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Piano picture of the day
03 June 2005, 12:52 PM
rontunerPiano picture of the day
This one's not too unusual - but check out the angles and the square tail.
03 June 2005, 01:11 PM
rontunerThis will have to hold you for the weekend
Ummm, ma'am, can you move this stuff so I can tune?
03 June 2005, 01:29 PM
rontunerWho is the guy that tours playing one of these?
He's commisioned pieces for toy piano and orchestra...
03 June 2005, 02:32 PM
ErmoVery nice. Thanks. I like that square one - at the top of the page - what is it?
06 June 2005, 09:56 AM
rontunerThe big grand with the square tail? It's a Steingraeber. Just came across it in my surfing...
How about another fancy upright?
06 June 2005, 02:57 PM
ErmoOK, Ron, at the risk of asking a stupid question - or rather two stupid questions - Are all Steingrabers shaped that way? Is there a reason for that shape, other than being unique?
06 June 2005, 04:17 PM
rontunerGee, those aren't stupid questions.... but judging from their website, they embrace "unusual"
I'm on the wrong side of the pond to have seen any, maybe I can do some digging tomorrow.
07 June 2005, 09:08 AM
ShiroKuroRontuner, I have heard of the Toy Piano guy!! What was his name!!! Now it's going to drive me crazy trying to remember!!!!
07 June 2005, 09:23 AM
pianojugglerI've heard the toy piano guy. There's also a guy in Seattle, Hokum W. Jeebs, who plays toy piano and tuba at the same time.
Back in the '50's and early '60's there was a jazz pianist named Marty Paitch who headed a piano quartet. On one of their albums each pianist had an acoustic grand, an electric piano (I think) and a toy piano. There's a picture of the studio setup on the album cover. Pete Jolly, one of my all-time fave pianists, was a member of the quartet.
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07 June 2005, 09:46 AM
rontunerIt looks like there is more than one toy piano artist out there:
07 June 2005, 09:49 AM
rontunerThis one looks cool, with a bench too!
08 June 2005, 09:10 AM
rontunerCare to take this for a test drive?
08 June 2005, 03:33 PM
rontunerI've just noticed that it's time for my 200th post here at WTF
Don't tell me YOU don't have room to fit a piano in YOUR house....
Yes, it's a trailer, with the kitchen in the foreground and the bedroom in the background.
08 June 2005, 03:59 PM
ErmoThey've got their priorities straight, at any rate. Extremely limited space and they still choose to squeeze in a piano.
08 June 2005, 04:33 PM
Jens SchlosserI'm almost tempted to post a picture of my one room appartement (with grand piano, upright piano, digital piano and several other musical instruments). At least I know that I got my priorities straight as well...
Ron, congrats concerning your 200ths post! Still a long way to go for me.
Jens