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Is this information about the piano somewhat accurate? http://sueannsnwprblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/story-of-siena-pianoforte.html Surprisingly, no entry at Whacky Packia. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte > The story is told on one of the reels by the person who found the piano > and dedicated his life to it, Avner Carmi. I have copies of the > counterpoint recordings and some of the master copies. but also many > masters Carmi made himself at studio in NYC. I assume they were top > notch studios since they used "Dolby a301 stretched", which I am > guessing was not in every studio around. > > Michael Biel wrote: >> In the late 50s or early 60s there was a TV show about the piano >> dramatizing the early history of it, the covering of it with plaster >> or cement to protect it during WW II, it being discovered by some >> soldiers at liberation, it being used -- still covered -- at a >> soldiers' club, and it being re-discovered when a piece of the plaster >> was knocked off revealing the ornate carving. They concluded with a >> short concert being played live on the piano. The program was >> probably on the Armstrong Circle Theatre, DuPont Show of the Month, or >> a similar docudrama anthology series. I then started picking up the >> records of it as they started hitting the Sam Goody 99 cent bins. >> >> Mike Biel [log in to unmask] >> Steven Smolian wrote: >>> The Counterpoint label recordings are owned by the Everest interests. >>> >>> Steven Smolian >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shai Drori" <[log in to unmask]> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:03 PM >>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] the Sienna Pianoforte >>> >>> >>>> Does anyone have any information about the Siena Pianoforte? A few >>>> years ago I received the complete archive of the recordings made on >>>> it including all masters and rights. I am now starting a process of >>>> sifting through the boxes. according to the lists that came with >>>> the tapes some of the greatest pianists of the day recorded on this >>>> piano (Glen Gould for example). I have one book but it's in German >>>> so it's of no use to me. Does anyone know where I can find a grant >>>> to help pay for the digitization of this archive? Feel free to ping >>>> me off list. >>>> Thanks >>>> Shai >>>> >>> >>> >> >