Piano picture of the day

13 February 2008, 10:55 AM

You know, I didn't even notice that. Probably why the poor thing is where it is - thrown off a balcony by a frustrated tech!

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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

19 February 2008, 12:54 PM

OperaTenor

Ouch. Must have come from one of those floating casinos.

19 February 2008, 10:41 PM

Zorba

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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

20 February 2008, 04:58 PM

Zorba

One word: BOSS!

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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

22 February 2008, 11:34 PM

Steve Miller

That oak grand is the best one yet!

23 February 2008, 01:28 PM

Zorba

Nothing here that a bit of steel wool and some gold spraypaint couldn't fix:

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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

23 February 2008, 04:15 PM

Greeb

As a crazy person with 12 cats, I recognize the signs of cat pee. Amazing how corrosive it is. With cats, the piano must be kept closed at all times.

27 February 2008, 08:50 AM

rontuner

Tough venue to keep a tuning intact:

27 February 2008, 01:00 PM

28 February 2008, 10:26 AM

rontuner

What a hoot! I love all the comments!

28 February 2008, 11:08 AM

Zorba

Ok, I'll bite. What *is* that? It doesn't appear to be a Janko keyboard...

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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

28 February 2008, 01:10 PM

rontuner

This from the site:
Xul Solar (1887-1963) was an Argentine painter, sculptor, writer, and inventor; a visionary utopian; an occultist and astrologer who yet remained catholic; an accomplished musician who was fluent in seven languages, two of which were of his own devising; and a minor character in Borges’s Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

From the comments section:
I think the idea behind the multicolored key harmonium was more of an artistic synesthesia experiment than just a simple sound-color match. He also altered a piano.

I've been to the Xul Solar Museum in Buenos Aires and thoroughly recommend it! It's a beautiful building and they've got an extensive painting collection, objects, toys, musical instruments and a small library.

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So, I really don't know what the altered keyboard hopes to do...

28 February 2008, 11:12 PM

Mary Anna

quote:
Originally posted by ChickGrand:
(Florida to NYC would make a nice trip and surely be reason enough for Mary Anna to get out the black feather boa.):

Done. Consider the feather boa fetched.

Now, who's going to book this trip? I gave the last party, so I'm off the hook.

Time's a-wasting. I'm having a hard time keeping kitty from shredding my boa, and I've got a closet full of frocks suitable for this venture that are gathering dust.