My grand piano just arrived :)

**djtoast** · 8th September 2009, 2:41pm

and it is very pretty

1880 Bluthner, 7' 2" long.

If i'm feeling brave i might put a youtube video up later or something

**djtoast** · 8th September 2009, 2:42pm

triggerhappy · 8th September 2009, 2:43pm

Needs a polish! Look at all those grubby paw prints!

**djtoast** · 8th September 2009, 2:50pm

nah, i think that's just odd reflections. it's very shiny!

felt very bad watching the guys move it without helping but i'm not insured, etc. or strong enough, obviously.

triggerhappy · 8th September 2009, 2:56pm

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Originally Posted by djtoast

nah, i think that's just odd reflections. it's very shiny!

felt very bad watching the guys move it without helping but i'm not insured, etc. or strong enough, obviously.

You know everyone's gonna walk into it all the time... Might want to put something on the left side of the keyboard to protect it a bit?

Oh, and it's very pretty!

Largest of Als · 8th September 2009, 2:59pm

What's the natural reverb in the hallway like? Tiled floor could make it fun.

Al

**djtoast** · 8th September 2009, 3:35pm

that was a concern but it's actually sounding much better than i expected. grand pianos in homes tend to get a rug under them to help calm them, but the space mine's in is too weird a shape for that... and the lid is pointing at a wall so in theory not ideal positioning!

but perhaps because there's so much space ABOVE it (must be 40 feet to the skylight) it actually is sounding pretty good. also the walls are not parallel (because the house is built on a corner, so the house is wider at the back than the front), which'll help keep reflections down too i guess.

it's a very mellow piano to begin with which helps - in the last 100 years piano have become more and more powerful in terms of the sound they produce, partly to help them compete with larger orchestras when they're put in that context - this one is though is comparatively quiet.