David!!! I'll bet those same people that think Elvis is alive--Think God is dead. Hey! God isn't dead, He hasn't even been sick!! Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:15 AM Subject: Re: Elvis's piano > 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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