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square piano
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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square piano. Rectangular form of
piano invented in London in 18th cent. and later made by the firm of Broadwood. Several restored instr. are now used to play mus. of the period.
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Digital Pianos Take Sales to New Scale in Lawrence, Kan.(Originated from Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/19/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Although those who sell pianos or teach piano education have varied opinions...Olsen, who has sold pianos and taught piano in Lawrence for 38 years...piano majors but have a piano requirement, use digital pianos, which is traditional...
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Piano man: John Ford Jr. keeps family tradition alive. (Cover Story).
Magazine article from: Westchester County Business Journal; 4/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...thing." Ford Piano rebuilds and sells about 100 pianos a year. "We...trend: a dearth of piano repair people...said, 600,000 pianos are sold every...lessons also buy pianos. "I firmly believe...home should have a piano in it because it...
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Piano firm may be playing its last notes
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/10/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...electronic player pianos wants to buy the Mason & Hamlin piano name and factory and...About half were player pianos. By 1930, however, piano builders were playing...the sale of player pianos. The Depression caused piano sales to slip even...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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REDISCOVERY PIANOS WERE, AND ARE, LOVELY.(Show)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/11/1991; 700+ words
; ...Keyboard: Rediscovering Pianos and Organs." Through...the show tracks the piano's development as...early 1800s, the piano was an expensive...tedious to make. Most pianos were square, with...everybody could play the piano well. Manufacturers began making player pianos, which made ...
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Pianos are grand; Instrument adds tone of elegance to a home.(LIFE - HOME)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...dark wood or black piano." Although white pianos may add a unique...says buying a new piano is best whenever possible. New upright pianos are priced at about...searching for a used piano made by an Asian...says Asian-made pianos usually are constructed...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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PIANO LESSONS MADE EASIER A PROGRAM THROUGH THE UW-MADISON MUSIC SCHOOL PUTS USED PIANOS IN THE HOMES OF PIANO STUDENTS.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...Point Road teamed up with Piano Pioneers this fall to lend donated pianos to students such as WIlla...Steinway donated three pianos to Piano Pioneer students, according...Bank program at Steinway Piano Gallery repairs donated pianos and redistributes them...
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Historic pianos resonate Horowitz, Van Cliburn instruments evoke awe
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 7/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...just 61 Steinway piano dealers in the country -- making the pianos' two-week stay...history lesson inside a piano lesson." The pianos will depart the store...Steinway & Sons. The pianos included: * The only piano used by Vladimir...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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A PIANO IN THE PARLOR.(Arts & Literature)(Whatever happened to families making music together?)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/25/2004; 700+ words
; ...Total annual U.S. piano sales have generally...the total value of pianos sold has mostly increased...twice as many grand pianos were sold in 2002 as in 1974. One new piano buyer in Eugene is...church organist. "A piano in every house...children, four have pianos at home. The other...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Piano store has made beautiful music for 25 years.(Series: Business beat)(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...are known for their piano sales and lessons...about the sale of pianos, either digital...You also want a piano made by a quality...Unlike many things, pianos can appreciate in...notes just like a piano, and have a weighted...Fajmon believes pianos always will remain...
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Piano wizard game reaches new players: Allegro Multimedia.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 10/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...media that they relate to. Piano stores are setting up game stations...their showrooms for kids to play Piano Wizard while their parents shop for pianos. Offering them the game provides...children involved in playing the piano, thus ensuring more return...
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Player Piano
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...Early player pianos were known to have been built by piano builder Samuel Bidermann...devices in place of the piano soundboard. Electronic pianos, keyboards, and...with the acoustic piano in the 1970s; acoustic pianos (as opposed to electronic...
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Piano
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...grand or vertical pianos. These are: the...wing-shaped grand piano (or the cabinet...improvements for the piano during his life...machines to manufacture pianos and reduce their...stronger, more deft pianos with greater control...century, the modern piano had emerged based...
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piano
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...gravicembalo col piano e forte. (One of...existing Cristofori pianos is in the Metropolitan...1970); A. Dolge, Pianos and their Makers...C. Ehrlich, The Piano (1976); R. Harding...Men, Women, and Pianos (1954, repr. 1990...Parakilas et al., Piano Roles (2000).
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The Piano
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
THE PIANO Australia, 1993 Director: Jane Campion...Publications Script: Campion, Jane, The Piano, London, 1994. Books: Gatti, Ilaria...Harriet, editor, Jane Campion's The Piano, New York, 2000. Articles: Stratton...
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Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group Ltd. emerged...upright and grand pianos under the Pearl River...down and play our pianos, and then leave...set out to build a piano that could compete with other fine pianos of the world...
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