DonFan
09-28-2007, 11:36 AM
I realized that we don't have a Don thread for Walden Woods, the foundation that he founded and is very near and dear to his heart, and this clip about an upcoming charity auction at Walden Woods definitely newsworthy.
Hard to put a dollar amount on a priceless handcrafted piano like this. I just wish I could attend the event!
Custom Steinway Concert Grand Piano to be Auctioned at New York Benefit for Walden Woods (http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1082292/custom_steinway_concert_grand_piano_to_be_auctione d_with_a)
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Some excerpts:
"One Of A Kind Piano Autographed By Billy Joel, Elton John, Emanuel Ax, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Hornsby, Evgeny Kissin And Barbara Nissman is up for auction to benefit the Walden Woods Project and American Forests.
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Billy Joel will play the Walden Steinway during his performance at the fundraiser/auction. Don Henley will also perform, as will classical pianist Barbara Nissman.
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Naturally felled wood from the area surrounding historic Walden Pond in Massachusetts – the inspiration for the writings of Henry David Thoreau – was used in creating the marquetry (decorative art using in-laid wood) on the piano depicting the flora and fauna of Walden Woods. The piano has a series of plaques surrounding the rim that depict trees and plants that Thoreau wrote about. The legs of the piano are inverted arches that depict Walden Pond with various forms of aquatic life. One of Thoreau’s most well known quotations (“I went to the woods to live deliberately…”) surrounds the upper rim of the piano."
Hard to put a dollar amount on a priceless handcrafted piano like this. I just wish I could attend the event!
Custom Steinway Concert Grand Piano to be Auctioned at New York Benefit for Walden Woods (http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1082292/custom_steinway_concert_grand_piano_to_be_auctione d_with_a)
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Some excerpts:
"One Of A Kind Piano Autographed By Billy Joel, Elton John, Emanuel Ax, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Hornsby, Evgeny Kissin And Barbara Nissman is up for auction to benefit the Walden Woods Project and American Forests.
[...]
Billy Joel will play the Walden Steinway during his performance at the fundraiser/auction. Don Henley will also perform, as will classical pianist Barbara Nissman.
[...]
Naturally felled wood from the area surrounding historic Walden Pond in Massachusetts – the inspiration for the writings of Henry David Thoreau – was used in creating the marquetry (decorative art using in-laid wood) on the piano depicting the flora and fauna of Walden Woods. The piano has a series of plaques surrounding the rim that depict trees and plants that Thoreau wrote about. The legs of the piano are inverted arches that depict Walden Pond with various forms of aquatic life. One of Thoreau’s most well known quotations (“I went to the woods to live deliberately…”) surrounds the upper rim of the piano."