I heard he played only in F#
Thump
--- Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Actually, Irving Berlin only played in the key of D
> flat, but it's true that he used a transposing piano
> in order to play in other keys.
>
> Tom Sivak
> Chicago
>
> Ruth Phillips <info at alliedpiano.com> wrote:
> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
> There is also one in the Jack Wyatt Museum
> at PTGs home office, Kansas
> City KS. One of many wonders Jack has assembled
> for the piano technicians.
> It transposes up to a full octave! One story is
> Irving Berlin used one as he
> only played in the key of C.
> Youll be hearing more about the museum in the
> next few months.
> Ruth Phillips
>
> >From: "R.Moffatt & Sons Piano" moffatt5 at telus.net
> >Yes. Cantos Music Museum in Calgary.
>
> >www.Cantos.ca
>
> >Bob
>
> >R.Moffatt & Sons
> >Calgary, Alberta , Canada T3E 5G4
>
>
> >From: "Jim" <jim at pianoguy.com>
>
> | I have a Transposing Heintzman !!!
> | I've only seen 1 other one in 25 years of tuning
> . . .
> | Do any of you, or your customers have any ??
> |
> | Jim Kinnear
> | Collingwood, Ca
> |
> |
> |
> >| From: "John Ross".
> | > I have seen a transposing upright piano that
> they made, some also had
> | > sustenuto.
>
>
>
>
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