Arbury Court
Opening hours: 8.30am-8.00pm. Boe is a member of the Blight Society. His design for this piano is inspired by a nightmare he had as a child about a monster in his bedroom wardrobe.
But in the end they played together - produced by Cambridge University!
streetpiano // Nov 5, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Report this comment
Arbury Court. 9 down, 6 to go! All of them here. Credit: Nina Lübbren.
Nina Lübbren // Nov 2, 2012 at 12:38 am
Report this commentPublished on Youtube on 28 Oct 2012 by ynuktv - http://ynuk.tv
Streetpiano Team // Oct 29, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Report this comment
The English Overdamper built in the 20's and 30's was not a nice piano. It was never supposed to be. It was a built to a price for people who could only play the piano a little bit but wanted a nice piece of furniture. There are still thousands of them and piano technicians advise against buying them. HOWEVER.....Today was the first time I have seen the pianos after they have spent a week on the streets exposed to the elements. By a mile, the pianos that had survived the best were the English straight strung overdampers. The "Berry" in Arbury Court still worked a treat ! Yes it sounds a bit honky tonky but that is how it will always have sounded. So the English straight strung overdamper piano finally has a use. A useful discovery for future playmeimyours events. No need to put decent pianos out in the rain. These old Straight strungs it seems are indestructible.
David Lock The Cambridge Street Piano Event Technician. // Oct 26, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Report this comment
One more tune from students at The Manor School
Ben Mulholland // Oct 26, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Report this comment
Some impromptu busking from students at The Manor School
Ben Mulholland // Oct 26, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Report this comment
Another student from The Manor School performing
Ben Mulholland // Oct 26, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Report this comment
Students from The Manor School performing at the piano in Arbury
Ben Mulholland // Oct 26, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Report this comment
Fantastic idea!
My 2-year-old had a go on the Arbury Court piano this morning. At first she just pressed all the black keys in order - I think she thought the white ones were just what they were mounted in. I showed her the white keys played notes too, but she still preferred pressing the black ones.
Rachael // Oct 26, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Report this comment
A day off from work meant that I had the chance to do something different and I took photos of all of the pianos.
Symon Reynolds // Oct 24, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Report this comment
Boe the artist, not wanting to be in this picture!
Ben Mulholland // Oct 26, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Cambridge