Those beautiful trees that grew around the famous Walden Pond make for one beautiful piano. You don't think they cut down the trees around Walden Pond, do you? They didn't. Wood that had fallen naturally around the area of the historic pond in Massachusetts was used for the marquetry wood art on the piano.
Steinway and Sons made this one-of-a-kind piano to for two charities: Walden Woods Project and American Forests.
The legs are shaped as inverted arches that describe Walden Pond and Henry David Thoreau's quote: "I went to the woods to live deliberately..." is engraved in the rim of the piano. Elton John, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Hornsby and Billy Joel have already played this piano. The piano is expected to sell for $500,000.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Eco-friendly Instruments
- Creating musical instruments using sustainable materials and incorporating environmental themes presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the music industry.
- Marquetry Wood Art
- The use of fallen wood and marquetry techniques in instrument design offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the woodworking industry.
- Charitable Partnerships
- Collaborating with charitable organizations to create unique and limited-edition instruments can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in both the music and charity sectors.
Where This Applies
- Music Industry
- Exploring sustainable materials and incorporating environmental themes in musical instruments can disrupt the traditional music manufacturing and sales processes.
- Woodworking Industry
- Utilizing fallen wood and marquetry techniques in instrument design opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the woodworking industry by offering unique and environmentally conscious products.
- Charity Sector
- Partnering with instrument manufacturers to create special edition instruments for charity fundraising can disrupt traditional fundraising methods and provide unique experiences for donors.
