How sad ! It felt like losing an old friend. I was moved to realise that people may not compliment a piano player in action however there is a subconscious interest. It made me realise the wonderful value of piano sound and the magic of playing this wonderful instrument. I was totally moved by watching the video. I ’s why I couldn’t buy a new piano – I feared that this would happen to my old piano They’re unusual and special in that they 1) Aren’t frequent enough to become annoying, and 2) Always have interesting content. Thank you for the video, it was really sad(( Thanks, Tatiana. Piano is not machine to me and it has own soul so that I can’t to do it. degree in Musinc and also studied piano tuning and technology course in Sydney AustraliaĪlso Tokyo Japan and I’m retired now and last 30 years I was piano tuner technician. Yes, it was very sad story and I agree with you that I felt same sentiment with you. Thank you for your kind information of the end of life of the piano. Sometimes humans like that dissapoint me, animals are better, so I wouldn’t call them an animal. Those vagabonds! They need to be strung up themselves! When things are well made they just seem to command respect. He said it obviously had a history being 120 years old but he has managed to tune it up and it plays just great – well it sounds great when he’s playing it anyway. When we acquired our old piano, we had a local piano tuner, Julian Philips – Boogie Woogie piano player par excellence, cast his eye over it. But I cant help thinking that no-one would have given a second glance to an old Casio keyboard chucked on the pavement. It is sad to see a piece of old workmanship going to waste. “No-one would have given a second glance to an old Casio keyboard chucked on the pavement” I thought this short film was deeply moving and even bordering on brutal at the end, very moving. Than kind of happiness is rarely seen in nowadays stressy life. In the document the young boy playing it seems to be very happy a moment when he hears the sound of this old piano. Oh, and its tuning is about A=425 Hz and it cannot be raised.īut the sound of those old pianos…. I would made it reconditioned and play it but just now I have not enough room in my apartment. I am not giving it away (I have offered to many with demand that it will not be destroyed but nobody wants). It has very very nice “honky-tonk” sound with good and deep bass tones. However, it has been there about 40 years since nobody has played with it but basicly hers parts are in incredibly good condition. I myself have a 100 year old piano in my garage. If there would be some blog related to the topic I possibly could attend…. Many thoughts came to mind but just now I remember the film “Love Story”. Fine documentary and sad but true story end for many pianos and even grands. When I leave this world i hope to be treated in a more decent way, as I will for MY still beautifully looking and sounding Hornung & Maller grand from 1897.
The way it ends made me think that this is the end of culture, respect and empathy. Thanks for sharing the video, really interesting, if a little sad.Ī beautiful and sad story. I’d have loved for it to have been rescued and kept giving pleasure for years to come.
It was a shame the couple left it too late to get the trolleys take it into safety, and even more of a shame that someone seemed to randomly decide to have a piano smashing party (as in days of yore.) As a pianist, I find it difficult to walk by any piano without having a little play (although since I haven’t played properly for many years, I keep my efforts very short!) This video reminds me of the ‘public’ pianos cropping up in railway stations. Yes, it is possible to feel sorry for a piano.
Thanks for sharing this video! It is really a heartbreaking video. I would love to know what you think of it. Just watch this short video and you might Is it possible to feel sorry for a piano?