Sometimes it's really hard to #imagine something. Like who invented and built the first #piano. 🎹 🎶 🎵

Because who would come up with such a crazy idea as building a giant box, shaping strings out of metal, installing 60, 70, or 80 of them, and tuning them? Traveling to Africa, killing an elephant 🐘 to carve #keyboard keys from its tusk, only to clamp them into this musical instrument to operate the countless tiny hammers that, in turn, make the strings sing? 🤔 🤪

#Who?

#grandpiano #klavier

Women's Club, 1300 17th St. Interior of Women's Club II ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971
1 negative : safety ; 8 x 10 in.

#Women'sClub #Interior #FormalRoom #Chandelier #GrandPiano #Fireplace #chandelier #piano #fireplace #interior #Clubs #DistrictofColumbia #Interiors #UnitedStates #Washington(D.C.) #photography #130017thSt. #17thSt
https://www.loc.gov/item/2019680026/

🤔Wow, who knew that shoving a 40-year-old text editor into a #smartphone could be “pretty good”?📱😅 It’s like fitting a grand piano into a Smart Car—sure, it’s possible, but why on Earth would you? 🎹🚗
https://kristofferbalintona.me/posts/202505291438/ #texteditor #innovation #quirkytech #grandpiano #smartcar #HackerNews #ngated

Swansea piano specialists celebrate 40 years with UK’s largest piano facility

Coach House Pianos, founded in the city in 1985, has unveiled a purpose‑built base at Imperial Court, Fforestfach, which is now the UK’s most advanced centre for piano preparation, selection and education.

The family‑run business, which began in South Wales and now serves clients on every continent, says the new facility will set a global benchmark for piano craftsmanship and service.

Managing Director Sam Rusling said:

“This advanced, cutting‑edge facility ensures we continue to set the global standard of excellence in the piano industry, while delivering the same unmatched service and quality our clients have experienced for the past 40 years.”

The new headquarters houses a recital venue, private selection suites, a digital piano hub, a technician training workshop and a pioneering studio for self‑playing piano systems. It also features a collection of rare and historic instruments curated by founder Nick Rusling, including pianos once owned by royalty, musicians and political figures.

Head of Sales Dan Rusling said the milestone was particularly meaningful:

“This is especially meaningful as we celebrate having sold pianos to every continent. From installing an art case grand on the 10th floor of a Nigerian apartment block to adapting a piano for Bermuda’s subtropical climate, extraordinary detail and care goes into every delivery.”

Renowned pianist and historian Gary Branch added:

“It’s been incredible to witness a South Wales‑born business grow into one of the world’s most prestigious piano retailers, with its stunning London showroom and this new world‑class restoration facility in Swansea.”

Grand opening

The official Grand Opening and 40th Anniversary Celebration will take place at the new Swansea headquarters on Thursday 30 October 2025 at 1pm. Guests will be invited to compare five of the world’s finest concert grand pianos side by side, including models from Steinway, Bösendorfer, Yamaha and Kawai. The afternoon will also feature a keynote address from a distinguished guest speaker and a short recital by pianist Tiantian Gao

Visitors will be able to take private tours of the showrooms, workshops and historic collection, before joining a celebratory lunch alongside leading figures from the music world. The event is open to members of the press, music professionals, piano lovers and industry partners.

#Bösendorfer #Business #CoachHousePianos #digitalPianoHub #FelinFach #Fforestfach #grandPiano #headquarters #ImperialCourt #Kawai #Music #piano #recitalVenue #selfPlayingPiano #Steinway #SwanseaWestBusinessPark #TiantianGao #Yamaha

In manchen Teilen auch ein bisschen jazzy:
In Dry Waters ist ein ein Musik-Tanztheater über #Depressionen und #Ängste.
Am 25.9.2025 findet die zweite, und vorerst letzte, Aufführung im Walhalla im Exil in Wiesbaden statt.

#musiktheater #grandpiano #jazzpiano #doublebass

Gefördert von: Kulturamt Wiesbaden, der Jeanne d'Art Stiftung und der Naspa Stiftung

https://youtube.com/shorts/RF-Hydq9klA?si=ryiLGwIF-ckUzVbo

In Dry Waters, ein Musik-Tanztheater über #Depressionen, hat am 25.9.2025 seine zweite Aufführung im Walhalla im Exil in Wiesbaden.

#musiktheater #grandpiano #jazzpiano #doublebass #originalmusic

Gefördert von: Kulturamt Wiesbaden, der Jeanne d'Art Stiftung und der Naspa Stiftung
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNpxRqot-7J/?igsh=MTVrYTQweGE0bXBxNg==

Wer schon mal #Crowdfunding gemacht hat, weiß, dass die Arbeit an den Dankeschöns nicht zu unterschätzen ist zeitlich. Aber mir macht es echt Spaß. Ich geb hier in dem Video einen kleinen Einblick in den Schnitt des Audio-Mitschnitts der Premiere von IN DRY WATERS. Ein #Musik-Tanz-Theater über #Depressionen und #Ängste.

LINK:
https://www.tiktok.com/@grandios_sensibel_music/video/7538515494966480150

#songwriter #kontrabass #doublebass#singer #grandpiano #originalmusic

See a stunning sight: An antique grand piano, gracefully half-submerged in a forgotten glass conservatory. ✨ This image instantly transports you to a realm of serene decay and poignant nostalgia.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hauntingly-grand-133084347

#SeedMagine #AIArt #Midjourney #Photorealistic #ForgottenPlaces #GrandPiano #DecayCore #Ethereal #Conservatory #NatureArt #VisualStorytelling #ArtInspiration #DigitalArt #HauntingBeauty #SereneArt #LostPlaces

Flat color comm for https://bsky.app/profile/JamsTheCat.bsky.social

#furryart #jamsthecat #cat #piano #flatcolor #grandpiano

Piano de cola abierto...

El piano pertenece a la familia de los cordofonos percutidos, cada tecla tiene su "martillo" el cuál golpea la cuerda y está resuena en la caja acústica.

Open grand piano...

The piano belongs to the family of the percussive chordophones, each key has its own "hammer" which strikes the string and resonates in the sound box.

#fotografia #photography #music #piano #instruments #instrumentos #foto #photo #picture #grandpiano

Orchestools Piano S by Ilir Bajri - free, #opensource #VST #plugin that works on Linux (tested in #ReaperDAW).

Tons of settings, stable, fast, great sound.

I spent a lot of time searching for something similar.

https://musictop69.wixsite.com/orchestools
https://github.com/ilirbajri/ORCHESTOOLS-PIANO-S

#musicproduction #linuxAudio #DAW #linuxDAW #freeVST #GrandPiano #rompler

Just tuned this #Kawai #grandpiano in #OrangeCounty #California. The people were super nice. It took a little longer than expected because I had to pull the action out and tighten the hammer board, also the strings were a little wild. #piano #nicepeople #kind #service #tuning #gratitude #escape

Just tuned this Yamaha grand piano in Orange County California #piano #grandpiano #tuning #service #grateful #california

Just tuned this Baldwin grand piano in Los Angeles. It was really out so it took longer than usual. Sounds good. Still never feels like work. #piano #grandpiano #baldwin #tuning #service #grateful #meditation #notes #music #pianostrings #harmony #losangeles #california