upright piano

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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

But the old upright piano brought her back to the craft of songwriting.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

He built a marble-topped bar and wooden cubbies for row upon row of French wine, placed an upright piano near the door and hung an atmospheric stained-glass light fixture from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022

The title’s a nod to a fabled 1905 upright piano once used by British pianist Gladys Mills, which the Beatles and others later recorded with at Abbey Road Studios.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

In the front room were two sofas, an upright piano, and a tiny artificial Christmas tree which had been there, decorated and dustladen, for two years.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison