Steinways have such amazing features when on film. In the movie The Story of 1900 the pianist played so fast, that the strings heated up so that he could light a cigarette from them. Brian Lawson, RPT Johannesburg, South Africa > Did anyone watch the Natalie Cole biography movie on NBC Sunday > night? I don't typically watch TV movies, in fact I've grown to > hate network television, but the wife wanted to see it so I sat > through part of it. > > There is a major scene set in the 1970s where Natalie and her > band are in a rehearsal. Problem: The piano was a black > polyester finish Boston. Poly finishes were not used in the > 1970s and Boston pianos did not exist in the 1970s!!! > > What topped it off and got us laughing for five minutes was that > in the very same scene half way through the piano suddenly > changed into a light walnut!!! Is this some new trick finish > that Steinway is using on their Bostons??? I'd sure like to see > one! > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV >
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