Wichita State University has a sculpture of an exploded piano cast in bronze, and Seiler had their piano which folded open. (I prefer the image of a piano which gradually folds open. The idea of smashing or exploding a musical instrument is hardly avant garde.) Ed S. -----Original Message----- >From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> >Sent: Dec 19, 2010 3:36 AM >To: caut at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [CAUT] "Extreme" piano pictures wanted > >How about the Journal cover from a few years back showing a stage >Steinway D with its cover still on, and the auditorium roof which had >collapsed onto it? (And it was still on its feet, and was saved.) > >You could email Conrad Hoffsommer and ask him for his photos of the >Brambach rim serving as a flower bed. Damned thing delaminated in a >single season, though. You just can't depend on stuff to last these days. > >Susan > > > >On 12/18/2010 7:21 PM, Jim Busby wrote: >> Hi Joe, >> >> I guess I better explain more. Maybe "extreme" isn't the best word.The only three pictures I've found that might explain what I'm looking for is the recent sledge hammer picture, the one where a D fell on its side from the stage lift, and an old upright that was left out in the rain. Some of the Youtube videos would work if I can capture a still. The catapult, an exploding piano, a piano dropped and exploding on impact, etc. >> >> This composer wants something for a poster(s) to advertise some "experimental" music he is composing using the piano in some avant garde method. Actually. I'm not exactly sure what he wants to do, but it may include something "multimedia" or who knows what. >> >> If nothing else maybe we can end up with some cool posters. "Students, don't try this at home..." >> >> jim >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joe Goss [imatunr at srvinet.com] >> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:25 PM >> To: caut at ptg.org >> Subject: Re: [CAUT] "Extreme" piano pictures wanted >> >> Google square grands There should be something there >> Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT >> imatunr at srvinet.com >> www.mothergoosetools.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jim Busby"<jim_busby at byu.edu> >> To:<caut at ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 4:18 PM >> Subject: [CAUT] "Extreme" piano pictures wanted >> >> >> All, >> >> A composer on campus wants to know about the photo off CAUT (last month?) >> with the piano cracked in half, sledge hammer, etc. Who sent it? Is it >> copyrighted? What was the situation, etc. He has a project he wants to use >> it in. >> >> Would whomever sent that write me privately? Thanks! >> >> Also, he want to know if there are any other photos out there that might >> show something "extreme" with pianos. I'm not really sure how to find them >> since the archives don't carry the attachments. Or am I wrong? >> >> >> Thanks to all! >> >> Jim Busby BYU >> >> >> >> > >
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