ElmerJFudd Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 The Lenny Kravitz Steinway The wood grain patterns I think are quite beautiful. The legs, eh. I"d have gone a different way there... but it"s interesting either way. I dig Lenny"s rock records - is he a Steinway Artist? I guess so. https://www.steinway.com/pianos/steinway/limited-edition/kravitz-grand/ [video:youtube] Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I think that piano was used by Aldous Snow group on their album African Child. Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hard pass from me. I guess I'm too much of a traditionalist when it comes to grand pianos. 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 November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Hard pass from me. I guess I'm too much of a traditionalist when it comes to grand pianos. Oh, shit. Of course, at this price point one has to be entirely confident in their love of everything about it. If the style isn't your cup of tea, it's a definite no. Even with a Korg-esque $500 off. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Yeah, hard pass from me as well. I don't mind a little bit of style, but that's just hideous to me. I did a story recently for Yamaha on a technician who does this sort of re-design work on their pianos. I like a lot of what he does. CLONK Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 If I really, really, really try to be understanding and all, I can kinda-sorta deal with the body of the piano, in a drug-trip sorta way...but those legs are hideous. No other word for it. I'm stuck between seeing them as telephone poles that have been hacked or crude, unfinished totem poles that will eventually be carved into faces. Neither option works for me. On the other hand, if Steinway's sales are down and they need to resort to bespoke or endorser instruments to survive, then go for it. The company is too important to let fail. If this sort of creative thinking will keep them afloat until things improve, then I say go for it. Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Another hard pass here. If I was going to spend (I'm assuming) 100 grand on a Steinway, it better be black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 That thing is butt ugly and as ugly as some of the other special Steinways I've seen in a video tour of their special customers only room in NYC. Gibson guitar does like a total art piece of the guitar every year and they are ugly as hell too. What is it with companies making art work instrument the artwork looks like it came from the 99 cent store. The only "special" Steinway I've seen I buy it I won the lottery is the John Lennon all white piano, that looks cool, but they'd need to add a cup holder for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Terrible 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...
Mighty Motif Max Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 The body is kind of neat, but the legs...not in a piano, yikes! Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 If I really, really, really try to be understanding and all, I can kinda-sorta deal with the body of the piano, in a drug-trip sorta way...but those legs are hideous. No other word for it. I'm stuck between seeing them as telephone poles that have been hacked or crude, unfinished totem poles that will eventually be carved into faces. Neither option works for me. On the other hand, if Steinway's sales are down and they need to resort to bespoke or endorser instruments to survive, then go for it. The company is too important to let fail. If this sort of creative thinking will keep them afloat until things improve, then I say go for it. Grey What if they were conga or djembe shaped instead? And decoratively painted? The legs could have looked like this! Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 The Lenny Kravitz Steinway Love Lenny Kravitz. Was fortunate enough to get a ticket from his keyboard player's keyboard tech when they played a sold out show with tickets never going on sale at the 930 Club in DC late 1990's, when his band was playing stadiums. "Fly Away" was a global hit at the time. This piano, NFW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 The Lenny Kravitz Steinway Love Lenny Kravitz. Was fortunate enough to get a ticket from his keyboard player's keyboard tech when they played a sold out show with tickets never going on sale at the 930 Club in DC late 1990's, when his band was playing stadiums. This piano, NFW. I'm sure he knew reactions would be strong. Someone is going to go for this. Most will run away. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Love Lenny too (not as much as my wife does), but those legs remind me of an enlarged version of something from my "Lincoln Logs" kit when I was a kid. I wonder how many they will actually sell? Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 At this price - time and labor hours invested... how many do we think they may have to sell? 3? 5? I'm thinking there may only be Lenny's and the show model - build to order? And maybe they get some other artists thinking they'd like to do similar. Taking notes from the Gibson/Fender playbook. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Damn. I thought it was a Lenny Bruce special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 It reminds me of those photos of pimped out cars left on blocks with their wheels stolen. Not just butt ugly, as mentioned above - butt ugly to a mud fence. A profound disregard for the design aesthetic that made classic Steinway designs of the past timeless and beautiful. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Not only ugly, but the kind of ugly that looks cheap. It has the look of a "handmade" thing a vendor would (very aggressively) be trying to sell you on a tropical vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I doubt they'll make enough to have to worry about storing them anywhere. Lenny will have one and they'll maybe sell one or two more. Otherwise, this is just reinforcing their reputation as a brand of luxury. They'll likely sell more than a couple black units from it. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Damn. I thought it was a Lenny Bruce special. Only in the sense that if you take it out onstage, you'll be arrested. Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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