tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post656538019507778879..comments2023-09-25T07:19:37.745-05:00Comments on Gently Said: More Talk About The Damn PianoJerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-89737603026801938292011-09-16T10:06:21.838-05:002011-09-16T10:06:21.838-05:00Jerry! The piano does look like a nice piece of fu...Jerry! The piano does look like a nice piece of furniture at least, and I'm glad your back is somewhat recovered... What I'm really hoping is that the piano is "healthy." Is it really, really out of tune? (Find a piano tuner on Craigslist...) Either way, you and your wift will enjoy it in some capacity, I hope.Angelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692500140846152948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-59909349987058564492011-09-15T22:23:47.993-05:002011-09-15T22:23:47.993-05:00To me it doesn't matter if it gets played or n...To me it doesn't matter if it gets played or not, it would look awesome sitting in your house. My daughter tried to explain that method of playing to me a long time ago.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-65962341816938456572011-09-14T11:28:34.668-05:002011-09-14T11:28:34.668-05:00That's lovely wood. I can understand the appea...That's lovely wood. I can understand the appeal of this piece as furniture.<br /><br />When I was six, my Aunt Grace gave me her already-antique mini piano. The keyboard had been cut down by an octave, combined, from either end. I stopped playing at age 11, as soon as my mother actually asked me if I'd LIKE to continue with lessons. I kept the little piano for the next thirty years, dragging it from USAF assignment to assignment, probably destroying the motherboard, or whatever. It was given to me in love, you see, and I don't treat that lightly.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-24618717069804574532011-09-13T17:53:23.403-05:002011-09-13T17:53:23.403-05:00So basically what you are saying is that you CAN p...So basically what you are saying is that you CAN play the piano?<br /><br />Then what are you waiting for? And - I would like video footage.....as proof. :-)Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-80428423423773840122011-09-13T11:02:12.950-05:002011-09-13T11:02:12.950-05:00It's a beautiful and weighty specimen. Mostly...It's a beautiful and weighty specimen. Mostly lacking respect, it seems. Or, haven't you mentioned that yet. Do enjoy.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-23235279657863008952011-09-13T01:26:38.232-05:002011-09-13T01:26:38.232-05:00Ah! and this post was an indirect and polite corre...Ah! and this post was an indirect and polite correction to my comment about hearing piano music wafting down the hall... because there will be!Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-44996413733737845542011-09-13T00:25:10.847-05:002011-09-13T00:25:10.847-05:00Astuter?Astuter?mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-45684929380351371632011-09-12T22:30:39.256-05:002011-09-12T22:30:39.256-05:00I can think of a lot of places in my life where I ...I can think of a lot of places in my life where I could have used a Fake Book. Kind of like the AA thing; "Fake it 'till you make it."<br /><br />Heal well and fake on.Michael Lockridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748256055779697021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-6280840172230482602011-09-12T21:27:00.483-05:002011-09-12T21:27:00.483-05:00I love your piano and I'm certain you will hav...I love your piano and I'm certain you will have hours of joy playing it, even if it's only when you are alone.<br /><br />Oh...next time remember these five magic words: Two Men and a Truck.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-30531558627038989042011-09-12T17:33:59.810-05:002011-09-12T17:33:59.810-05:00LOL Well, you see, your wife not only provided you...LOL Well, you see, your wife not only provided you with a lovely piece of furniture, but 2! Count em 2! posts worth of inspiration! Plus future entertainment when you are bored and feel like you would like to try and be a jazz musician! What a generous and wise woman you have! ;) Now you just need to find another Fake Book and you'll really be set! :)adrielleroyalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330513833416071176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-67241611115390973592011-09-12T17:14:18.077-05:002011-09-12T17:14:18.077-05:00Okay, but you really do need to do something about...Okay, but you really do need to do something about getting the keyboard leveled and probably the action needs regulating (I just added that to sound like a pro, hehehe--and to torment you a bit more!)J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536383360370947414.post-41284198498079350772011-09-12T17:12:37.117-05:002011-09-12T17:12:37.117-05:00Hey! You're posting mid-week! This is so excit...Hey! You're posting mid-week! This is so exciting!<br /><br />Okay, It looks as though your beautiful piano has been refinished and a decal was not re-applied. No problem. If you are curious--and likely you are though you're not bound to admit it--there should be a decal on the metallic plate inside the piano, or on the underside of the lid that gets lifted when the tuner comes. (Be kind to your piano. Tune it twice a year!)<br /><br />As for the 'ivories'--It seems you have the real deal! There is sort of a grandfather clause when it comes to the ivory embargo. If you are in need of replacement keys, I have a slew! (One day I will put whole sets of them on e-Bay [tails included--no embargo breach]). Don't be talked into plastic replacements--they may look purdy, but there is nothing like ivory! :)<br /><br />So, anyway, I want to apologize in advance for any angst this additional piano info may put you through...Feel free to rant again at my expense! :)<br /><br />And the maker really is no biggy--most of the 'Piano companies' were furniture builders branching out. But if you have one of the elite builders, it's always nice to know. If not--be happy if it holds a tune!<br /><br />Okay, and here's a bit of trivia--antique pianos sound better than the new ones! You just can't compete with the sound of hundred+ year-old spruce soundboards.J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.com