Elvis's piano

Carl Meyer cmpiano@home.com
Sat, 16 Jun 2001 11:30:57 -0700


David!!!  I'll bet those same people that think Elvis is alive--Think God is
dead.

Hey!  God isn't dead,  He hasn't even been sick!!

Carl


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Elvis's piano


> YES!  Elvis is alive!
>
> David I.
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 6/16/01 at 1:49 PM philromano@attglobal.net wrote:
>
> >In 1983 I was touring with the ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as the
> >audio technician. We had a day off in Memphis and were given a private
> tour
> >of Graceland. At that time I believe it had only recently been opened to
> >the
> >public.  The piano that was there then was about a six foot grand that
was
> >finished in supposedly "24 carat gold". I was unable to get a closer
> >inspection as everything was behind velvet ropes. I have pictures of it
> >somewhere but don't think I'll spend all evening trying to find them. It
> >was
> >definitely not an ivory colored or ebony piano. This sucker was "pure
> >gold"!
> >It went real well with the Jungle room!
> >
> >Phil Romano
> >Myrtle Beach, SC
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim Krentzel" <Jim_Shari@ruralnet1.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 7:47 AM
> >Subject: Elvis's piano
> >
> >
> >> Hello Robert Goodale and list,
> >> It's interesting that the piano in Vegas is a white Knabe.  About 3 or
4
> >> years ago, my wife and I were visiting Graceland.  The piano in the
> >living
> >> room was (as I recall) an ebony Story and Clark baby grand.  The tour
> >guide
> >> told us that everything in the house was original.  That's the only
> piano
> >> that we saw at that time.
> >> Jim Krentzel
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>



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