Piano picture of the day

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17 May 2006, 08:45 AM

rontuner

Piano picture of the day

Here's the real deal

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17 May 2006, 08:52 AM

kathyk

Okay, back to pianos. This is the last one I snapped at the Smithsonian, and darned if I can't remember what it was. Any takers?

PS: I think it was an Ibach, could that be right?

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17 May 2006, 12:07 PM

piqué

it looks like a cristofori original. do they have one there?

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17 May 2006, 02:50 PM

kathyk

Ah, that's right. I was hoping that one could read the sign in the photo, but no such luck.

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18 May 2006, 03:12 PM

LJC

quote:
it looks like a cristofori original. do they have one there?

There is a Christofori at the metropolitan in nyc right next to it in a glass case is a Strad. Next time I go I'm going to reach over and hit a few notes.

18 May 2006, 04:32 PM

piqué

quote:
There is a Christofori at the metropolitan in nyc right next to it in a glass case is a Strad. Next time I go I'm going to reach over and hit a few notes.

that one i have seen. i think they have the keyboards covered, though.

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19 May 2006, 08:47 AM

rontuner

Hi all, it's been awhile since we've looked at one of these:

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23 May 2006, 11:02 AM

rontuner

Is there a piano in that corner?

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23 May 2006, 03:18 PM

Zorba

quote:
Originally posted by rontuner:
I like how there's a bump-out in the rail for the piano player...

I first read that to mean the hammer rail for a player mechanism...

... then the image loaded!

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24 May 2006, 10:36 AM

rontuner

When you can't decide if you want to refinish the piano...

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24 May 2006, 04:58 PM

OperaTenor

quote:
Originally posted by rontuner:
When you can't decide if you want to refinish the piano...

Is that a little before/after photoshopped into one picture?

30 May 2006, 09:05 AM

rontuner

From the American Civil War era:

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30 May 2006, 09:10 AM

rontuner

From a later war:

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30 May 2006, 07:06 PM

Zorba

A Wurlitzer artcase baby grand on eBay:

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31 May 2006, 08:49 PM

Zorba

Uh Ron, hate to be the one to break this to you, but the key is hanging right there in the lock!

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