Top 14 Coolest Pianos

by KCLau on July 28, 2010

Here is a list of 14 cool and unusual pianos, compiled by Toxel.com.
My personal favorite is the transparent piano because it will be fascinating to see the hammer and pedal actions in full clarity.

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Jamey Ray: The One-armed professional Pianist

July 14, 2010

When people are still arguing whether they are too old to start learning the piano, one-armed pianist Jamey Ray had formed his band and working on his coming album.

He proves to us that regardless of our age, gender, fingers’ length, everyone and anyone can excel in piano playing. He did it just with 5 fingers.

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Jason Castro’s Lets Just Fall In Love Again Chords

July 14, 2010

Simple and cathcy song by Jason Castro, thought I share with you guys the chords. Here it is in PDF format.
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and here’s the video for your viewing pleasure
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Enjoy and Have Fun ….

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Improvising on the piano to strangers (over the Internet)

July 5, 2010

This guy is really funny. I can do the same stuff, but not in English of course

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Portable piano + MP3 player: You can transcribe and jam anywhere

July 5, 2010

This is a very useful invention indeed only if the keyboard touch feels a lot like the real thing. I play my grand piano while listening to the music I want to transcribe on iPhone ear-piece. Piano Silhouette is a sort of combination of the two. How good is it?
The Piano Silhouette is 12 centimeters [...]

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Find piano to play on the street: “Play me, I’m Yours”

June 22, 2010
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Isn’t it fun to find a piano when you are walking down the street? Just sit down and play your favorite tune. You can even sing to the people who walk by.

This is an international touring public art project called “Play me, I’m yours”, started by artist Luke Jerram. More than 30 pianos were installed at public places like public parks, busy street, and train stations.

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Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi amazing Piano Rendition

May 13, 2010

A 12-year-old school kid performed (singing on the piano) Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi. He did a great job with unique piano chops and magnificent vocal performance.

The video capture of the performance was posted by himself on youtube creating a buzz! More than 7 million views in two weeks!!

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Kenny Kirkland Funk Piano Solo Techniques

April 28, 2010

Brief Analysis and Transcription of Kenny Kirkland’s piano solo on Sting’s “Bring On The Night”, with video samples
Ask any jazz pianist about funk piano solo improvisation, and one of the first thing that comes to mind would be Kenny Kirkland’s piano solo on Sting’s “Bring On The Night”
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Pleyel only make 25 pianos a year

April 22, 2010

Facing the competition of piano makers from China and Korea, the world’s oldest piano firm and the last still operating in France, Pleyel has stopped making the conventional piano. Instead, they are now focusing on innovative design. If you have never heard of Pleyel before, they used to make piano for the Polish composer Frederic Chopin.

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