Grand Obsession
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@AndyD
Very nice restoration work, Andy.Big Al
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@Big_Al said in Grand Obsession:
@AndyD
Very nice restoration work, Andy.Big Al
Indeed.
And why is it that dogs go after piano benches? Our first golden chewed off the corner of the lid on the piano bench (it wasn't an adjustable style of bench). The fellow who did the repair didn't do nearly as a good a job as @AndyD did on his bench.
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Stumbled upon this recent video titled "Valentina Lisitsa Meets Grotrian".
Valentina Lisitsa visit us at PianoWorks over the weekend and during a tour of our workshop, she encountered a Grotrian Charis model 208 Studio. We recently retired this piano from concert duty and the pedals were taken apart while we re-sprayed the matte ebony finish...hence the no pedal challenge.
She plays for about 7 minutes, and then talks about her reaction to the piano.
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I believe the video of Muffin and me was made at Plays88Keys' piano party. Jon was there and he's in the video. Do you recall, Jon?
She had a Steinway at the time, so you're probably right that it was a New York Steinway.
@Mary-Anna said in Grand Obsession:
I believe the video of Muffin and me was made at Plays88Keys' piano party. Jon was there and he's in the video. Do you recall, Jon?
She had a Steinway at the time, so you're probably right that it was a New York Steinway.
I agree. I was there with Anthony at that one, in Richmond.
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@Mary-Anna said in Grand Obsession:
I believe the video of Muffin and me was made at Plays88Keys' piano party. Jon was there and he's in the video. Do you recall, Jon?
She had a Steinway at the time, so you're probably right that it was a New York Steinway.
I agree. I was there with Anthony at that one, in Richmond.
@Piano-Dad said in Grand Obsession:
I agree. I was there with Anthony at that one, in Richmond.
And there are videos to prove it...
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Really like this demo, and her comment "It doesn't feel like a toy piano".
Her technique is to be envied; yet, dare I say she often plays like she has a train to catch?
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The three hinges on the sheet music ledge are loose and if the fallboard is closed it sags and sits on the keys.
Is there something out there the opposite of oil/grease/lubricant?
Something to gunk the three hinges in order to stiffen them? Maybe use a tiny dab of a glue on each? -
Those tiny flat head screws can be tricky to rescrew, so first I'll try a small bowl of teak oil partially evaporated which looks gunky. But yes I recall using linseed oil on the daughters' new cricket bats and it would be better suited. Then bending the pins.
Thanks to you both.
Piano was tuned this morning and it sounds lovely; have been playing on and off all day.
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Those tiny flat head screws can be tricky to rescrew, so first I'll try a small bowl of teak oil partially evaporated which looks gunky. But yes I recall using linseed oil on the daughters' new cricket bats and it would be better suited. Then bending the pins.
Thanks to you both.
Piano was tuned this morning and it sounds lovely; have been playing on and off all day.
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I believe the video of Muffin and me was made at Plays88Keys' piano party. Jon was there and he's in the video. Do you recall, Jon?
She had a Steinway at the time, so you're probably right that it was a New York Steinway.
@Mary-Anna said in Grand Obsession:
I believe the video of Muffin and me was made at Plays88Keys' piano party. Jon was there and he's in the video. Do you recall, Jon?
She had a Steinway at the time, so you're probably right that it was a New York Steinway.
I think that was Plays and Improv’s house in Richmond. You, me, Bernard, and PD were all there. And some local friends of theirs.
I remember seeing Piano Son and Muffin interacting as awkward teens.
What a great memory.
