Pianos inspire people . . . including an imaginative brickmason
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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.
There is really a piano made of brick on Frazer Avenue in Chattanooga. It's surprising and people smile when they walk by it, just as they should when they pass a more playable piano. (More about it in the January 26, 2010 post.)
I'm a commercial piano player. That means that I've played for more events of every sort than any sane person would willingly have attended. Weddings, receptions, shows, revues, concerts, new product introductions, training meetings for artificial knees, sales meetings, camp meetings, church services--anything that requires music. I've played the piano on boats, trains and in airplane hangers. In unbelievable mansions and simple church basements. For Presidents and various visiting royalty, and for people on the street. I've played mostly around Atlanta and the Southeast, but also for months in Italy, and for a shorter time in Paris
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