Nothing says “I am classy†like sitting down and playing the piano. People seem to be genuinely impressed with a person when they can sit down and play something more advanced than the song from Jaws.
From typewriter pianos to musical subway stairs, check out the 37 grand piano innovations that will have you wishing you took those lessons when you were a kid.
Implications - It is definitely not too late to learn though because these piano innovations could have you practicing your skills absolutely anywhere. An app on the iPhone gives you access to a piano, while musical gloves give you the ability to practice without the instrument in front of you.
37 Grand Piano Innovations
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Super Eccentric Instruments
Schimmel Grand Paino-Pegasus is in Tune With Modern Architecture
36
iPOD Concerto Table
35
Miniature Everything
World's Smallest Grand Piano
34
Volcano-Shaped Architecture
Renzo Piano Defies Nature With the 'Vulcano Buono'
33
Freakishly Funky Pianos
The Gibson Exotic Collection
32
Piano Key Pendants
Engraved Eco-Adornment Made of Recycled Ivories (UPDATE)
31
Multi-Skilled Child Prodigies
Ethan Bortnick Plays Piano Like a Little Mozart but Prefers Dr. Dool
30
Turn Your iPhone Into A Piano
iAno
29
Musical Subway Stairs
Piano Stairs Encourage People to Get Some Exercise
28
Illuminated Glamstruments
Gary Pons Etched Altuglass Pianos For Sheer Music Madness
27
Grandest Piano Of Them All
Schimmel Pegasus Piano
26
Piano Sketchpads
Yamaha Studio Keyboard Book
25
Wireless Touch-Screen Piano
Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV
24
Keyboard Shelves
Foldable Display Art For Book Loving Piano Buffs
23
High Performance Pianos
Audi Designs Grand Piano for 100th Anniversary
22
Possessed Pianos
This Musical Robot by Peter Ablinger Can Give Speeches
21
Air Piano
No Need to Touch Keys With Omer Yosha's Airpiano
20
Musical Gloves
Piano Hands Make Impromptu Recitals Possible
19
Instruments of the Future
Pianos for the Millenium
18
DIY Musical Fashion
Wearable Toy Piano Shirt Actually Works!
17
Feline Purr-Formers
Nora the Piano Cat Listens, Learns and Loves Music
16
Pianos That Literally Rock
The Chichi
15
Pure Gold Instruments
Neko: The $24,000 Sound of Music
14
Touch-Screen Slider Pianos
The iPiano Concept is a Dream For Apple Addicts
13
Phantom Musicians
'Light Paint Piano Player' by Ryan Cashman
12
Flaming Instruments
Man Plays Burning Piano
11
Typewriter Pianos
Fabien Cappello Turns Retro Typewriters Into Music-Makers
10
Creative Doorbells
The Pianobell
9
Fine Craftsmanship Gone Awry
Seiler Metal Suspension Piano
8
Guitar Piano Hybrids
The Harpejji
7
Gaudy Luxury Instruments
The Kuhn-Bosendorfer Piano
6
Using Eyes As Hands
Man Can Paint and Play Piano With His Eyeballs
5
Retro Keyboard Remixing
Classic 80's Hits Interpreted for Ragtime Piano by Scott Bradlee
4
Robotic Piano Teachers
Concert Hands Makes for Easy DIY Piano Instruction
3
Miming Robots
Robotic Marimba Player Improvises With Human Piano Player
2
Eco-Friendly Instruments
Walden Pond Wood Piano
1
Vibrantly Flowered Instruments
Steinway Limited-Edition Lilly Pulitzer Piano
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Super Eccentric Instruments
Schimmel Grand Paino-Pegasus is in Tune With Modern Architecture
Epic Remix
Viral Meltdown Mashups, Office Lipdubs and YouTube Symphonies
Floating Staircases
Stairs are the Crown Jewel at 5th Ave. Tommy Hilfiger Store
29 Bizarre Eyenovations
From Eyeball Marketing to Catherine Zeta-Jones' Cleopatra Makeup
Freaky Felines
10 Bizarre Cats
Philips Digital Light Painting Kit
Naughty Stained Glass
Eroti-Glass ‘They Call Me Wilson' Art Is Clearly Sexy
Imperfect Luxury Pendants
Karyn Chopik Designs
25 Magical Piano-Inspired Creations
From Fantastical Painted Pianos to Weird Piano-Playing Eyeball
Light As A Brush, Night As A Canvas
Light Scrawling Freezes Time
Play Guitar Hero On Your T-Shirt
The Guitar Hero
Musical Underwear
Store Your Tunes in iBoxers For Boys & Girls
Glowing Cats
Genetic Clones With Skin that Glows
15 Volcano and Lava-Inspired Innovations
From Tonga Volcano Photos to High-Tech Bongs
Athletic Light Graffiti
Stickman Basketball Players
3-D Light Graffiti
Illuminated Calligraphy Art
Fake Book as a Shelf
Your Books Floating on the Wall
Babies Who Can Read
40 Budget-Friendly Musical Instruments
From Carrot Clarinets to Typewriter Pianos, Making Music is
BookShelf Adjusts Shape to Contents
Elastica BookShelf
Pierced Kittens
Woman Sells Gothic Cats on eBay
12 Viral Beyonce Features
23 Ways to Sync and Remix Your Way to Talent
Human Stairs
Mi-Zo's Kaleidoscopic Collage of Jumping, Running and Dancing
Air Guitar Shirt
Technology Translates Your Motion into Music
Freakishly Funky Pianos
The Gibson Exotic Collection
Spiral DNA Staircases
Garvan Medical Institute Helix Stairs
Yoda Cats
10 Felines From the Dark Side
Multi-Skilled Child Prodigies
Ethan Bortnick Plays Piano Like a Little Mozart but Prefers Dr. Dool
Turn Your iPhone Into A Piano
iAno
Contemporary Glass Beds
Tempered Translucent Furniture
1.5-Pound Cats
Auriette Lindsey Thinks Bitsy is the World's Tiniest Feline
Musical Subway Stairs
Piano Stairs Encourage People to Get Some Exercise
Sustainable Wood Furniture
The Woodloops FSC-Certified Bookshelf
A New Wave in Furniture
The Storyline Shelf
Bizarre Eco-Friendly Buildings
The Glass House Reuses Embalming Fluid Bottles
Sheer Autodacity
VW Plant In Dresden Is See-Through
14 Glacierrific Inspirations
Frozen Giants, from Island Architecture to Home Decor
Designer Door Openers
'Out of the Blue' Glass Door Knobs Range From Funky to Exquisite
Illuminated Glamstruments
Gary Pons Etched Altuglass Pianos For Sheer Music Madness
Grandest Piano Of Them All
Schimmel Pegasus Piano
Big Cats That Love Water
White Bengal Tiger Dives for Food
Piano Sketchpads
Yamaha Studio Keyboard Book
Wireless Touch-Screen Piano
Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV
Space Saving Furniture
Rotating Book Shelf
$75,000 Cartoon Pendants
Nickelodeon Offers SpongeBob SquarePants Necklace at Sundance
Balancing Bookshelf
"Maintain The Balance of Your Knowledge!"
Game Pieces as Jewelry
Chocosho's Domino Pendants
Skateboard Stairs
Recycling at Roartocket Skateboard School
Geeky Home Decor Has Hidden Meaning
Equation Bookshelf
High Performance Pianos
Audi Designs Grand Piano for 100th Anniversary
The Sound of Purring Cats
Purrcast
Jewelry from Pottery Shards
Broken Plate Pendant Company
Snakeskin Stadiums
Hyundai-Samsung Consortium Features Reptilian Architecture
Air Piano
No Need to Touch Keys With Omer Yosha's Airpiano
Angular Storage
The Quad Book Shelf
Luxury Goth
Vintage Ivory by Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons
Pendants for Beloved Pets
Mickey Rourke Wears Custom-Made Loki Piece to Academy Awards
Musical Gloves
Piano Hands Make Impromptu Recitals Possible
Instruments of the Future
Pianos for the Millenium
DIY Musical Fashion
Wearable Toy Piano Shirt Actually Works!
Interactive Musical Clothing
The Electronic Drum Kit Shirt
Feline Purr-Formers
Nora the Piano Cat Listens, Learns and Loves Music
Pianos That Literally Rock
The Chichi
Abstract Staircases
'Ribbon Stairs' Make for Eye-Catching Home Decor
Robots That Mimic Your Facial Expressions
Jules The Mandroid
Touch-Screen Slider Pianos
The iPiano Concept is a Dream For Apple Addicts
Song Writing Machines
Oliver Jeffers Combines a Guitar and Typewriter to Give Birth to Creativity
Phantom Musicians
'Light Paint Piano Player' by Ryan Cashman
Classic Music For Dogs & Cats
More Music for Animals
Remixing Awesome
Bert and Ernie on a Boat
Being Served by Robots
This Radio-Controlled Table Replaces Restaurant Waitstaff
Flaming Instruments
Man Plays Burning Piano
Creative Doorbells
The Pianobell
Fine Craftsmanship Gone Awry
Seiler Metal Suspension Piano
Robot Musicians
Waseda Flutist Dazzles at BioRob 2008
Guitar Piano Hybrids
The Harpejji
Gaudy Luxury Instruments
The Kuhn-Bosendorfer Piano
Carbon Fiber Violins
Extreme Music Redefined by Luis & Clack's String Instruments
Using Eyes As Hands
Man Can Paint and Play Piano With His Eyeballs
Sound Waves As Design
Storyline Shelf Means "Bliss"
Musical Stairs
Interactive Art at Sony HQ
Miming Robots
Robotic Marimba Player Improvises With Human Piano Player
Ballroom Dancing Robots
Q4 Technologies Go-Robos as 'Strictly Ballroom' Competitors
Voronoi Shelf by Marc Newson
Star Trek Remix Rap
Jean-Luc Picard Stars in His Very Own Space-Aged Music Video
Concrete Speakers
Finally A Sound System for ‘Hard Rock' Music
Vibrantly Flowered Instruments
Steinway Limited-Edition Lilly Pulitzer Piano
Making Music With Typewriters
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