A Victorian parlor piano
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The pianos made by German-born Wilhelm Heinekamp in Baltimore, MD, during the 2nd half of the 19th century are among the more attractive collectibles of Victorian art. These pianos had square designs whose frames were made of cast irons. They adorned the parlors of many homes as a status symbol.
Publication Name: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1084-0818
Year: 1996
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Piano lessons
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A woman remembers the piano teacher she had as a young girl. She says that her teacher belonged to the category of southern women who were unmarried and eccentric with mysterious pasts. What little she learned about her teacher also came from the music she was made to play during her lessons.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1999
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Piano party
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Piano restoration expert Fred Hickman hosts an annual party at his Maryland studio barn-workshop. He invites top jazz pianists, and the gathering also burns a piano that the meticulous Hickman deems irredeemably wrecked.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 2000
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