Piano picture of the day

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10 November 2005, 02:49 PM

Zorba

Piano picture of the day

Just what the world needs, an art case spinet:

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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

10 November 2005, 03:05 PM

Zorba

Another hit on the Zorbometer:

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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

10 November 2005, 03:09 PM

Zorba

Victorian with an Egyptian motif:

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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

10 November 2005, 03:56 PM

Zorba

I keep encountering these whilst searching, might as well post one:

A step up from a Bosendorfer!

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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

10 November 2005, 03:56 PM

rontuner

Does that make it a Blechstein?
(ba-da-bump)

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11 November 2005, 09:19 PM

Frycek

quote:
Originally posted by Zorba:
Liberace is spinning in his grave...

I think it's more like Ancient Egyptian Court Pianist on acid - - been smoking that papyrus sh--

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12 November 2005, 04:53 PM

kathyk

Those have got to be the most substantial piano legs I've ever seen!

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12 November 2005, 05:11 PM

RealPlayer

Seems almost a shame to actually play it...all the action is visual.

And you could entertain guests...looks like room for four place settings next to the keyboard.

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14 November 2005, 12:08 AM

ChickGrand

The non-centered music desk on this one would drive me nuts:

(1857 Chickering "cocked-hat", one of about 150 produced, currently on Ebay.)

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14 November 2005, 02:28 PM

ChickGrand

quote:
Originally posted by rontuner:
This is..... special?

Oh wait, that's another view of the "blech" one up higher!

It looks suspiciously like an old XK150. Perhaps it'll do us all a favor and burst into flames shortly.

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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." -- Albert Einstein

14 November 2005, 07:06 PM

Zorba

First time I've seen a piano with a false front:

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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

15 November 2005, 12:47 PM

Zorba

And a '96 Bechstein (not 1996!):

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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

15 November 2005, 07:00 PM

Christopher James Quinn

Spectacular August Förster 190 with inlays, pics I took on saturday at Altenburgs in NJ. THis is a one of a kind veneer job done for the Frankfurt show this year, Fred bought it after the show.

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15 November 2005, 08:19 PM

markj

WOW!

15 November 2005, 11:46 PM

SusieQ

Does the August Forester grand play as beautiful as it looks? That is one very beautiful piano.