I may have played that Steinway!! I taught at Powers for 12 years, and remember playing a steinway when teaching my voice students. ❤
Jessica On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 10:52 AM Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: > I, too, inherited a large Steinway years ago. I did not have a place for > it, and ended up donating it to the Powers Music School in Belmont. My > father (who was a harpsichord builder) used to say that pianos have souls, > and it didn’t feel right to sell it since I had inherited it for nothing. > The students at the school have enjoyed it for many years now. The school > put a little plaque on it saying where it came from and I feel that I’m > keeping my grandmother’s spirit alive — she was also a concert pianist. > > - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! > > On Oct 14, 2023, at 9:14 AM, Jessica Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear friends in Lincoln, > > I am writing on the off chance someone may have ideas about what I can do > with my grandmother's Model M Steinway baby grand. 1927 was one of just a > few years that were considered the best years ever for Steinway production. > It's been in our family since 1945 - and meticulously maintained by my > grandmother, who was a concert pianist. > > Right now, it is languishing in CA, and I am willing to drive out and get > it, but don't have anywhere to keep it. Our family will eventually move to > Vermont, and we *might* be able to bring it there - but mostly - I really > want to move the piano somewhere where it will be played. I know I am > biased, but there is really no sound like this piano. It is very special. > The wood is dinged in places, but it was re-keyed and re-stringed in the > early 2000's. > > If anyone would be interested in housing it and using it on loan, buying > it (best offer), or have any ideas about where it might be of use to > someone - other musician friends, or students, will you please let me know? > > Old flyer attached for pics. > > :) > Jess > > > -- > Jessica Cooper | Voice Teacher > Pronouns: she/her/hers *what's** this?* > <https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/TalkingAboutPronouns_onesheet_FINAL.pdf> > Board member, NATS Boston <https://www.natsboston.org> > current project: Henry Purcell Society of Boston > <http://www.BostonPurcell.org> > personal website: Jessica Cooper: soprano > <http://www.jessicacoopersoprano.com> > 617.840.3921 <(617)%20840-3921>; Cell > > <piano flyer.pdf> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Jessica Cooper | Voice Teacher Pronouns: she/her/hers *what's** this?* <https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/TalkingAboutPronouns_onesheet_FINAL.pdf> Board member, NATS Boston <https://www.natsboston.org> current project: Henry Purcell Society of Boston <http://www.BostonPurcell.org> personal website: Jessica Cooper: soprano <http://www.jessicacoopersoprano.com> 617.840.3921 <(617)%20840-3921>; Cell
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