Zeppelin piano

[Phillip Ford]

I read with interest the letter in the journal about the piano on the Graf Zeppelin.  I didn't know that a piano was on board for the first circumnavigation of the globe by air.  I knew that there was a piano in the lounge on the Hindenburg.  The story that I read once upon a time was that the piano was installed on the Hindenburg because passengers on the previous generation airship (the Graf Zeppelin) complained that one thing that was missing was a piano.  The Hindenburg piano was built to be lightweight and supposedly contained a lot of aluminum.  I distinctly remember seeing a picture of it once upon a time but I can't seem to lay my hands on it now.  I remember it having tubular aluminum legs that were bolted to the deck (I suppose on a strong gust you don't want a grand piano flying around the cabin).  I found a little bit about it on this site:

http://www.nlhs.com/interior.htm

There's a picture with the piano in it, but you can't really see the piano.  Apparently it was a Bluethner.  I believe I also read somewhere that the piano was only on flights for the first year or two of service and was then taken off.  If so, then it was not on board when the Hindenburg went up in flames at Lakehurst.  So, it might still be around somewhere.  Anyone know anything about it?

Phil Ford