Wanted: Apartment With Piano

When our son was apartment-hunting in Boston, he found a great apartment that came WITH this big old upright. Amazingly, a friend is an excellent piano tech and has visited this beast a couple of times. Now has it in good condition. After a long day of doctoring, it's nice to come home to a piano.

Every apartment should come with a piano, just as every street would benefit from either a real one (like the London Piano Project, described in this NYT article), or a brick one, like this blog's namesake in Chattanooga.

The Real Brick Piano

Walking down the street near the river in Chattanooga. Galleries. Coffeeshops. Boutiques. And a perfectly nice brick piano. The action is a little stiff, but it's there for everyone to play. Sort of  like the London public pianos project that put real pianos out all over town. (Of course,  the London pianos may have been easier on the fingers.) When you're in Chattanooga, get your picture made playing this one. Rain or shine its there to be enjoyed.

I love public art because it surprises and makes wonder.

Well . . . Why Not a Blog?

Well, why not start a blog about pianos and piano stuff? A chance to combine music, photography, writing, and talking with riends. What could be better?

I always have a camera in my pocket, and when I see an interesting piano--or a really nice one, or an ugly one, I make a picture. I look forward to sharing them.

Like this beautiful old grand shot through the window of an antique store in downtown Marietta, Georgia

And sometimes there is a quote, or a bit of a lyric, or an item in the news about pianos, or music, that is especially interesting.

It will be fun to share all this. And I hope you'll let me know about piano trivia and stuff, as well.