Beautiful, bright, cool & clear. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast etc. Out on business most of day. Trade very small. Supper. Bowled at Morse. To High School to Evening Course. Home. Talked. Played duets etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.
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I wonder what Stanford means by "very small"? Not many eggs to buy? Not many customers buying eggs from him? Can't really tell from his description.
Stanford doesn't say in the diaries what brand or type of piano he played duets on (or with whom), but most likely it was an upright. According to the Antique Piano Shop website,
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I wonder what Stanford means by "very small"? Not many eggs to buy? Not many customers buying eggs from him? Can't really tell from his description.
Stanford doesn't say in the diaries what brand or type of piano he played duets on (or with whom), but most likely it was an upright. According to the Antique Piano Shop website,
The 1920s era was considered the "Golden Age" of piano building. By this time makers had streamlined operations and the piano had evolved into a perfect machine. The upright piano had evolved into a very simple basic design, becoming more utilitarian in appearance than ever before. With the exception of period furniture styles like Louis XV and French Provincial, most upright pianos were without ornamentation or frills. Instead, plain square pillars and streamlined moldings resulted in a very "modern" looking upright piano which was considered "uncluttered" and "beautifully simplistic." These simple-looking upright pianos were generally of excellent quality.Below is a picture of a typical upright piano of the 1920s:
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| Taken from AntiquePianoShop.com |
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