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Here's one I just found :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5oa0HGg7k&feature=pyv&ad=3809121972&kw=piano

(You may want to turn off the sound on the video due to the pianist's ability or the piano's tone)I wonder if the fallbaord is original because the inside of it is so plain compared to the rest of the piano? The legs are a bit much unless one has a huge space so the piano's design doesn't overpower it.

Any other pics or videos of particularly beautiful art cases?

Unique? Check. Beautiful? No way...

pianoloverus,

Never seen that one.

Thanks

I have one just like it out in my garage.

The legs look like something out of Hellraiser 1

I like the carvings and panels and such on uprights but for some reason I prefer grands to be plain. I don't know why.

PL,

This is my humble opinion - I do not think the cabinet work is original. Look at the underside of the lid, the lid prop, and (as you mentioned) the fallboard. They are all totally plain, which would not be in the rococo style that the rest of the piano is in.

The work looks spectacular, but I believe it was done after manufacture to a plain cabinet.

(Although I admit, I've been wrong before)

This piano is in our front room.

S&S B from the Fisher Mansion

That makes sense to me especially because you've never been wrong. But I'm not sure...maybe some PW members can chip in and purcahse it for me? I promise to have this thoroughly investigated.

Anyone else not particularly impressed by the tone on this piano?

I met a dealer who had a very fancy artcase in his front window. He called it "My 401K".

I have to agree with Horowitzian. Its like an over iced cake, over the top and slightly turns the stomach for me.

Grotesque!

Your next restoration project I assume? It appears to be in great shape. Or are you pulling our chain here?

This piano is one of my favorites. It is a Pleyel piano, made in 1846 and currently owned by the Yamamoto Collection.



Its design is elegant, and reflects good tastes possessed by the French; no wonder Chopin liked Pleyel pianos.

In my dreams... way out of my league...that has been restored and is one of my mentors pianos. Although it is for sale if your interested...hint .. hint

Interestingly enough this piano seems very similar to the Boesendorfer Chopin model except for the legs and arms.

http://www.boesendorfer.com/en/chopin.html

I saw this Bosie model in a NY showroom and always thought it was one the most beautiful I had ever seen "live". When I returned sometime later it had been sold to one of the Beatles' sons...the one who I think also became a singer.

Perhaps someone can post both pictures in the same post for comparison.

I think Bosendorfer's version is just a pale reflection of Pleyel's beautiful original cabinet design..

Here is a picture of this 1846 Pleyel being played in a concert. The pianist's name is Yuko Kawai.

Well....if I didn't have a B already....

As I posted earlier, another of my favorites is Liszt's own Chickering grand piano, which was made in 1867; it's sad that they don't craft pianos like this anymore.