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"The Veiled Male"
Gadfly

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Another hint:

Go upmarket. WAAAAAY upmarket...

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"The Veiled Male"
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1918 Hobart M. Cable
"No-one would knowingly provide Franz Liszt with a mediocre piano." -E. M. Good

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"The Veiled Male"
Gadfly

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quote:
Originally posted by maryrose:
Is there a prize for this?

Sure. The piano in question will be delivered to your house along with an autographed photo of Randy Mantooth.

And if you believe that, can I interest you in a bridge in New York or some oceanfront property in Arizona?

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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

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quote:
Originally posted by Zorba:

Sure. The piano in question will be delivered to your house along with an autographed photo of Randy Mantooth.

And if you believe that, can I interest you in a bridge in New York or some oceanfront property in Arizona?

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OperaTenor

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How about Bechstein?

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OperaTenor

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Oh. I thought you said WAAAAYYY upmarket?

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rustyfingers

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Inspired by this PW post:

Double Keyboard Steinway

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rustyfingers

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"The Veiled Male"
Gadfly

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Note the name on the fallboard!

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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

Posts: 4568 | Location: Monterey, Ca | Registered: 08 July 2005

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rustyfingers

"One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic."
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It can be yours again. For sale on craigslist Boston.

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Greeb

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I just read through all 135 pages. What fun. I love strange pianos. This one was my favorite.

Does anyone know anything about this piano?

I was also surprised to find my piano.

I just bought from an old man in Guadalajara. I haven't even seen it in person yet. This is what it looks like right now.

Liberace at Chopin Piano - This hand-painted Pleyel concert grand piano was made in Paris in the early 1800's. It is believed Chopin played this piano at Versailles Palace.

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quote:
Originally posted by Greeb:
I just read through all 135 pages. What fun.

Welcome, Greeb! You certainly have some stamina.

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kathyk

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Welcome to WTF, Greeb. I just read about your piano at Piano World. I had the pleasure of visiting that Smithsonian piano last spring.

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"The Veiled Male"
Gadfly

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quote:
Originally posted by Greeb:
I just read through all 135 pages. What fun. I love strange pianos. This one was my favorite.

Does anyone know anything about this piano?

Its my understanding that it was given to one of the Napoleons by Queen Victoria and that its shape was inspired by the shape of his hat.

My wife took one look at it and told me "BUY IT!". I wish I could, its one of my all time favorites too!

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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

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