What A Piano

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lennygoran
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What A Piano

Post by lennygoran » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:54 pm

Well we're home now to avoid the blizzard but what a great show we saw at the eastside Met yesterday-artistic furniture of the gilded age-magnificent furniture and stained glass-what a piano! Regards, Len

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Re: What A Piano

Post by maestrob » Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:01 am

lenny: That's priceless. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: What A Piano

Post by lennygoran » Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:58 am

maestrob wrote:lenny: That's priceless. Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome-these days I'm almost getting more enjoyment from the eastside Met than the one at Lincoln Center! Regards, Len :D
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Re: What A Piano

Post by jbuck919 » Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:57 pm

maestrob wrote:lenny: That's priceless. Thanks for sharing!
I imagine it is literally priceless, but what does it sound like? :)

What on earth is the east side Met, Lenny? Do you just mean the Metropolitan Museum?

There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach
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Re: What A Piano

Post by lennygoran » Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:41 pm

jbuck919 wrote:
What on earth is the east side Met, Lenny? Do you just mean the Metropolitan Museum?
Yes the Metropolitan Museum of Art-now open 7 days a week! MOMA is too! Regards, Len :D
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Re: What A Piano

Post by josé echenique » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:54 pm

Awesome!
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Re: What A Piano

Post by barney » Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:17 pm

What incredible intricacy. I too wonder how it sounds. Does all that extra weight (as it appears it should have) affect the sonority?
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Re: What A Piano

Post by John F » Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:36 am

I doubt it's much heavier, but the kind of wood can affect sonority, and I'm guessing this piano's case is made from different wood than Steinway's factory products, chosen for looks rather than acoustics.
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