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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">From craigslist Minneapolis:</span></font></div>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size:18pt"><b>RARE Left-hand strung piano</b></span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Date: 2007-09-03, 7:53PM CDT<br/>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">This piano is one of only a handful (probably the left hand full) that were
built with the high notes "al sinistra" (on the left end) and low notes "al
rechta" (on right). These pianos were originally built to be sold in southern
hemisphere countries where, because of the perceived "backward" spin of the
earth, audio vibrations travel in a counter-clockwise direction. <br/>
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The reversed placement of the treble and bass keys allows pianists from these
southern nations to play northern European piano literature without having to
relearn the notes. It does require that the score be transfered to onion skin
vellum, laid in reverse on a copy machine and photocopied in reverse so that
the music flows from right to left on the page. Several collections of reverse-
hand piano literature might be found on yAbe (the southern hemisphere
internet auction site, based in Australia.) <br/>
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This instrument is one of the rare ones located in the U.S. It would fit well in
a left-handed house, where right-hand pianos tend to stick out into traffic flow
and look out windows with not necessarily the best views. You will need to
reverse the hinges on the front door of houses in order for the left-handed
piano to fit through the opening and fit around the corner to the parlor.
Instructions for this re-hinging process can be found at owa_tajur_kayam.org. <br/>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">PostingID: 413152288</span></font></p>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Regards, </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Rob Kiddell, RPT</span></font></div>
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