Thursday, May 21, 2009

A Little Music for You

This is Cristofori's Dream, by David Lanz.

Elton John's Red Piano

Many musical artists, like Elton John, have made colored pianos popular. This red piano was played by Elton John.

A Crystal Piano


The build of this piano, where the wood would normally be has been replaced with crystal giving an onlooker the ability to see the inside of the piano.

Customized Pianos







Piano makers have begun to stray from the professional black and white pianos to the more creative and colorful versions such as these Yamahas and Steinway & Sons.

Bosendorfer Grand Piano



Bosendorfer gand pianos are some of the most expensive pianos.

Grand Pianos




After the upright pianos came the horizontal pianos, also knowna as grand pianos.There six types of grand pianos. There's the petite grand, baby grand, medium grand, parlor grand, semiconcert or ballroom grand, and the concert grand. These grand pianos are ordered in size from smallest to largest.

Piano Companies





The piano has gone on to be produced by many companies. A few of the companies are Yamaha, Steinway & Sons, Story & Clark, Bosendorfer, Schimmel, Baldwin, and many others.