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
During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025
And the twisted strings of the upright piano she bought soon after she moved to California with the woman she idolized the most: her mother, Ruby.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025
Instrument involved: A Kingsbury upright piano, which was one of the first things moved into the renovated space.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023
Guests would bring their flutes or violins and, as each member of the family sang or played an instrument, we made quite an orchestra gathered around the upright piano in Tante Jans’s front room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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