This piano has a surprise. It is a dual role, Duo Art roll player! www.amica.org

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This is just one of my restored pianos that I would like to sell as I have to make room for another piano.

One of many videos I be listing to show how a fully restored early Bluthner upright plays!
The piano is straight strung and over damped!
Many people view this design as inferior compared to overstrung/underdamped pianos because a lot of furniture manufactures in the early 1900’s decided to try and make pianos with know real knowledge.

With Bluthner’s & Bechstein’s this design and quality often out performs many lesser well known overstrung/underdamped pianos.

I have a lot of other pianos in my collection and over this year I will record how the music sounds on the following: Bluthner Style 7 Aliquot grand, 3 Bluthner uprights, Ibach double overstrung grand, Bechstein model III upright, John Brinsmead 5′ 2″ grand and a Ronish upright.

Thank you for viewing,

Robert
www.pianospares.com

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This fascinating video shows how the Mason & Hamlin company makes its pianos. For more information, visit www.masonhamlin.com.

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“Stray” from the album Grand Piano (Narada Anniversary Collection), a 1997 compilation release by Narada which peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Top New Age album charts in the same year. “In Narada’s 15-year history, no single instrument has more clearly expressd our musical vision than the piano. Its vast scope and orchestral capabilities have allowed it to encompass a sweeping vista of music endowed with the beauty and spirit that characterizes our wide ranging repertoire. Over the years — from David Lanz and Michael Jones to Bradley Joseph — Narada’s music has found its most eloquent expression in the hands of highly gifted pianists.”

This song also appears on Bradley Joseph’s album, Rapture.

Quotes from CD liner:
“The piano exists apart from the performer. You must coax it to be a partner, and some pianos can be resistant. But there are many ways to touch a piano – and if the player invests the time, effort, and the will to love, the response of the instrument is absolutely enormous.” — Kostia
“I sense that the instrument is alive – that when I listen closely for nuance and tone, the inanimate world of strings, wood, pins, and steel comes to life. When I honor the piano’s vitality and complexity, I can’t tell whether I am playing the piano or it is playing me.” — Michael Jones
“The piano is a divinely inspired instrument, a mirror held up to its player’s soul that captures the light and shadow of the performer and reflects them back to the listener.” — David Lanz
“The piano has been my diary. I have gone to it to document my life experiences – whether deeply personal events or to simply record a memory in the snow, or the light on the land. It is the heartbeat of every piece I have every written.” — Michael Gettel
“I have been playing piano since my childhood – and to this day I am still fascinated by the creative journeys it takes me on. Somehow I am sure the piano will remain a constant in my life.” — Wayne Gratz
“The piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own.” — Bradley Joseph

Artists on this CD: Michael Gettel, David Lanz, Spencer Brewer, Michael Jones, Wayne Gratz, Kostia, Brian Mann, David Arkenstone, Michael Whalen, Richard Souther, Ira Stein, Bradley Joseph.

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“Grand Piano (Narada Anniversary Collection).” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Piano_(Narada_Anniversary_Collection)

More about this artist:
http://www.bradleyjoseph.com/

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Chris Halon demonstrates the 88 key multi-sampled piano sound on the Roland HP-207 Digital piano, as well as some other tones.

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I inherited about 1500 player piano music rolls from an uncle and am looking to sell them. I have sold about 200, but i am looking to get rid of them quick. I would like to know websites or places where i can find people interested in these rolls. So if you yourself would like to buy or have any helpful info please let me know. I have tried ebay with no success. It took me about 3 months to catalog all of these and i would not like my work to go to waste. Answers are greatly appreciated

yep theres

http://www.sellit-right.com free to use

http://www.classifeds.com

Tip:advertise everywhere you can to get better results and a variety of visitors and buyers interested.

The pedals are standard the world over whether it is a Baldwin, Steinberg, or whatever. Otherwise, how else would pianist play on tours or if his piano was damaged ?
They have to rely on a common type setup just like guitars are tuned to A=440, some things never changed. Same with wind instruments.

The new ones are like $5000. The old ones in good condition can be $2000-$3000, and the old ones in bad condition can go as low as $600.

I was thinking of that scene in Pretty Woman where they do it on the grand piano. Well, I’m wondering . . . do you think it’s possible to really do that without breaking the piano? We have a baby grand, but my husband is 6′4" 290 lbs and while I’m just a little whisp of a thing . . . cough cough . . . I don’t know whether or not it would be safe for us to try. What do you think?

Please don’t tell me this is a stupid question–I already know that.

You are adorable!

I know my father once stood on a Steinway baby grand to paint a ceiling (ending his career as a house painter) and he weighed about 200 lbs. at the time….

I would call the piano company and ask them for the weight tolerance of the piano. If they want to know why, you can either tell them the truth (I dare you) or make up some story about wanting to put a big, marble statue of a reclining man on it… Heh.

Oh, how I wish I could hear the end of this story…

Alrightyo, so I’m looking for a new digital piano because the little keyboard I currently have is only 5 octaves and almost as old as I am… So I’d like to know, what kind of digital piano do you use and is it still available in stores? If so, where?
Or maybe if you know where to get some high quality ones send me a link or tell me the make?
P.S. Price will not effect my decision
Please and thank you all =]

Go for a Yamaha, 88 keys, hammer weighted action. I have 2, one is a Yamaha Clavinova, the other is a Korg N1. The Korg is my traveling instrument, it has lots of voices and is useful in playing in pit orchestras for musical productions.