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August 2012
(High Lights)
Hiromi Uehara
(Japanese Jazz Composer and Pianist)
Luciano Pavarotti
(Italian Operatic Tenor)
Gum (silly putty)
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September 2012
(High Lights)
Yuja Wang
(Chinese Classical Pianist)
Celine Dion
(Canadian Singer)
One Direction
What Makes You Beautiful
(5 Piano Guys, 1 piano)
(3:21)
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October 2012
(High Lights)
Vladimir Horowitz
(American Classical Pianist and Composer)
(1903-1989)
Il Silenzio
Melissa Vanema
(5:21)
Dinamica Pianos e Som
(piano tech clips)
Bugs Bunny
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
(7:12)
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November 2012
(High Lights)
Charlie Albright
(American-born Classical Pianist)
Port House - Antwerp Belgium
(5:23)
Time to Say Goodbye
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli
(5:39)
Davenport Tools
Tool Instructions
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December 2012
(High Lights)
Kennedy Center Honors
Paul McCartney Tribute
(13:51)
Preparing the Piano for Bacchanale
Margaret Leng Tan
(6:31)
Sam Gordon
Girl Football Player
9 years old
(4:08)
Lichtenstein Castle
(large image)
Hidrau Benches USA
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January 2013
(High Lights)
Jessica Jennifer Williams
(American Pianist and Composer)
Evian Babies
(2:29)
Rhema Marvanne
(Gospel Singer and Actress)
Mazzaglia Tools
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
(3:24)
Buddy Rich
(American Jazz Drummer and Bandleader)
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February 2013
(High Lights)
Cheetahs On The Edge
(7:07)
Turntable Workbench
(3:09)
Keith Jarrett
(American Pianist and Composer)
Understand Music
(2:12)
Tsunani
(parts 1-7)
Tsung Tsung
(piano prodigy, age 5)
Square Grand Sound
(clips & pics by Terry Farrell)
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March 2013
(High Lights)
A Harmonica in Carnegie Hall
(4:36)
Close Call
How Great Thou Art
(Vince Gill and Carrie Underwood)
(5:12)
George Winston
(American Pianist and Composer)
How Did They Do That?
Joe Yamada
(Piano - A Silent Tear)
(4:12)
Paula Fernandes
Costumes
(4:12)
(lyrics translation)
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April 2013
(High Lights)
Hula Hoop Performers
Jackie Evancho - Barbra Streisand
(Duet with David Foster)
(4:06)
Valentina Lisitsa
(Ukranian-born and trained Classical Pianist)
One Day Builds
(Adam Savage builds a box from scratch)
(check out his shop)
(32:11)
Michel Petrucciani
(French Jazz Pianist)
Stroke of Insight
(Jill Bolte Taylor)
(18:42)
Alicia Keys
(Brand New Me)
(4:50)
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May 2013
(High Lights)
Removing Hammer Shank From Butt
D(using Hair Flat Iron)
The Secret Life of Pianos
(3:37)
Emanuele Arciuli
(Italian Classical Pianist)
Nora Jones
"Chasing Pirates"
(lyrics)
(2:42)
Hohner Service Workshop
(Tuning)
(11:51)
Hidden Audience Talents
(Ellen)
(5:13)
John Mayer & Eric Clapton
(Crossroads)
(4:05)
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June 2013
(High Lights)
Discacciati
(piano benches & stools)
Anamorphic Illusions
Khatia Buniatishvili
(Georgian Concert Pianist)
Piano Solutions XXI
Piano Rotating Device
BVLGARI The Rings
Shanghai Kouchakan
Pool Illusion
The White House Curator
(The Steinway Piano)
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July 2013
(High Lights)
The Paperless Future
(0:39)
21 Fascinating Images
That Make Simple Things Profound
Fun Puzzle
(3:54)
Diana Krall
(Canadian Jazz Pianist & Singer)
Rolling In The Deep
(harp & cello)
(4:09)
Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer
Oriental Music Video
(1:40)
Christina Perri
(American Singer-Songwriter and Musician)
Timeline Photos
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August 2013
(High Lights)
Piano Bike
(2:58)
Tommy Emmanuel
(Australian Guitarist)
Steinway Grand Piano Breakdown
(Kelly Moving)
(7:13)
Martha Argerich
(Argentine Pianist)
Amneris Letters
(Shania Twain & Elton John, 1999 special)
(3:18)
Nanci Griffith
(American Singer, Guitarist & Songwriter)
Jotta A
(Gospel Brazilian Singer)
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September 2013
(High Lights)
Piano Solutions XXI
3-D Sketches Leap Off the Page
Dancers From Another World
Umi Garrett
(American Pianist)
Memory
(Cats Musical)
(6:12)
Farmer
(Super Bowl Commercial)
Almost Is Never Enough
Ariana Grande & Nathan Sykes
(3:44)
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October 2013
(High Lights)
Lippen Schweigen
(Hanna-Elisabeth Müller & Martin Mitterrutzner)
(3:51)
The Apental Piano
If I Were The Devil
(Paul Harvey 1965)
(3:04)
Aimi Kobayashi
(Japanese Pianist)
New York Serenade & Coco Chanel Custom Pianos
Cher Lloyd
(English Singer-Songwriter & Model)
1874 Steinway Grand
(slideshow submitted by Regi Hedahl on Google +)
Liszt Consolation no. 3
(performed by Sandro Russo on Liszt's 1862 Bechstein Piano)
Skidboot
(The Amazing Dog)
How do you get a grand piano into a barn loft?
The Vocal Majority Chorus
(performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah")
Stopper OnlyPure Tuning Class
(Piano Technicians Guild Convention 2011)
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November 2013
(High Lights)
Swan Lake
(Great Chinese State Circus)
(4:29)
Historia de un Amor
(French Latino)
(3:04)
Kate Lee
(Chinese Pianist)
Carson Huey
(Boy, 11, admitted to college to study quantum physics)
Lea Salonga
(Filipino Singer)
Astrith Baltsan
(Israeli Concert Pianist and Scholar)
(4:41)
Attraction
(Shadow Theatre Group)
Girls Don't Poop
(PooPourri Advertisement)
(2:16)
Freddy Amigo
(Sweden Got Talent)
(4:23)
Aliki Chroysochou
(Britain's Got Talent)
Creating a Touch To Die For
(my.ptg.org Pianotech discussion thread)
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December 2013
(High Lights)
Harpa Concert Hall
(Reykjavik, Iceland)
(3:32)
Two Man Lift
(Concert Grand Piano Move)
(submitted by Ron Overs on the Pianotech Google Group)
Anna Graceman
(American folk, rock and soul singer-songwriter and pianist)
Leann Rimes
(American Country and Pop Singer)
Gary Burton / Julian Lage
(Jazz Vibraphone / Guitarist)
Pianomania
(Theatrical Trailer)
Emanuel Ax
(Beethoven Master Class)
(5:09)
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
(Roberta Flack, 1972)
(3:19)
Capturing Infinity
(Thomas Wieting)
Ethel Waters
(Georgia On My Mind, 1939)
Thalasso Bain Bébé Jumeaux
(Twin Baby Bath)
Everybody's Someone
(duet)
Debashish Bhattacharya
Tiny Desk Concert
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January 2014
(High Lights)
Replacing Treble Bridge Cap
(Michael Szecsenyi)
Cantabile Piano Arts
(vimeo)
Just and Equal Temperament Demo
(Nerds Central)
Unconditionally
(Katy Perry)
La Solitudine
(Laura Pausini & Lara Fabian)
Separate Lives
(Phil Collins & Laura Pausini)
Anna plays Clair de Lune
(Masterclass with Lang Lang)
My Funny Valentine
(Alice Fredenham, Britain's Got Talent)
Benjamin Earl
(fools Penn and Teller)
Lippen scheweigen
(Andre Rieu)
Bon Iver
(I Can't Make You Love Me / Nick of Time)
The Immortal Piano Company
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February 2014
(High Lights)
Liberty Piano
Falkirk Wheel
Toddler naps with his 2 month old puppy every day
The Golden Age of Pianos Exhibition
(presented by Besbrode Pianos Leeds)
Erick Lund
(a Mormon, Optimist, and Wounded Soldier)
Miley Cyrus
(We Can't Stop, Live on SNL)
Pavarotti & Friends
Lindsey Stirling & William Joseph
(Halo Theme)
2010: A Mandelbrot Odyssey
(FractalNet HD)
Andre Rieu with Carmen Monarcha
(Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss)
Bianca Ryan
(American Singer & Guitarist)
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March 2014
(High Lights)
Charlie Landsborough
(I Will Love You All My Life)
Ane Brun
(International Songwriter, guitarist and Vocalist)
Boogie Woogie Twins
(Jools Holland & Doctor John)
The Voice of China 2012
(Ping An & Ni Yafeng)
Bill Evans
(Peace Piece)
Rachael Yamagata
(You Won't Let Me)
Flash
(vimeo)
Foundry Tour
Chet Akins
(The Stars and Stripes Forever)
Stela Petrova
(Price Tag)
Grand Piano Muffler
Errol Garner
(American Jazz Pianist and Composer)
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April 2014
(High Lights)
Clayton Cameron
(A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats)
Avi Avital
(Tiny Desk Concerts)
Irina Kulikova
(Agustín Barrios Mangoré/ Valz nr. 4 opus 8)
Joaquin Achucarro
(Nocturno. Scriabin. Carta a Nahia)
Explore the Taj Mahal
(Google Maps)
Grand Canyon Skywalk
(You Won't Let Me)
Tommy Emmanuel
(Close To You)
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
(No Name)
Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain
(Tiny Desk Concert)
The Corrs
(Little Wing)
Valentina Lisitsa
(Rachmaninov / Prelude Opus 32 nr.12)
Fractals, The Hidden Dimension
(Nova)
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May 2014
(High Lights)
2013 Tony Awards
(Neil Patrick Harris formerly Doogie Howser)
Alex & Sierra
(Gravity)
It's De-Lovely
(Ampico Recording)
Cesar Espinoza
(Pan Flute - Unchained Melody)
We Deliver...............Anywhere
(by Ravencroft Pianos)
HM Hidrau-Tech
(Automatic lift piano bench)
Eva Cassidy
(Over The Rainbow)
Klaviermacher
(Recapping a treble bridge in the piano)
Sirena Huang
(Young Violinist at TED)
Jane Zhang
(Don't Cry For Me, Argentina)
Lea Michelle & Idina Menzel
(I Dreamed a Dream from Glee)
Qyunqyun // Annie Zhou // Valentina
(Un Sospiro by Franz Listz)
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June 2014
(High Lights)
Lara Fabian
(Je T'aime, Live in Paris)
(Caruso)
(The Prayer with Michael Bolton & David Foster)
The Kelpies
(Sculpture in Scotland)
Kim Chung
(Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Salt Harvest
(America's Heartland, Newark CA)
Phil Collins
(In The Air Tonight)
Shell and Ferrari
(Circuit TV ad)
Shred of the Month
(Dodge Daytona)
Demi Lovato
(Let It Go - Frozen)
Joni Mitchell
(Woodstock)
(Both Sides Now)
Louie Schwartzberg: TED
(Hidden Miracles of the Natural World)
Annie Zhou
(Frédéric Chopin: Ballade N1 In G Minor, Op23)
What I See
(P&G Thank You, Mom)
One Minute Christian Rap Sermon
The Milk Carton Kids
(Lincoln Theatre)
Watch A Baby Goat
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July 2014
(High Lights)
Lara Fabian
(Always)
Angelina Jordan
(Fly Me to the Moon)
(editor note: guitarist ain't no slouch)
Abigail & Brittany Hensel
(The Twins Who Share a Body)
Brenda dos Santos & Renato Vianna
(Endless Love)
Kumho
(Chopin Polonaise No.5,Op.44)
Jackie Evancho w/David Foster
(Pie Jesu & O mio babbino caro)
Sting
(TED - How I started writing songs again)
Joni Mitchell
(A Case of You + a display of her artwork & pics of her life)
Salut Salon
(Competitive Foursome)
(We'll Meet Again)
John Legend & Lindsey Stirling
(All of Me)
The Way Kids See It
Bond
(String Quartet, live from the Royal Hall
Sylwia Urban
(Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb electric guitar solo cover)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
(Debussy's "Préludes" captured with interpretations)
A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
(Say Something)
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August 2014
(High Lights)
Francisco Tarrega, Harpist
(Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
Darcy Oak
(Jaw-Dropping Dove Illusions)
Mihaela Ursuleasa
(Franz Listz Piano Concerto Part 1)
Cooper Loves Ice Cream
Hiromi Uehara, Piano Solo
(Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest)
Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Birthday
(Tube Chop - Sammy Davis and Gregory Hines)
La Solitudine
(Laura Pausini & Lara Fabian)
Rachel Crow
(TubeChop - I'd Rather Be Blind)
Kenny Werner
(A Master Class in Playing Jazz)
Michael McIntyre
(People with no kids don't know)
Tedeschi Trucks Band
(Midnight in Harlem)
Kevin Spacey
(Impersonations on the Actor's Studio)
Diana Krall
(The Look of Love)
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September 2014
(High Lights)
3D Street Art Illusions
(Episode 1)
(There are 5 more that follow)
Michael Buble feat. Laura Pausini
(You Will Never Find)
Eric Lewis TED
(Piano jazz that rocks)
Johnny Cash
(last interview)
Salut Salon
(Lady-Power im Quartett)
Sammy Davis, Jr
(does Michael Jackson)
Antoine Dufour
(Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap) Solo Guitar)
Rhapsody
(Two Cellos)
André Rieu
(You'll Never Walk Alone)
Oscar Peterson Trio
(C Jam Blues)
Two Break Dancers
Kevin Spacey
(impersonates Al Pacino in front of Al Pacino)
National Music Museum
(University of South Dakota Google Cultural Institute)
Wendy CBright
(Get It Right Jovens Talentos Kids)
Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration
(James Taylor, Ol Man River, 25:30 29:55)
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October 2014
(High Lights)
Barbara Streisand
(Send in the Clowns)
+ plus +
(1955 Nola Recording Studio 12 29 55)
Hang Son Doong Cave
(Vietnam's Infinite Cave)
Bumble Boogie
(Liberace)
Jimmy Fallon
(Great Impersonations on America's Got Talent)
Garland Jack's BBQ Sauce
Paco de Lucia
(Flamenco Guitarist)
World's Largest Urban Zipline
(GEARchallenge)
Early Days
(Paul McCartney - Vimeo)
Beatbox Brilliance
(Tom Thum at TEDxSydney 2013)
Yundi Li
(Chopin's Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise)
Carrot Clarinet
(Linsey Pollak at TEDxSydney 2014)
Angelina Jordan
(What A Difference A Day Makes)
Ingrid Fliter
(Chopin Piano Concerto No 2)
Linda Eriksson
(Keep Going Idol 2010 Sweden)
Jeff Beck & Tal Wilkenfeld
(Crossroads Festival 2007)
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November 2014
(High Lights)
When I Look In The Mirror
(Vimeo)
Cecil Taylor
(Piano Free Improvisation #3)
(better tune more than solid for this dude should he come to your neck of the woods)
(Backstage Interview on Cecil Taylor by Gary Giddins)
(The World of Cecil Taylor by Spencer Tichards and Ramsey Ameen)
G.E.M.
(If I Were A Boy)
Anna Bergendahl
(Idol audition - Sweden)
Internet Archive
(Vimeo)
Michel Petrucciani
(Legendary French Jazz Pianist)
Susan Erns
(Don't Cry For Me Argentiana André Rieu - Holland)
Jason Derulo
(Marry Me feat. Jordan Sparks)
Hanoi Traffic
NASA
(Vimeo - The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11)
Colbie Cailat
(Try)
A Dog and His Trampoline
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & Stuart Duncan
(NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert)
Shania Twain & Lionel Richie
(Endless Love - TubeChop)
Terry Fator
(Ventriloquist)
Selfie Improvement
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December 2014
(High Lights)
Hang Massive
(Hang Duo Once Again)
Malcolm Gladwell
(TED - The unheard story of David and Goliath)
Hiromi Uehara
(Piano solo Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest)
Dance of the Last Rhino
(Jon Gomm, guitarist)
Aurora
(Rosa de Saron, Renato Vianna, Johnny Letra)
Moonwalk
(Vimeo)
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January 2015
(High Lights)
Rollie, a southern three-banded armadillo, playing
Jamie Cullum
(If I Ruled the World)
Justin Godfrey
(Hang Drum Solo Time Enigma)
Me & Bobby McGee
(Pink)
Andy McKee
(The Friend I never Met)
ORSOS Islands
André Rieu
(Conquest of Paradise, Live at the Amsterdam Arena)
(copy & paste link)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DZ_NImYJke0#!
Martha Argerich 1966
(Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No.6)
LOOMS
(Vimeo)
Bill Bremmer
(Demonstrates Tuning Contiguous Thirds, Part 1)
Piano Price Point
Barbra Streisand / Michael Bublé
(It Had To Be You)
Santana
(Europa 2011)
Brume, cailloux et métaphysique
(Vimeo)
Impressionists
(Frank Caliendo)
(Gordie Brown)
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February 2015
(High Lights)
When A Man Loves A Woman / It's A Man's World
(David Foster, Seal, Michael Bolton)
Emmy Rossum Sings For A Hot Dog
(Conan on TBS)
Gesabel Pirlo
(Contortionist)
Hide and Seek
(Imogen Heap)
Sounds of Paragliding
(Vimeo)
Roenrad-WM
(2011 in Arnsberg)
The Elgin Marbles
(Wikipedia - Elgin Marbles)
Martha Argerich 2008
(Scarlatti Sonata in D minor)
Ocean
(John Butler, Guitar)
The Bridge Notches
(Fazioli)
Sam Bailey
(X-Factor Audition - Listen)
Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer
(Fall 2014)
Geena Rocero
(Why I Must Come Out)
Yuja Wang
(Flight of the Bumble Bee)
The World's Most Boring Television
(TED Talks)
Bandit
(Peace, Love & Pitbulls)
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March 2015
(High Lights)
Maddie Ziegler
(Sia Chandelier, Official Video)
Maddie Ziegler - Young and beautiful
My Life As A One Man Band
(Tommy Emmanuel TEDx)
Send It On
(Disney Friends for Change)
(Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez)
Nickel Creek
(truly one of the greatest bluegrass trios of all time
(presented by Tiny Desk Concert, NPR)
How To Handle Stress
(Sadhguru)
Paroxysm
(Antoine Dufour, Harp Guitar)
Versoix, Switzerland
Rhythmic Worlds 2011 Montpellier
(Group 5 Balls Final)
The Berlin Concert
Sam Bailey / Nicole Scherzinger
(And I'm Telling You)
André Rieu
(Ballade pour Adeline)
Dubai Land
Yuja Wang
(Liszt Sonata B minor)
Louden Wainwright III
(One-Man Guy)
Yoga Time with a Chihuahua
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April 2015
(High Lights)
Adrift
(vimeo)
Arno Pianos
Valentia Lisitsa
(Beethoven Moonlight Sonata op 27 #2 Mov 3)
Helder Guimar?es - TED
(A magical search for a coincidence)
Engineering Connections
Millau Bridge
(Richard Hammond, Part 1)
Johnny Maddox
(American Treasures)
(The Crazy Otto Medley 1955)
Kris Kristofferson
(Loving Her was Easier)
Old books reborn as art
(TED)
Turtle and dog play Keep-Away with Ball
Yuja Wang
(Liszt Sonata B minor)
Invisible Worlds
Speed Limits
(Richard Hammond, 1 of 3)
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May 2015
(High Lights)
Blue Book of Pianos
Piano Price Point
by Glen Barkman
Street Piano Players
Play Me, I'm Yours
Player in Paris / Player in Los Angeles
Player in London / Player in Liverpool
Players in Saint Michel
Acrobats
Acrobatic Gymnastics Worlds 2010 Ukraine
Chinese Acrobats / Duo Wind Acrobats
Contortionists
Tsetseglen Odgerel / Schlangenfrau
- - - -
Kaleidoscope
Backstage Magic Trick
with Dan White
Oil and Water
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
M. Liminal made by Fazioli
Strobe Tuners
(Their History and How they work)
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June 2015
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