Water music
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- KVRian
- 593 posts since 18 Dec, 2005 from Sweden
According to "Sullivan's Music Triva" by Paul Sullivan most toilets flush in E flat. Could be good to know if you record in the restroom.
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
Really? Sounds more like noise to me. I'll tell you this though: back in the days of chamberpots and "gardez l'eau!" such signals were certainly...
(apologies in advance)
... pitched.
(apologies in advance)
... pitched.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 593 posts since 18 Dec, 2005 from Sweden
I really recomend this book. It's really funny.
Do you know what brand of personal pianos the Us presidents had during their term? Clinton had a Baldwin Grand and so did Taft. Gerald Ford and G.Bush senior had none. The other Bush is not listed.
What does Pogue (the pouges) mean?
Do you know the "Ice Cream Van Chimes Code of Practice?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 593 posts since 18 Dec, 2005 from Sweden
According to the book he had a "Geo. Bent upright" (what's that anyway? Sounds fishy...) and a Baldwin Radical, sorry, a Baldwin Vertical.rp314 wrote:What about Nixon? Regardless of what one thinks of his personal integrity and such, IIRC he was the best pianist among recent presidents. I bet he played a Steinway grand.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 593 posts since 18 Dec, 2005 from Sweden
james0tucson wrote:I've seen the Roosevelt White House piano at the Smithsonian. Huge, gawdy, gilt Steinway. Steinway & Sons' 100,000th instrument. Legs are carved with huge spread eagle wings, it has state seals from the original 13, and inside the lid is a painting of "nine muses."
Ugly, ugly thing. I imagine it played nicely.
Want to hear Richard Nixon play piano?
That was Theodore right? Franklin D.played a Hardman grand.
Theodore also played something called "chickering upright".