upright piano
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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
But during lockdown Bullock remained an active online presence calling for inclusivity in the arts, opera in particular, and performing intense as ever even on Zoom, from home with her husband at their upright piano.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023
Instrument involved: A Kingsbury upright piano, which was one of the first things moved into the renovated space.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023
On weekend evenings they gathered around the old upright piano in the club’s parlor and sang for hours as Don Hume tore through jazz tunes, show tunes, blues, and ragtime.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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