"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Friday, February 27, 2009

Piano


It was interesting as we had some tune-up work done on our piano over the last few weeks. The sequence:

1. Piano was up on its side for months while the floor was installed and other various remodeling items were pursued (top photo).

2. Piano tuner came out and did his thing.

3. But the piano was still really quite dirty inside so he came back out and did a clean-up and some adjustments (two photos).

4. He has good contacts with the Steinway factory in New York and had them track down information on the piano. Confirmed it was a model "O" (specs discussed here) in mahogany, completed on May 16, 1921 and sold to Sherman Clay in San Francisco in November of that year.

So what's the outlook for this piano as it completes its 88th year (with 88 keys)? It would benefit from some more work but certainly meets our needs.
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