Carlos, Yes, I've actually appraised that piano! That's in the "stompin' grounds" of my neighborhood. It certainly is interesting to see what fascinating ideas Frank Lloyd Wright has. The piano has the front two legs on the floor in the room, and the rim is hooked to a wall in the spiral staircase. They told me it was designed to allow the piano music to permeate through the house. The top lid is also removed from the piano and a sheet is velcroed to the rim to TRY to keep out dust (unsuccessfully). The piano there now is in horrible condition! Verdigris, dirt, old and broken parts, bridge and soundboard cracks, structural issues... The only thing of any worth on it are the old ivories. As I understand it, that Everett is in there only temporarily while the first piano that was originally in there is being restored. Unfortunately, due to FLW elegant & space saving designs, they had to knock a wall out just to get the old piano out and the new piano in! They're gonna have to do the same when the new piano comes--they're holding off on restoring that part of the house until it gets moved in. Interesting world we live in! -Ben Ben Gac, RPT Ben's Piano Tuning (708) 660-9331 - office (630) 291-5654 - mobile Ben at BensPianoTuning.com www.BensPianoTuning.com ------Original Message------ From: Carlos Ralon Sender: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org To: pianotech at ptg.org ReplyTo: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Good That It is Rare Sent: Apr 6, 2009 9:11 AM Some may have seen the home office if Frank Lloyd Wright, near Chicago. While touring the kids 2nd floor play room I noticed what looked like a small console against a wall. I ask a guide why this great archicet would only have a small piano? He opened a door on the same wall and there was a nice large grand piano suspended going through the wall into a spiral staircase. Suspended from overhead, but in the room it looked like a spinet or console. I think it was an Everett. I did'nt stay long enough to find out how it was serviced. I'm sure some of you may have seen this. Carlos Ralon, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: <pianotech-request at ptg.org> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:21 PM Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 6, Issue 72 > Send pianotech mailing list submissions to > pianotech at ptg.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech_ptg.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pianotech-request at ptg.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pianotech-owner at ptg.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Key Bushing Job (Steven Hopp) > 2. Re: Aural tuning and RPT status (Owen Greyling) > 3. Re: Ideas for redemption (JimWilsonian at aol.com) > 4. Re: good that it is rare (Robert Wilson) > 5. Re: Ideas for redemption (paul bruesch) > 6. Re: Key Bushing Job (Ryan Sowers) > 7. Re: aural vs edt (Ryan Sowers) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > pianotech mailing list > pianotech at ptg.org > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech_ptg.org > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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