Swedish Researchers Build Cardboard Piano

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Fri, 04 Jun 2004 09:07:24 +0200


Jon Page wrote:

> http://www.comcast.net/News/TECHNOLOGY//XML/1700_High_Tech/b80d15c0-47c5-45b2-947b-61acb14e1f44.html 
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> Talk about a portable keyboard...
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Grin... the Swedes..... They were the first to attempt to build a piano 
that never needed tuning as well.  On special order from the great 
Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who got sick and tire of doing concerts in 
halls finding the pianos horribly out of tune.

The attempt failed miserably... and eventually this enormously ornate 
grand piano was dissassembled and turned into an enormously ornate 
writing desk.

They ARE an inventive folk :)

Cheers
RicB


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