cphollis Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Fun article of what the US military did to entertain troops prior to the advent of digital instruments: When Pianos Went To War Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Some of these war time pianos are on display at the NAMM organization's Museum of Making Music. https://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/ Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoMan51 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Man, I bet there were some smoking Boogie Woogie licks laid on those GI 88s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 That's badass. Now think of all those that went into the dumpsters like Hammond Model G consoles did when bases closed. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Here's a quick video from the one at the Museum [video:youtube] I've seen one in person in a private collection back home in Tucson in my teenage years. That piano is stout! Quote David Gig Rig:Casio Privia PX-5S | Yamaha MODX+ 6 | MacBook Pro 14" M1| Mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Man, I bet there were some smoking Boogie Woogie licks laid on those GI 88s! http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/burning-piano-yosuke-yamashita.jpeg Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 This is my new avatar Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hmmm... after that video explanation I would have liked to hear what a piano with iron strings sounds like! And what about the sound board, was precious steel used for that? Quote Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 /// Casio CT-X5000 /// Yamaha EW425 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win10 laptop i7 8GB // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Yeah I was wondering the same thing. That's cool. I never knew they were produced but it doesn't surprise me. I bet they got them for cheap. Some government contracts are like that. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 It has been said that the reason Steinway became so dominant is that they won the US military contracts for entertainment and the like, allowing them to get a head start after the war, as competitors had to re-tool from producing military gear for the government for a few years. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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