abandoned

June 7, 2020 at 6:01am

At the end of the 1800s and start of the 1900s, the production of pianos took off as demand for the instruments increased in well-to-do homes.

But the pianos made during that era are now, 100 years on, collectively reaching extinction.

While some pianos can be restored, others are beyond repair and so are being dumped, abandoned, neglected, smashed - even burnt.

BBC News visited John Gregory of J Reid Pianos in north London to find out how he disposes of pianos which... See More

At the end of the 1800s and start of the 1900s, the production of pianos took off as demand for the instruments increased in well-to-do homes.

But the pianos made during that era are now, 100 years on, collectively reaching extinction.

While some pianos can be restored, others are beyond repair and so are being dumped, abandoned, neglected, smashed - even burnt.

BBC News visited John Gregory of J Reid Pianos in north London to find out how he disposes of pianos which have reached the end of their natural lives.

#disposal #abandoned #recycle #donate #repair #care

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Where old pianos go to die

Mabel Ong

March 10, 2020 at 3:47am

Trevor Woodison is touring South West pubs trying to find which of them still has a playable piano.

He then offers to tune the instrument and for a small fee provide an evening's entertainment.

So far he has catalogued more than 80 neglected pianos in his mission to bring back the traditional knees up.

#tuning #TrevorWoodison... See More

Trevor Woodison is touring South West pubs trying to find which of them still has a playable piano.

He then offers to tune the instrument and for a small fee provide an evening's entertainment.

So far he has catalogued more than 80 neglected pianos in his mission to bring back the traditional knees up.

#tuning #TrevorWoodison #abandoned #neglected #pub #community

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Piano player's quest for pub knees-ups

October 16, 2019 at 6:51am

Ever since Romain Thiery stumbled upon an abandoned piano in a castle in 2009, the French photographer – a pianist himself – has travelled all over Europe in search of forgotten pianos, giving them a new lease of life through his images.

So far, he has captured 124 pianos in countries including Spain, Germany and Romania, as well as in remoter places such as the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, for his ongoing series Requiem Pour Pianos.

First he looked for pianos via... See More

First he looked for pianos via Google Earth, focusing on castles and cultural buildings; now people contact him directly.

The images, which are not staged, show “the power of music and instruments, even in an environment that no longer attracts our attention”, explains Thiery. “This is what I want to do, to remember these forgotten pianos one last time, before time makes them disappear.”

#abandoned #forgotten