So I've been and played the piano
It was electric, and the sustain pedal was wired in such a way that it worked in exactly the opposite way from every sustain pedal ever, which wasn't entirely useful.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:09, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

if i sent my friend a link to your pics
and told her to choose one for christmas, before i did that, could you let me have a list of prices, eg to get them on a square canvas at snappysnaps or similar???
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:17, Reply)

Yes, yes I could
Would probably use snapfish for it. If they had an idea of what size they'd want too, that'd be good.

edit: Also, how's Swipe?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:22, Reply)

i am going to her new flat next weekend
so will be having a sneaky look around the walls, i'll be in touch.

i am good but COLD. congratulations mr POD, great news on the job front.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:30, Reply)

COLD? You're COLD you say?
Is that because you walked a long way outdoors?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:33, Reply)

yes, this
and because i can't work the central heating in my flat, which is victorian and has very high ceilings etc. so although it's not too bad, because i am stealing other flats' heat, and the heating has usefully been on all day whilst i am out at work, it's nippy enough.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:35, Reply)

Ah, I remember living in high ceilinged flats
My room had microclimates. The one around my bed made me shake from the cold when I was trying to get to sleep.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:37, Reply)

yes
this is why you need a nice massive-chested/armed bloke in there at this time of year.

although i can see how you would much rather be cold than take that option.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:39, Reply)

You are correct
Such men can piss off out of my room.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:40, Reply)

I'll have him if you've got one going spare
seeing as how PoD doesn't want him...
(berk, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:43, Reply)

A massive-armed woman doesn't really have the same appeal

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:44, Reply)

sadly i don't even have the prototype yet
never mind any photocopies. but when i find them, i'll send one your way.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:45, Reply)

Oooh I sometimes get that
Did you have it pressed down when you turned on the keyboard? That's what mine used to do...
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:17, Reply)

Nope, tried turning it off and on again
I think it's just been fairly badly treated by its owner over the years. I'll get my own one at some point once I've started being paid.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:23, Reply)

o_O
Bloody 'ell. I'm so simple minded. I could never do anything like that!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:29, Reply)

It was really hard*
It went against how you naturally want to play the piano, and makes it almost impossible when you've never done it before.

*Fnar
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:32, Reply)

The building the pedal
but I imagine having a load of sustain when you're trying to play will be annoying. But I hate keyboards, I can't play without weighted keys.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:36, Reply)

I'm generally a bit of a piano snob
And only play electric stage pianos if they have nice weighted keys. I'll need to get an electric one when I'm in a flat, due to the loudness of a real one and all that.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:39, Reply)

I did my last few graded exams on a Steinway
-shudders in pleasure a little from the memory-
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:44, Reply)

I went into a music shop in Glasgow once and had a try on one
It was amazing.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:49, Reply)

my dad has one of those
i got up to about grade 6 on it as a kid, the keys are v realistic.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:44, Reply)

Get yourself a nice Clavinova
they're lovely - I can't really tell the difference between mine and a 'real' piano. Doesn't need tuning every time I move, either...
(berk, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:46, Reply)

This is a very good point
I'm going to need a music room in my new place at this point though.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:50, Reply)

that's what my dad has!
i am still tempted to the hot pink piano in the shop on high st ken though!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:53, Reply)

Harrods has some AMAZING pianos
which I desperately wanted to try but didn't have the guts to.
(berk, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:59, Reply)

just sneer at the salesmen/security guards
then they respect you!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:08, Reply)

*shakes head*
Only Katie Price seems more keen on pink than you, and no sane person likes her.

Do you want to be seen like that?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 22:59, Reply)

Katie Price is no 'Swipe, fo sho.
Except I would with Katie Price.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:02, Reply)

you'd stick it in a microwaved melon if there were nothing else

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:04, Reply)

Bollocks I would.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:05, Reply)

But if you've got your knackers in a melon
Where are you going to put your cock? In a nearby passion fruit?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:06, Reply)

you'd laugh if you saw my flat
it's very subtle really! only the kitchen has any pink in it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:03, Reply)

Where do you keep all your exercise stuff?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:06, Reply)

my lounge is quite big, about 20' by 16'
going into a bay window. so i have all the exercise stuff in the bay window. i have to remember to draw the blinds before using it though!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:07, Reply)

But that too, is pink, if I recall your purchases correctly?
Bar that rogue green thingy.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:15, Reply)

no, the boxing tube is chocolate brown leather
the gloves are pink
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:20, Reply)

Is a boxing tube very different to a punch bag?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:25, Reply)

identical!

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 23:42, Reply)

But I'll bet a boxing tube is more expensive!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 4 Dec 2010, 0:01, Reply)