Hey LD

[jon-nyc]

Maybe for your NY bucket list?

The musical instrument section of the Met.

A piano built by some guy named Cristofori.

A horn built by some guy named Adolphe Sax.

A Contrabass Sax. The boy is 5’10”

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Hey LD:

Maybe for your NY bucket list?

The musical instrument section of the Met.

A piano built by some guy named Cristofori.

A horn built by some guy named Adolphe Sax.

A Contrabass Sax. The boy is 5’10”

Luke almost had an opportunity to play a Contrabass Saxophone… His band director tried to rent one for a Christmas concert… I wanted to try it, too. The reed would probably be like a 2X4…

[jon-nyc]

Cool.

Re the piano, I figured it was a Cristofori when I saw it, but I had no idea the Met was in possession of the oldest surviving piano in the world.

[jon-nyc]

From ChatGPT:

There are three surviving pianos built by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Italian inventor of the piano. These instruments date back to the early 18th century and are highly significant in the history of music as they represent the earliest examples of the modern piano.

The Surviving Cristofori Pianos:
1. 1720 Cristofori Piano
• Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA
• Significance: This is the best-preserved example and is often displayed in the museum’s musical instrument collection. It showcases Cristofori’s original hammer mechanism.
2. 1722 Cristofori Piano
• Location: Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali, Rome, Italy
• Significance: Though not in perfect condition, this piano is a valuable artifact demonstrating Cristofori’s craftsmanship and innovations.
3. 1726 Cristofori Piano
• Location: Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Leipzig, Germany
• Significance: This piano has undergone some restoration, but it remains a key piece in understanding the development of the instrument.

I’ve now seen two of them.

[LuFins Dad]

I’m pretty sure there’s one one at the Smithsonian… There was definitely one at the Piano 300 exhibit, but I’m pretty sure they had a little light restoration work done 2-3 years ago.

[kluurs]

My tech said that the restoration work on the Metropolitan instrument was poorly done. I have an LP recording of the Metropolitan instrument of works by Lodovico Giustini who was alleged to be the first composer to write for the piano.