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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It occurred to me that there might be
some interesting non-conventional uses for pianos on YouTube. It
turns out I was corr</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ect and I found a massive and
delightful assortment things that can be done with old pianos.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check out these videos as old pianos suffer
a variety of creative deaths. A high speed broadband connection is highly
recommended for this unless you want to wait forever to download. If you
don't have one find a friend who does, it will be worth it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wish someone would organize some events like this
at conventions! I can just hear the applause and cheers from piano
technicians as Gulbranson spinets and other such fine gems are turned to
splinters!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We'll begin with this one. It starts out
appearing to be some RPTs preparing a piano for a PTG exam. You be the
judge!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7SntSjlCXA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7SntSjlCXA</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A piano gets pushed off a building. A
great arial shot!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwefrseIFg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwefrseIFg</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A crowd attends a piano smashing party</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byd9-yBUQkQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byd9-yBUQkQ</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beating up a piano in the dark, (already half
smashed). This one is kind of weird, I'm not certain about
this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQVrwImrvCM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQVrwImrvCM</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More piano smashing. I'm not sure why it's in
the dark. The "smashers" seem a bit on the drunk side.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRAvHbhBsmw&NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRAvHbhBsmw&NR=1</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More piano smashing. Toward the end a guy
practices his golf swing on the hammers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgADi-aOie0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgADi-aOie0</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A group dragging a piano down a beach using
ropes. I think this voids the warranty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4M4na0cP04">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4M4na0cP04</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More general smashing. The piano kind of
sounds like it's crying as it is brutally murdered.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4leSYjFT6CU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4leSYjFT6CU</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyhNQpryQA"></A></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More smashing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyhNQpryQA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtyhNQpryQA</A></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A pleasant piano burning. It appears
that the piano dragging on the beach, the smashing shown above, and the
burning is the same event.</DIV>
<DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRz3gKer6w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRz3gKer6w</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THIS ONE IS SERIOUSLY WEIRD. Manipulated
video with the participates wearing animated skulls. It looks like a
piano's own nightmare. Very strange music with demented symbols popping up
each time the piano is whacked. Someone put some serious effort into
making this one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiFa5NZmIw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiFa5NZmIw</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A piano painted white gets smashed with an
axe. A kid talking in the background seems to think its cool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4yxJF-UOuQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4yxJF-UOuQ</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This one is entitled "HOW
TO F#&Q UP A PIANO" and has added music.
Looks like a couple of movers mutilating an unwanted dealer
trade-i</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>n.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIa2bz4KzE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIa2bz4KzE</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WEIRD, WEIRD, WEIRD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A guy playing a piano with his butt. Some
people have way too much time on their hands!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5cPURJ0ens">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5cPURJ0ens</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THIS IS COOL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looks like somewhere in Asia. A
whole group of pianos lined up waiting for their death. A huge crowd,
hundreds and perhaps thousands are gathered almost like a major sporting
event. The pianos are loaded onto a massive steel catapult and
launched. Weeeeeee!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIPsrcpS8s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIPsrcpS8s</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CONTINUED</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The following are different views of the above
event.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYbyOIaH_DU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYbyOIaH_DU</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ons3wQQvo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ons3wQQvo</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another really cool one. A piano is set on
fire and then flung with a trebuchet at night before a large crowd.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F92FQdnLlSc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F92FQdnLlSc</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A great trebuchet launch on what I think is the
world's largest, (20 stories tall). The bottom of the piano is filled
with gas and it is set on fire. Upon impact the piano dies in a
massive ball of flame! I like this one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVADKznOhY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVADKznOhY</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A piano movers dream. Three pianos tossed
into a landfill.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBh3NsgPnvM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBh3NsgPnvM</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Someone puts propane tanks inside a piano, sets it
on fire, and then proceeds to shoot at it in order to explode the tanks.
Yet another illustration at how many creative ways there are to kill a
piano!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYv6_ck9tOk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYv6_ck9tOk</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I LOVE THIS ONE!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A grand piano explodes in slow motion to the tune
of the 1812 overture. This one is a lot of fun. APPLAUSE
APPLAUSE!!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_X_1wZTEM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_X_1wZTEM</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This one really made me laugh. A piano is
smashed with a variety of slow motion and high speed video
effects. It becomes quite comical when the guy does this high
speed dance on the strings. To use chat-room lingo, it got me
ROFL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im0eusxAby4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im0eusxAby4</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A grand piano is thrown into the street at high
speed from a moving truck. The guy then goes back and drives OVER the
piano going pretty fast. Personally I would not advise this. He
probably doesn't like his truck very much!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx3ADhf0V8I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx3ADhf0V8I</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Cage would be proud. I'm just not sure
what to make of this one. A surreal and warped "symphony" with full
orchestra in a production called</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"MO!KESTERA </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>- DEATH
OF A PIANO". The conductor stands on the piano while the orchestra plays a
highly unorganized dirge. The climatic ending involves smashing the piano
on stage as the other instruments appear to be mocking the pianos
crucifixion. Be prepared, it is very long. Apparently there were
several different performances of this, others are referenced and you can check
them out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I could go on, and on. There is so many piano
destruction videos on YouTube it's indescribable. I had no idea.
Likewise I have found several very delightful piano videos as well.
I'll make another posting later on those. In the meantime if you wish to
find more piano destruction videos, </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>visit YouTube
and search phrases like:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>piano smash</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>piano burn</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>piano drop</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>piano launching</FONT></DIV>
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