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To respond to the question from Hwystar, any child of the 60s who watched the Jetssons knows that Tralfaz was Astro's original name from his prior owner. I would have run away too!
And, no, I did NOT use the web to find the answer!
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I have never named my piano, even though I have named many inanimate objects. I usually refer to my piano as "The C7", but that's not nearly as good as my car named "Old Blue", my previous boat a.k.a. "Boat heck", and I have an electric guitar named "Red Velvet".
The forum automatically changed the name of my boat to "Boat heck", you can imagine the true name I'm sure!
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I named my lucky black dragon "Ol' Joe"; it/he is 134 yrs old, left the Manhattan premises of S & S in autumn 1877.
Sometimes I think that "Uncle Theo" eventually were a better nickname or more precise.. as the grand is one of the ever first pianos like the still actual design of concert grands: 88 keys, duplex scale, full cast iron plate covering the pinblock etc. Once mainly developed by C. F. Theodore Steinway, one of the most productive inventors in piano history. This grand is HIS very baby. (Besides of being no baby grand..) ;-)
Pls excuse any bad english.
Centennial D Sept 1877
Working on Berceuse op.57 Nocturnes op. 9-1,3 15-1,2,3 27-2 32-1,2 Going Home (Mark Knopfler)
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I don't name my stuff, just my animals. I like my material things, (mostly my musical instruments and bicycles), and sort of think of them as having a personality, but they don't get names. My old acoustic piano was a Decker and Son, which I never particularly liked the sound of. I now have a Celviano 620 and I like the name Celviano. Has a nice ring to it, somehow.
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Good job TC! We are dating ourselves... Our boy Elroy!
PS: I used to live in Lehigh Valley as well. I loved it there! Pianos sound better there!
Nord Grand, Kawai MP11 (v1), iMac 2017, Yamaha HS8's, Sennheiser 650, Focusrite 2i4, Pianoteq 6.4.0, Steinway Model A, Mason and Hamlin Model AA, Piano Marvel: 3C
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I like the name Celviano. Has a nice ring to it, somehow. Italian. A lot of vocals. The Italians even add - while speaking - unwritten vocals, "cel Eviano", to separate every consonant by vocals.. Italian is the best singing & music language. (Wish I could speek/sing Italian..) <..o sole mio..>
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Centennial D Sept 1877
Working on Berceuse op.57 Nocturnes op. 9-1,3 15-1,2,3 27-2 32-1,2 Going Home (Mark Knopfler)
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Of all the musical instruments in my life, I never named any of them. Don't know why, just didn't. When I finally moved the piano into my "studio" and was quite overwhelmed with the privacy and wonderful practice space, I named the Yamaha. Hildegarde. Why I don't know. But I love to spend lots of time with "Hildie" btw, the first two complete recitals are on the horizon, June 5th and June 12th. Then maybe (I hope) the trip to Colorado Springs.
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I like the name Celviano. Has a nice ring to it, somehow. Italian. A lot of vocals. The Italians even add - while speaking - unwritten vocals, "cel Eviano", to separate every consonant by vocals.. Italian is the best singing & music language. (Wish I could speek/sing Italian..) <..o sole mio..> I agree that Italian is a very poetic and musical language. I speak Portuguese, which is also very beautiful, though I still give Italian first place for singing. (French is pretty nice, too, though.) PS "vowels", not "vocals"
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I have an August Forster 6 foot nine grand built in 1920 in the Lobau factory.
Now that he is in the New World, who else could he be but "Gus"?
He has his hijinks. He makes me skip my chores, pass up on invites, honest he does. It's all his fault.
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Well, I call it names at times. Not really its fault, I suppose, but better to take it out on an inanimate objec then a person who might be hanging around!
Steinway 1905 model A, rebuild started 2008, completed 2012 Yahama CVP-401 Will somone get my wife off the Steinway so I can play it!
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Wow, I've only been away from the computer for two days and there're so many interesting posts (some absolutely hilarious)! Rick, Your music never ceases to charm I remember your Valentine special last year and I really think you have a unique voice. I've never named inanimate objects ... actually I've never named anything in my life apart from pieces (and they're not proper names, and even that took some time to make a habit of!) I had thought of some of my favourite composers' first name like Sergei or Claude, but Johann is way to common. Anyway, it feels a little bit pretentious to assert that I play with Bach. I liked the name celviano, it definitely has a musical ring to it I had thought of Siren or Anima. Especially, after the trouble with the neighbour, Anima is very attractive (video game reference here... now can anybody guess where that comes from? ). Yet it's got gentler sides, too, so maybe it should have a more feminine name... but here I'm running into dangers of calling my piano Hermaphrodite (oops)
Tar Viturawong Amateur composer and pianist Known on YouTube as pianoinspirationverbis defectis musica incipit
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PS "vowels", not "vocals"
:-) THX. My english seems to be not really perfect.
Pls excuse any bad english.
Centennial D Sept 1877
Working on Berceuse op.57 Nocturnes op. 9-1,3 15-1,2,3 27-2 32-1,2 Going Home (Mark Knopfler)
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Mine is "Admiral Halsey".
I'll figure it out eventually. Until then you may want to keep a safe distance.
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Mine is "Admiral Halsey". That sounds like Bull!
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Mine is "Admiral Halsey". That sounds like Bull! What? OP wanted to know if we name our pianos. I named mine Admiral Halsey. Is there something wrong with that?
I'll figure it out eventually. Until then you may want to keep a safe distance.
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It is a joke. Look up Admiral "Bull" Halsey!
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I would name my piano if it would come when I called.
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My Haddorff upright has a name. And a personality. She revealed it to me over time. Some of you might have heard these episodes already when I posted them in Pianist Corner "Member Recordings" last year. Haddorff Postcard [No.1] -- "Listen to the Beautiful Sound," with "Deep Purple" Haddorff Postcard No.2 -- "Cleaning the Piano," with "I Love Her" Haddorff Postcard No.3 -- "Authenticating the Piano," with "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" Haddorff Postcard No.4 -- "Dating the Piano," with "Mistress Murphy's Chowder" Haddorff Postcard No.5 -- "Vintage Sheet Music Q & A," with "All Alone" Haddorff - (no postcard) with "He Wipes The Tear From Every Eye" played on the Haddorff Haddorff Postcard No.6 -- "Piano Tuning Made Easy," with "Constantinople" Haddorff Pictures (no postcard, yet)Haddorff Postcard No.7 -- "How was the Beauty Shop?," with a couple of Scriabin Preludes Haddorff Postcard No. 8 -- "My Practice Session," with Bach Snippets Haddorff Postcard No. 9 -- "A Haddorff Christmas Carol" Also, carey named my spinet "The Mighty Lester." --Andy
I may not be fast, but at least I'm slow.
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This old Victorian-style 7-foot grand makes me picture it in its earlier life in some fusty, overstuffed parlor presided over by an elderly female relative.
So, I sometimes refer to her as "Aunt B"...
1906 Steinway B (#124401)
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It is a joke. Look up Admiral "Bull" Halsey! OK, I get it now.
I'll figure it out eventually. Until then you may want to keep a safe distance.
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