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Great piano commercial! #1251647 08/18/09 09:31 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 13,236 Philadelphia/South Jersey Rich Galassini OP Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
OP Rich Galassini Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 13,236 Philadelphia/South Jersey	Hat tip to Phil Bondi for sending this to me. If you have not yet seen this, check it out: Great Piano Commercial Rich Galassini Cunningham Piano Company Visit one of our four locations (215) 991-0834 direct rich@cunninghampiano.com Learn more about the Matchless Cunningham

Re: Great piano commercial! Rich Galassini #1251657 08/18/09 09:41 PM
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BDB Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member B Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 32,060 Oakland	Do you know the Paraphrases by Borodin, et al.? It is a similar idea, inspired by Borodin's daughter who wanted to play the piano with her father, but only knew how to play a version of Chopsticks. Semipro Tech

Re: Great piano commercial! Rich Galassini #1251659 08/18/09 09:42 PM
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Horowitzian 8000 Post Club Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 8,453	That's cute! Thanks for sharing. Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons.

Re: Great piano commercial! Horowitzian #1251719 08/18/09 11:52 PM
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Piano World Piano World Founder - Piano Tuner - Pianist 6000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 6,574 Bucksport, Maine	It's Awww-some. Thank you Rich & Phil - Frank B. Original Founder of Piano World Owner of... www.PianoSupplies.com Maine Piano Man My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show... It's Fun To Play the Piano ... PLEASE Pass It On!

Re: Great piano commercial! Piano World #1251758 08/19/09 02:28 AM
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jotur 6000 Post Club Member J Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,780 Santa Fe, NM	That was wonderful. Cathy Cathy Perhaps "more music" is always the answer, no matter what the question might be! - Qwerty53

Re: Great piano commercial! jotur #1251760 08/19/09 02:38 AM
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Norbert Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 15,621 Surrey, B.C.	Fabulous. Will try this with some of my customers now.... Norbert

Re: Great piano commercial! Norbert #1251797 08/19/09 07:29 AM
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M.O.P. 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,002 Ocala, Florida	Awesome! Nancy Fanzlaw Seamstress for the Band www.FortePianoGallery.com Forte' on Facebook "The piano was God's gift to music." Lou Mason

Re: Great piano commercial! M.O.P. #1251806 08/19/09 08:36 AM
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marimorimo 500 Post Club Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 635 Manila	Wow! I love it! Thanks for sharing. Working on: Schumann Album for the Young, Clementi Op 36 No. 1 (all movements), Various Bach, Czerny 599 + CASIO PX-720 and PX-730 +

Re: Great piano commercial! marimorimo #1251820 08/19/09 09:08 AM
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rada 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,124 pagosa springs,co	Encouragement. Isn't that what we're all here for? rada

Re: Great piano commercial! rada #1251861 08/19/09 10:48 AM
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Deerwood Dad Full Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 478 Minneapolis	That was just terrific -- a real day brightener. Thank you. Mason & Hamlin A (2006); Yamaha P140

Re: Great piano commercial! Deerwood Dad #1251875 08/19/09 11:08 AM
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Paul in Navarre Full Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 144 Navarre, FL	It's a nice public service spot. I'm sure it must have been inspired by an urban legend that has circulated for years. The predominant version seems to feature Paderewski as the doting pianist and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the song played by the little boy, but I've seen variations substituting Horowitz as the pianist and/or "Chopsticks" as the song. Here's the text of the Paderewski/Twinkle version: http://www.acousticbylines.com/quotes-jokes-stories/paderewski.htm I'm actually surprised Snopes.com doesn't have an article debunking this ... Proud Owner of a Kawai Rosina (SI-16)

Re: Great piano commercial! Paul in Navarre #1251896 08/19/09 11:42 AM
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Deerwood Dad Full Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 478 Minneapolis	Deleted. Last edited by Deerwood Dad; 08/19/09 11:53 AM. Mason & Hamlin A (2006); Yamaha P140

Re: Great piano commercial! Paul in Navarre #1251899 08/19/09 11:53 AM
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Horowitzian 8000 Post Club Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 8,453	Originally Posted by Paul in FWB [...] The predominant version seems to feature Paderewski as the doting pianist and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as the song played by the little boy, but I've seen variations substituting Horowitz as the pianist and/or "Chopsticks" as the song. [...] A version with Horowitz would likely be the least plausible. At certain points in his career, he probably would have had a nervous breakdown had he come on stage to meet this. Last edited by Horowitzian; 08/19/09 03:28 PM. Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons.

Re: Great piano commercial! Deerwood Dad #1251908 08/19/09 12:01 PM
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aEquals440 Full Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 47 Richmond, VA	Some pastors have been known to use this story in sermons. How neat that it has been made into a video! www.PianoStuff.com ~~ T-Shirts and Gifts for Pianists!

Re: Great piano commercial! aEquals440 #1251997 08/19/09 02:31 PM
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FogVilleLad 4000 Post Club Member F Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,683 San Francisco	Effective presentation of the joy of making music.

Re: Great piano commercial! FogVilleLad #1252089 08/19/09 05:17 PM
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Mark... 4000 Post Club Member M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,534 Jersey Shore	How the heck did the parents lose their child...lol Cute ad...

Re: Great piano commercial! Mark... #1252099 08/19/09 05:37 PM
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pianogal37 Full Member P Joined: May 2009 Posts: 214	That's a lovely ad. Bach French Suites No. 6, Allemande and Gigue, Beethoven's Pathetique, Chopin Nocturne 72/1, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Debussy's First Arabesque, Takacs Toccata Op 54, Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau 33/8.

Re: Great piano commercial! pianogal37 #1252113 08/19/09 05:54 PM
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master88er 1000 Post Club Member M Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,057 Rio Grande Valley / San Franci...	Now why doesn't NAMM do something USEFUL - like buy national media time with this ad! Russell I. Kassman Technician -Consultant FORMER/Semi-Retired: USA Rep.for C.Bechstein & Sauter; Founder/R. KASSMAN Piano; Consultant - GUANGZHOU Pearl River Piano Co. www.RussellKassman.com

Re: Great piano commercial! master88er #1252131 08/19/09 06:40 PM
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pno 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,044 â™ªoronâ™ªo, onâ™ª...	I wonder what would happen in a real situation. Last edited by pno; 08/19/09 06:40 PM. â™«â™«â™« â™«â™«â™« YAMAHA C2M PE

Re: Great piano commercial! pno #1252300 08/20/09 12:34 AM
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_just.jose Full Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 31 California, USA	Wow (: That was cool ! :] Great post !