[pianotech] Giraffe Piano

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco at luther.edu
Wed May 13 07:19:35 MDT 2009


On 5/13/09, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I actually saw, heard, and played that piano last weekend.  It was at an
> antique fair at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.
>
> It is barely playable.  The keys felt "mushy" like there was a lot of lost
> motion, and the sound was very soft.  At its loudest, it was maybe
> mezzopiano on a modern piano.
>
> Hard to judge the tone because it was so out of tune.  They told me it was
> tuned earlier that day, too.
>
> I had to get out of there because they were trying to sell it to me.  I
> didn't ask how much they wanted.  However much it was, it was too much.
>
> Tom Sivak
> Chicago
>

Did/could you look inside at all?  Tunings pins below keybed or at top...?


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