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Topic: Piano in train stations  (Read 1224 times)

Offline stefo78

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Piano in train stations
on: February 07, 2015, 12:26:44 PM
Hello,

Here in France the SNCF (the national railway company) decided to put pianos in every big train stations.
With that there was a contest, with some winners in every region.
https://www.concours-en-gares.com/

Just to share this with you. I find this really exciting, and was wondering if there are such initiatives in other countries.

Offline stevensk

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Re: Piano in train stations
Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 05:30:05 PM
I think its a very very nice idea! Actually I was in Paris this summer and played on several railway station pianos. Unfortenuately they were horrible untuned.
 

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