{"id":4753,"date":"2012-03-29T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=4753"},"modified":"2012-03-30T09:24:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T09:24:24","slug":"mr-taylors-double-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/mr-taylors-double-vision-4753\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Taylor’s Double Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SteinwayThis model D concert grand by Steinway & Sons, developed by Emanuel Mo\u00f3r (1863-1931), is the only Steinway equipped with a double keyboard. It was built by Steinway for Werner von Siemens of Berlin and sold to him in 1929. The piano<\/a> was purchased by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1961 for the use of Gunnar Johansen, artist in residence at the university at the time. After Johansen’s death in 1991, it remained unused for many years until John Schaffer, director of the School of Music, and Christopher Taylor, professor of piano at the school, began discussing the prospect of restoring it to optimum playing capacity several years ago. The completion of the rebuilding project by Steinway in 2007 marks the beginning of a new stage in the instrument’s life. This remarkable instrument is now used for selected tour dates by Taylor and heard in concert at its home at the university.<\/p>\n

Christopher Taylor demonstrates the unique features of a special instrument that combines the harpsichord’s ability to double its keyboard with the sound of a modern Steinway piano:<\/p>\n