YES! Elvis is alive! David I. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/16/01 at 1:49 PM philromano@attglobal.net wrote: >In 1983 I was touring with the ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as the >audio technician. We had a day off in Memphis and were given a private tour >of Graceland. At that time I believe it had only recently been opened to >the >public. The piano that was there then was about a six foot grand that was >finished in supposedly "24 carat gold". I was unable to get a closer >inspection as everything was behind velvet ropes. I have pictures of it >somewhere but don't think I'll spend all evening trying to find them. It >was >definitely not an ivory colored or ebony piano. This sucker was "pure >gold"! >It went real well with the Jungle room! > >Phil Romano >Myrtle Beach, SC >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim Krentzel" <Jim_Shari@ruralnet1.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 7:47 AM >Subject: Elvis's piano > > >> Hello Robert Goodale and list, >> It's interesting that the piano in Vegas is a white Knabe. About 3 or 4 >> years ago, my wife and I were visiting Graceland. The piano in the >living >> room was (as I recall) an ebony Story and Clark baby grand. The tour >guide >> told us that everything in the house was original. That's the only piano >> that we saw at that time. >> Jim Krentzel >> >> >>
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