Pianos In the Parks, No. 1: The Agony and the Ecstasy
This is the nearest piano in the park nearest to my home, and it works ... fortunately or unfortunately I started out as a pianist on one which had tuning like this ... but the action ... I had to cut this short because the stiffness was hurting my hands... but this is just the beginning ... there are more pianos in the park... we'll get there ... it also served a purpose for an essay I'm doing in Q-Inspired By Music Community here on Hive today ... talk about Beethoven, find a piano that has been painted but not maintained since (at least one-tenth of) the time that he was born ... PERFECT!
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Oh my gosh that is just incredible! Good heavens. I'd love to have a proper piano at home. Truly. Not one of those electronic thingies. I don't care what people say they just don't sound the same. What a lovely experience to be able to play outside like that!!
That's why it was still the ecstasy, even with the agony ... a free piano, even a bad one, is a blessing!
No, electronic pianos do not sound the same; they have no strings, and thus no overtones ... no resonance ... no soul. This is also why I am biding my time replacing my 42-year-old piano at home ... I want a real piano ... I may have to give in since new pianos cost what cars do here... but not easily. I will do my best to increase my skills and budget to get a real one!
Thank you for listening ... more coming as I have time to delve into the park!
I can only imagine your absolute glee at discovering this brightly coloured gift of pure happiness. I'd love to know who put it there. What a beautiful idea. Faith in humanity restored ❤️❤️
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Thank you so much!
I really liked this, at one point when you were playing and the birds were passing by it was super exciting How about recording in horizontal format? That way you could also enjoy the scenery around you.
I can imagine how cold it was! You were brave because you played for a long time, congratulations!
It would be great if you would share a bit more in your writing about the history of this special musical moment. You could also add some pictures of the place :)
Cheers!
My friend, already done ... I did this post as part of more extensive essay about walking and music and life seen through the lens of the life of Beethoven -- more pictures, almost all taken in route (all the ones with the July 19th date were taken the day I made the recording)!
https://peakd.com/hive-192806/@deeanndmathews/a-recovering-composers-summertime-part-2-beethoven-is-still-right-although-it-took-the-world-until-february-2020-to-completel
I understand but it would be great to share some new photos here for those who have not seen your previous post:)
It is not as easy to do that on Threespeak as it is in PeakD -- Threespeak is a video front end, so it focuses on a video and a description, just like YouTube. It MAY BE that Threespeak is more flexible than I expect, or maybe I can make adjustments on the PeakD side, and I will keep that in mind for my next video, but keep in mind: Threespeak posts to PeakD as is. That I can't directly control. This is why I use PeakD for mixed-media projects, and Threespeak for videos.
I have post a lot on 3speak (+200 videos) and I use photos and text on it plus my video, just to put my emotions on "paper" and I can show my singing in that way with an story. I just write on peakd and copy and paste :)
Have a great weekend!
OK ... maybe I don't have the latest version ... I will double-check for next time!
I love the way those middle notes ring. Combined with the sound of the keys being hit it makes it quite cinematic.
It must have been, at one time, an excellent piano ... some of the quality is DEFINITELY still there! Thanks for listening!
True, with a bit of tuning it will sing again at its full extent.
Awsome , you found the sweet spot , I look forward to more found piano , Thank You
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You're welcome ... will go looking in the next few weeks...