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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Happy birthday to Manfred Eicher 💫🥂💫🍀

 


Happy Birthday to Manfred Eicher, born 9 July 1943, founder of ECM record label, producer & album selector & designer who continues with crystal clear artistic vision. 







“When I listen back to them I know the story of every record which needs a lot of input, concentration & dedication to be made that is clear” said Herr Eicher.


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Pink Floyd’s reels 💫

 


Made in Japan and - rare as hen’s teeth - worth several thousands 💫💎💫

















Sunday, July 6, 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025

The grand-grand piano 💫

 


A curious 15 year old ended up creating the longest grand piano in the world after asking a simple question. Inside a piano, the bass strings are wrapped with copper wire to deepen the sound without needing more length. 

A young pianist named Adrian asked his piano teacher, "without using copper wire, how long would the bass strings need to be to hit the right notes?" His teacher had no idea, so Adrian decided to figure it out himself. He purchased some piano wire and strung it up in his backyard. 

It was around 22 feet and the sound was amazing. Inspired by the incredible sound quality, the next step was to build a huge piano to hold the length of the wire and keep the amazing sound. 

Over the next 5 years, he came across difficulties that required a lot of problem-solving and dedication. But finally, his hard work paid off and his piano was complete. 




The Alexander Piano is 18ft 9 inches, weighing over a metric ton and is the world’s largest single keyboard grand piano. 


Here is an audio sampler of the unique beast.



Thursday, July 3, 2025

John Peel’s records-collection at Omega Auctions 💫

 


We are honoured to be able to offer an incredible selection of records and memorabilia for auction from the personal collection of the great John Peel. 




We've been working closely with the Ravenscroft family to select duplicate records from the archive to offer for sale. 




Part one of the 'John Peel Collection' is now online and ready for pre-bidding before the live auction on 29th July.




View and bid at the link below. Printed catalogues will be available for purchase soon. 


(Cut & paste the link here below on your browser)

https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/details/a259-the-john-peel-collection/?au=205




Web-detoxing 2025

 


Time to enjoy small outdoor pleasures, mobile-less 🌈



Have a nice summer, folks…


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Tuesday, July 1, 2025