Monsieur Weinbach is gone. The strong men with pads and blankets came and took him away yesterday. He went willingly and I let him go. He is moving on to a new owner who will play him with the ruthless energy a piano like that deserves. The last few days I recorded (with my trusty Edirol) my favorite music: Shostokovich's Lullaby, Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique, the Sketchbooks, Sonata in C sharp minor (Moonlight), Granados', Allegro De Concierto, Clemente's Six Progressive Variations, Schuman's Papillon. I photographed different aspects of my Weinbach and between sight and sound, am willing to let him go.
There's a big empty spot in the room where it stood. The heavy dents in the carpet remain as a testament to the presence of sound that still hangs in the air.
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