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What a fun idea! I hope something like that appears over here too. |
Why sit around and hope? You'll be disappointed. Start the scheme there yourself! |
Ooh I live in Bristol - I can't wait. First Banksy, then pianos - the summer should be good! |
Have seen two of those you missed, both being played jollily enough: those at London Wall (near one of the side exits from Moorgate station), yesterday afternoon, and the one by Liverpool Street station (by Bishopsgate) this morning, A splendid idea. And very good to make clear that it is nowt to do with Bozza. |
Liverpool St piano is near the McDonald's. I played a heartfelt rendition of 'mary had a little lamb', all I remember after 2 yrs tuition. I was followed by 4 teenagers doing chopsticks. |
Paul's Churchyard - it's round the back (east end), tucked into an alcove. I saw the boys on the north end of the Millennium Bridge - and later when I came back that way there was a Japanese tourist giving a splendid performance of the tango number "Por Una Cabeza" - till she suddenly got nerves or something and walked away to everyone's disappointment. |
Are they bolted down? Why haven't they been stolen yet? Am I too cynical? |
I visited the City of London street pianos on Sunday. Photos from my wanderings, plus photos of closed gates where pianos proved inaccessible here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myk...57620102105464/ |
I've been looking forward to this since I read about it a couple of weeks ago. I always try out a pianoforte if I find one in a pub or a church hall etc. Nowadays you do not see many pianofortes in public places they have succumbed to electronic music. Having learnt to play from age 5 over 50 years ago I'll play old songs and hope to get a sing along! |
The pianos were featured on the BBC London Tonight', they featured the one in Leicester Square. Amused - have you ever tried to lift a piano? They are very heavy. Many years ago we bought one from a family in our street in Croydon for £25, for the children to learn on, and we wheeled it 100 yards uphill to our house much to my kids' amusement. It was a struggle to get it round a bend in our hallway. When we moved we left it there! |
Haven't seen any of these pianos for myself yet. They certainly look like good fun, I have to say. |
This is London and I will be surprised if any of them are left to be donated anywhere, apart from the scrapheap at the end of it. Maybe a graffiti artist could brighten up the pianos a bit, just an idea.......... |
Garry, the pianos are already painted/decorated. Blatantly pimping the set of pic I took on Friday afternoon, including the St Mary le Bow piano being getting a well needed re-tune (wooden frame pianos + outdoors). http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...57620633930924/ and a couple of videos which could do with editing http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...cow/3665025905/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/str...cow/3665832036/ |
Walking passed the one near Moorgate at stupid o'clock last night, I noticed that it had been painted as a Michael Jackson tribute, with "Thriller" written across it and various other bits. |
Was in London for a short holiday last week. St. Paul's piano is on the outside wall at the east end. First time i passed it was being played quite well by a small child, but not the second, later in the week. |
Southwark Park, Bermondsey-burnt out after one day by local vandals!According to the local rag the 'Southwark News' recently. |
We had a tremendous time when this was on in Sydney. I'm glad to see its continuing. |
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