upright piano
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They posed in front of props such as a hot-air balloon, an upright piano or a staircase going to nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
One of the exhibition's most striking exhibits is Winifred Atwell's battle-scarred upright piano.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
A soft-faced teenage boy with flaxen hair playing the upright piano while a small orbit of youth-group girls gathered nearby.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
A harpsichord, a theorbo and a viola da gamba sound alongside an upright piano and an electric organ.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
In the front room were two sofas, an upright piano, and a tiny artificial Christmas tree which had been there, decorated and dustladen, for two years.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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