Ebony and Ivory
After a couple of months of hard work and another couple of months of hardly working; my piano is finally finished! It feels really good to have this piano marked off my list. I enjoyed working on it when I had the time and I am pretty happy with the results. Since the piano is so old it actually has real ebony and ivory keys, which I love. I had to lock the perfectionist in me away while I was working on the project (I do have a tiny one and she has been screaming to get out). Will keeps reminding me that it is 100 years old and that it will have dings and dents. I would probably have just as many dings and dents if I was that old too. I’m just gratful that Will’s sees the dings and dents as character and not flaws. Oh, to borrow his colored glasses for only a moment…
I will say that if I ever have to laquer again, I will enlist help of someone else because I made a bit of a mess out of that step. I just got too drippy and bubbly…I’m refering to the laquer not myself, even if those words have also been used to describe me on previous occasions.
If you get to see my piano and ask me about it, I will tell you I love it. There is just something about things you get to create that makes you love those things even more…like children!!! Okay, I digress. Anyway, I’m done. So when I tell you it is perfect and I love it I am actually saying, “It’s not perfect, but then again neither am I…far from actually so I guess the piano and I are a perfect fit!”
Wow, that looks lovely! Good work!
May 15th, 2009 at 10:26 amWow Jessica, that looks beautiful! You did such an amazing job! That is going to be a great family heirloom
May 15th, 2009 at 10:40 amthat is so awesome – i might need to get some tips for you – we have a pretty old piano ourselves and if i could get it to look half as good as that I would be thrilled!
May 15th, 2009 at 11:31 amNice work, it turned out really well! Now you get to “twinkle the ivories”!
May 15th, 2009 at 11:58 amWow, it looks great! Good job!
May 15th, 2009 at 12:23 pmThat looks so good! Awesome job! It is beautiful!
May 15th, 2009 at 5:35 pmWoah! That is very impressive.
May 16th, 2009 at 2:45 amIt’s beautiful! Great job!
May 17th, 2009 at 5:33 amGood job Jessica!
May 17th, 2009 at 6:33 amI LOVE it Jess! To see what it was before and now after is incredible!! Can’t wait to hear/see you play it. I know how much you love it. Great job.
May 17th, 2009 at 2:23 pmI like how I can see your reflection in the last pic. Nice work!
May 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pm@ Jon, I was laughing when I noticed you could see my reflection in the piano…Will thinks that maybe I made it a bit TOO glossy:)
May 17th, 2009 at 5:59 pmWow! It’s beautiful! I was always so impressed with your talent at playing the piano. I see that your talent goes beyond just playing them!
May 17th, 2009 at 6:36 pmIt is beautiful!!!
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:50 am