PIANOSLilylady, regarding the pedals on the previous pedal piano, this terribly high-end niche pedal piano - the Borgato from Italy does have the normal piano pedals. However, what I am not sure about is why I can count 5 of them...
31 August 2009, 11:38 PM
Brian BecroftThe other amazing thing about the Borgato is that it has a flotilla of tuning pins and a sea of strings, it has 4 rather than the usual 3 unisons per note.
Take your pick here to see the thunderous Ingolf Wunder playing the Borgato:
http://www.youtube.com/results...to&search_type=&aq=fAlso, follow the link to read a little history of this kind of instrument:
http://www.borgato.it/pedalpiano_uk.htm 01 September 2009, 06:51 AM
Brian Becroft Pasquale Barrel Piano.The case having Art Nouveau etchings and inset etched mirrors, the side having a dial showing the tunes numbered 0 - 9.
Daniel Mayer Resonator Piano. An upright piano in a case fitted with a rare Erard patent Resonator. As described in 'The Piano A History' by Cyril Ehrlich pages 115 - 116 and the Daily Mail & Empire article dated 17th December 1895.
02 September 2009, 04:11 AM
Brian BecroftThat barrel piano above, I was just looking at it again and thinking, what a neat period piece, take note of the mirrors, all etched; then there is the wheel - this machine looks like it could be something from the early days of motoring...:-)
02 September 2009, 04:15 AM
Brian Becroft Hand built piano wine bar with keyboard.Landscape top and trompe l'oeil ornamentation on sides.