Very beautiful! Even though I've seen many rebuilt steinways since I live near Piano Row in New York City, I've never seen a music disk anything like the one on your piano. Is this a particularly old steinway way that was rebuilt?

  • Rob

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Absolutely stunning piano!

(It is hard to tell from the photo, but I am a little concerned as to what is going on with the ceiling in that area.)

10 days later

trecorda
Hello Tre
I just transferred to Piano | Tell under a new name. I did not know that I could use my old name at PW, so I am stuck withis new name. But you will see my name at the end of this post. I want to show you my Sauter Omega 220 which I have mentioned to you sometimes in the past. Here it is.

Vuong




      Vuong beautiful!! Both the piano and the piano room, really lovely!

        Vuong I did not know that I could use my old name at PW, so I am stuck withis new name.

        I think if you ask Navindra, that it may be possible to change your name.

        *
        ... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...

            Animisha I think if you ask Navindra, that it may be possible to change your name.

            Tagging @navindra!

                Vuong this is a gorgeous instrument and I love the vibe of the whole room!

                    pianocat
                    As far as the wood color is concerned, it is the madrona wood. This is a wood which grows from southern Oregon through California until norther Baja California. I used to go with my friend to people's house where they had a madrona tree which was had become too big and needed to be cut down. We cut the tree for free and collected the wood to use in the oven. So it is definitely not an exotic rare wood at all for this piano which is now residing happily in California.

                      Hi Vuong (forgot your new name)
                      At last I see your wonderful Sauter Omega! I love the wood finish! It's wonderful that the tree is local to the environment. I bet that piano sounds wonderful, a dream instrument for sure!
                      I am glad you were not affected by the forest fire. The room the piano is in looks wonderful too. Were any houses or people badly affected by those fires!
                      By the way it's great to be back I wish you all well. Those are wonderful pictures by the way.
                      trecorda.

                      I did not write that well. I meant were any properties or people in your actual neighborhood or nearby badly affected by the fires? I can imagine the smoke must have been awful. I know that many people suffered great loss. So glad that seem OK

                        trecorda
                        Hi Tre,
                        I live in Carmichael, not very far from Sacramento which is in Northern California. The wild fire is only in Southern California. Obviously here in the North we worry a lot for the people of the South and many are trying to help with donations of all kinds.
                        I am glad that you finally can see my piano. It is much easier to post pictures here than at PW.
                        Nice to talk to you again.

                          twocats
                          Thank you for tagging Navindra for me. He did help me change my name.

                            a month later

                            Well, I’ve finally joined the acoustic squad. For years, I couldn’t have an acoustic because of rules in my living space, but that’s changed. So, it was time:

                            It’s a Young Chang. This wouldn’t have been my first choice, but being back in school for a degree, surviving off arts grants and commissions, and having shot credit that’s still on the mend after it went to pots when I was sick a few years ago means there weren’t that many options. Anything I bought had to be paid for up-front. 😂 So I had to go with what I could afford. But I’m happy with it.

                            This was a used model that’s been fairly well maintained over the years, but I can tell it will need a tiny bit of tender loving care in some areas. Just got it tuned (and waiting the few weeks for it to “settle in” was painful, lol). Tuning pins are in great condition. Sound board is in great condition. Sustain and sostenuto pedal are good, but Mr. Una Corda will need a regulation.

                            Action overall is ok, but it will need a lubrication and a regulation to get it to full playing capability.

                            Overall, after a few months and a few procedures to get it back to its best, it’ll be a nice workhorse practice instrument.

                            So, YAY!

                              Wonderful, congratulations!!!!! There's nothing better than an acoustic piano, and an acoustic grand even more so!

                              Taushi I had to go with what I could afford

                              That's the very best kind of piano to buy!

                                  Taushi

                                  Your music room is really cool with the artwork, etc. What's the inspiration behind it?

                                      ShiroKuro

                                      Thank you!!! I’m really happy with it. Hopefully, by the summer time I’ll have everything done. I’ve found a really good tuner/regulator/technician. He kinda does it all, and that’s make it much easier to get everything together!

                                        • TTaushi

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                                        HeartKeys

                                        Thanks much!

                                        The inspiration is those old opulent rooms you see in European castles, wealthy homes, and universities. Those beautiful rooms with wood paneling (which unfortunately, I can’t put up because my landlord would beat me, lol) and paintings on the wall, and banners and curtains and Persian/Oriental rugs, etc. I love those rooms.

                                        I live in a big city, so the view from th window of my art room is just…the brick exterior of another building and their windows. I can see the trees and street…but only if I’m in a corner of the room basically, lol.

                                        So, since I use this room both for piano and for writing, I figured I’d try to spruce it up. I’ve been get some nice landscape paintings; paintings of beautiful places I’d like to see instead of the concrete jungle of the city, lol.

                                        I’ve been collecting and decorating the room for about six or seven years now, collecting paintings and decorative pieces and just adding stuff:

                                        This is how it started, with my Yamaha CLP-785:

                                        I liked the picture of my favorite artists, but got tired of the reflections and moved to more paintings over time. Added a better rug and some curtains around the room:

                                        More recent, with my Casio:

                                        Now with the grand, and full curtains for sound proofing:

                                        The other side of the room by the way, is boring a plain with an ugly couch that I need to replace and the window and a bookshelf. 😂

                                            Taushi I love it!!