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From "John Dorr" <a440@bresnan.net>

Hi,

Thought you folks might appreciate this.  The window above the piano is (was) 
called a piano window, says the owner of the house.  She says they made these 
windows JUST FOR an upright piano to be placed beneath.  Pianistic 
architecture, how cool.

John Dorr
Helena, MT

From Don <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>

Hi John,

Piano windows were often built with stained glass--very lovely to say the
least. They were designed to not be openned.

At 09:54 AM 4/26/2009 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Thought you folks might appreciate this.  The window above the piano is
(was) 
>called a piano window, says the owner of the house.  She says they made
these 
>windows JUST FOR an upright piano to be placed beneath.  Pianistic 
>architecture, how cool.
>
>John Dorr
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat

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From "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@verizon.net>

Subject: [pianotech] Piano window


> Hi,
>
> Thought you folks might appreciate this.  The window above the piano is 
> (was)
> called a piano window, says the owner of the house.  She says they made 
> these
> windows JUST FOR an upright piano to be placed beneath.  Pianistic
> architecture, how cool.
>
> John Dorr
John,
Right she is. Here in Mass. I see these windows often in the nicer victorian 
homes .
 The rooms are usually used for dining or TV  now and that one high window 
is usually a mystery to the owners. I had an older client tell me the piano 
has always been under the piano window and since then an architectural 
historian confirmed.
This figures as the piano was the only entertainment center of the period 
and the lighting was generally poor.The more windows the better.
 Great post.
Tom Driscoll