upright piano

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One of the exhibition's most striking exhibits is Winifred Atwell's battle-scarred upright piano.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

And the twisted strings of the upright piano she bought soon after she moved to California with the woman she idolized the most: her mother, Ruby.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Instrument involved: A Kingsbury upright piano, which was one of the first things moved into the renovated space.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

On weekend evenings they gathered around the old upright piano in the club’s parlor and sang for hours as Don Hume tore through jazz tunes, show tunes, blues, and ragtime.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown