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04-MAR-2010 Yvonne

The old and the new

A 'keyboard' from the 1810's or earlier sitting on my grand, or 'keyboard' as they're referred to these days. The little 'harmonium' belongs to the 'reed-organ' family probably dating from the late 1700's (Thanks Mieke!) An important detail are two 'knee swells' - instead of bellows the lateral pressure of the knee on a projecting piece of wood it brings the action of the full power of the instrument, so that's how it works!

Canon EOS 40D ,Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8
1/2s f/2.8 at 90.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Frank Brault01-Apr-2010 15:09
Wonderful and creative! V
Jola Dziubinska07-Mar-2010 01:43
Lovely comparison!
Roby06-Mar-2010 09:49
great creation, V
LynnH05-Mar-2010 02:42
Excellent idea!! Brilliant!
Doug Cruden04-Mar-2010 21:00
LOL, great shot! Perfectly juxtapositioned :o)
Bernard Davis04-Mar-2010 18:31
Great imagination and well considered. Love the old and new or big and small.
Maaike Huizer04-Mar-2010 15:20
What a lovely miniature. And what great contrasts.
Guest 04-Mar-2010 13:45
Big and small, old and new!!! Well done Yvonne!!
Stephanie04-Mar-2010 11:58
This is a fabulous comparison of the old vs. new, big vs. small! Cute!!!
Bill Reed04-Mar-2010 10:35
This is a great idea and amd perfect juxtaposition, well composed.
Jackdad04-Mar-2010 10:06
It looks a bit like the old chamber organ that was played in my local church when I was a kid. Eventually they replaced it with an electric one. Nice ornament Von but you'd need to be Lilliput-sized to play it!
Kevin Chester04-Mar-2010 08:26
That miniature is wonderful
borisalex04-Mar-2010 07:42
Excellent comparison and amazing pieces!
Mieke WA Minkjan04-Mar-2010 07:12
a miniature of an old harmonium in comparison with a piano...beautiful composed
lou_rozensteins04-Mar-2010 04:20
Amazing to see that old instrument. I assume yours is an electronic organ. Well done.
Coleen Perilloux Landry04-Mar-2010 03:58
Nice composition. Perhaps it was a salesman's sample.
Guest 04-Mar-2010 03:49
Interesting presentation, amazing minature! Great shot.
Sue Robertson04-Mar-2010 02:46
!!.. So well thought out..
carol j. phipps04-Mar-2010 02:41
Wow! Excellent juxtaposition! Beautiful old keyboard.
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