Saving RMS Olympic's Surviving Steinway Piano
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2024
- As you listen to this piano, you are listening to history. This beautiful Steinway piano was salvaged from the RMS Olympic, sister of the infamous Titanic, when the ship was scrapped.
The RMS Olympic Steinway Association is looking to acquire the piano and preserve it as a public artifact. To learn about how you can support their mission, visit their website at www.rmsolympicpiano.com/en/
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I'm a pianist and Titanic enthusiast; just emailed the Association to help as best I can. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this!!!
This is Patrick Cornelius Vida. Thank you very much for your email. I will get back with you as soon as possible.
Yes, thank you for your message!
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The fact that a piece of Olympic (a very musical one, at that) exists blows my mind.
If I’m not mistaken, there’s a hotel somewhere where they used some of the wood panelling from the Olympic in their dining room!
@liamvnbw Sweet!
@@liamvnbwthe White Swan Hotel has the banister of the middle lower section of Olympic’s First Class Grand Staircase, and I do believe it is used regularly, however it is given loving care by the staff as they know the heritage of the staircase and how symbolic it is to Olympic and her sister ships Titanic and Britannic. The entranceway to the hotel is adorned by a revolving door from Olympic’s first class restaurant entrance. All of the White Swan Hotel’s Olympic fittings are carefully and lovingly cared for, they help us honor the true spirit of Olympic, Britannic, and Titanic. The fittings are practically priceless.
@@liamvnbw the white swan in Alnwick
A lot of Olympics insides are in a hotel somewhere in the UK
Only 100 grand? Bloody hell, I wish I was rich! I'd just buy it and then hand it over to them and say "look after it"
My sincere appreciation for this thought. Indeed, a scenario like this would immediately accomplish the goal of our cause. I firmly believe, that no private individual should own this instrument in order to prevent any harm or stupid actions be ever done to it. Like the old Stradivarius violins. They are also owned by associations or banks, and not by private individuals.
Same here. And I agree that this piano should not go into private hands never to be seen again. It should be shared with the world. It's history!
Yeah I was expecting something more than that🎹🎶
Honestly for a Steinway (with custom finishing) and one of historical significance to boot that isn't to bad.
I very much doubt it would only fetch 100k at auction. Would be a million+
A piano from the Olympic, a pipe organ from the Britannic, and an old violin from the Titanic. It's like those ships are talking to us through their instruments (although Titanic's violin is no longer playable).
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A very similar story exists for the pipe organ installed on the grand staircase of the Brittanic. The outbreak of the First World War prevented its shipment from Germany, so it was resold to a Swiss mansion, and currently exists in a Swiss museum. Titanic was also rumored to have a small pipe organ that missed the maiden voyage, perhaps serving the aft restaurant in place of the piano. Both organs were made by the Michael Welte company in Germany.
That is so interesting...Do you know the name of the museum?
how much are they asking for a pianao
@@green4green It is the Museum für Musikautomaten in Seewen, Switzerland.
The issue with piano's is they're not like violins, they don't get played in, they just kind of deteriorate, which is a shame because it means they can be overlooked. My favourite feeling on earth is playing a very old piano with lots of mojo and a big story to tell. I hope this piano gets preserved and played.
As a piano technician who grew up around the trade and works on many pianos, old and new, I can say that I always can tell when a piano is not being played and used regularly. All of the action components begin to get stiff and sluggish with disuse; it is always best to use pianos regularly (of course, not pounding on the keys to damage the instrument). Any shift in the regulation, or wear, that occurs through regular use can always be corrected. It's thus best to use them and maintain them regularly.
I'm sure that if a music instrument from 2,000 years ago was found the history of the item itself would be amazing enough and the fact that most people won't attempt to play it to keep it from deteriorating even more, wouldn't matter. This piano, deteriorated or not, playable or not, is worth more than money. Strings can always be restored over and over.
Older pianos MUST be played, tuned quarterly or at least every six months. I’m a professional pianist and have an antique Whitney, built in 1929 in Chicago. It is getting more and more difficult to keep it up. Eventually pins, strings, dampers and such just wear out. I hope this beauty is saved and more importantly played!
As a musician, this makes me very happy
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Imagine her being put in the White Swan’s Olympic Restaurant as a temporary exhibit? That would be amazing to hear the piano surrounded by the same wood that was once inside the Olympic.
I have performed in the White Swan, and sadly the young staff, and the general manager there don’t care very much for the history of their surroundings. They were contacted as well, two years ago and didn’t even respond and they have also shown no interest.interest when I was there, and when I mentioned it there. I would have a lot more to tell about this, but to make a long story short it does not seem that the white swan is a realistic place, although I would love the same idea.
@@PatrickVida I hate when people who don’t give a shit about history are in charge of historical places
@@PatrickVidaWhat about the owner? They have the final say and can get the right people to work there.
If I may offer one idea: An obvious home for this piano would seem to be the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick, England. Reuniting the piano with the main dining saloon (Yes, technically it would have been in/near the a la carte restaurant, but we work with what we have).
I absolutely support this cause and hope that this historic instrument is saved for the adoring public. It also does my heart good, as the son of a professional musician, to hear it acknowledged that a vital part of an instrument's preservation is to play it; These are mechanical devices built for a purpose, and to deny them that purpose as static display pieces not only increases their degradation but robs them of their purpose, their soul. As long as it is able, this piano should be used to, gently in deference to its age, be used to create beautiful music just as it was built to do.
The only thing better would be if we could find an authentic, genuine Olympic or Titanic songbook. Though we have long speculated, until such a book turns up we may never know what the passengers of the past truly heard.
We are in touch with a number of locations, thank you for the suggestion! And yes, we agree that this piano should be used to make *music* for people to *hear* once again. Thank you for your support!
The songbook does exist, and since I'm mainly a violinist, I have been playing in the exact formation of the time for 10 years. In fact, I own a couple of pieces in the exact same formation. Once we have access to the instrument again, we intend to produce a lot of original music.
@@PatrickVida My Father was a violinist on RMS Adriatic. Somewhere (It won’t be easy to find.) I have a musical program book from Adriatic.
@@fredblonder7850 what a beautiful connection you have in your family. I would certainly love to get a hand on this songbook.
@@PatrickVida If I turn it up again, I’ll try to remember to post a scan somewhere, but don’t expect it anytime soon. ;-)
0:00 "Elite Syncopations" by Scott Joplin (1902)
10:49 "Bethena" by Scott Joplin (1905)
Part-time explorer and maritime horrors both uploaded at the same time. two of my favorite story tellers
Both are amazing, I'd also recommend Oceanliner Designs with Mike Brady and Big Old Boats channels
Everybody is a Titanic enthusiast. While I really like that ship, I'm really an Olympic enthusiast. And I would love to see this beautiful piece from the legendary ship to be enjoyed by the public for decades to come.
No, not everybody is a Titanic enthusiast.
Thank you for your valuable thought
The Piano just might be my favorite musical instrument. No other instrument can look like such a work of art as much as it sounds like one.
Though I mostly agree, some guitars are very beautiful in both design and sound. The Martin D-45 for example. I've also seen many wind instruments with stunning carvings.
@@brettcharlton1534Of course! I'm not at all saying that the piano is the only instrument that can both look and sound like a work of art. I agree that string and wind instruments are equally as capable of displaying excellent craftsmanship.
After all, I’m mainly a violinist, and for whatever reason I have fallen deeply in love with the piano , to the piano general, and this piano specifically
One other cause I would like to draw Tom's attention to, while we're on the topic of musical instruments with a Titanic connection, is the Britannic Organ, the truly colossal self-playing pipe organ that was intended to be fitted to RMS Britannic. Thankfully, this organ was never installed before Britannic was requisitioned by the Royal Navy, and still exists at the Museum fur Musikautomaten in Seewen, Switzerland. In 2007, the organ was restored to operation and can be heard today on special occasions.
My Father was a musician aboard RMS Adriatic.
The Baldwin grand piano from the lounge of the NS Savannah is still aboard Savannah, but has been disassembled and placed in storage in one of the cargo holds. At present, no one has come forward to work on reassembling and restoring it, however it is safe for the moment.
I'm Josh Andersen-Raymer Social Coordinator for the Piano Association. I would love to hear more about your fathers time on the Adriatic as well as your work on the Savannah.
@@Trainman-1912 Actually, I would love to know more about my Father’s time on the Adriatic. He died when I was six years old, so I never heard it from him. He was a violinist, and had an agent named Arthur Blyth, in Manhattan, who got him bookings on whatever ship needed music. He save all of his crew cards, and there’s one from Adriatic. He also stole a mess of original White Star memorabilia, which is probably valuable now.
He was in the crew of the SS Washington during the Second World War when he met my Mom. I am currently trying to publish my Mom’s journal of her experiences getting out of Europe during the war. I included my Father’s hastily written account of the rescue of the crew of the Olivegrove after it was torpedoed by the U-33. It was a bizarre incident in that after the Olivegrove sank, the captain of the U-boat took the captain of the Olivegrove aboard to make sure he would be okay.
As for the Savannah, just go to my youtube channel “Fred Blonder” and search for “Savannah”. I’ve put up several videos of random things, though my main focus is on restoring the nuclear reactor controls.
Unfortunately, I’m not doing anything there this week as the regular crew is dealing with a Covid outbreak.
If you know anyone in the Baltimore area who would be interested in volunteering to restore the Savannah’s piano, I could point them in the right direction.
BTW: Do you have any idea what happened to the grand piano from the Zeppelin, Hindenburg? It was on board in the 1936 season but had been removed for 1937, so was not destroyed in the fire.
This piano looks like it’s polished within an inch of its life I am not sure it would’ve glistened like a mirror
During the refinishing, a more modern high-gloss finish was applied. Although not our preference, it is at least a solid and sturdy finish that simultaneously displays the original wood grain very nicely.
I am going to try to donate money to this cause. This is important piece of maritime history. I really hope this goes to the public.
@@martinr1834Sp it is an important artifact that needs to be preserved
Thank you! Every little bit will help. Big or small.
Seeing pieces from Titanic and Olympic is a great thing to see. When there are no people around it would have been stone quiet. Hearing something that has a direct connection to history as it does is priceless as it gives the ship a bit of a voice long after she was scrapped and Titanics loss.
A beautifully put together video and a special piece of history for sure.
I believe with more scrutiny today how relics were aquired in personal possession makes it more difficult for museums to get pieces from them on loan like they used to.
After seeing the Titanic Exhibition which blew me away I realized there are so many important artifacts out there we will never see which is a shame, although I am grateful for the people that make real history available to the public.
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This very much reminds me of the movie "The Legend of 1900". If stuff like this interests you then you may well enjoy the film.
Thanks as always and regards.
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I agree!
agreed
very!
This piano deserves to be shared with the world, not just some single person. It’s a beautiful piece of musical art and history.
Overall video is so best... nice explaination, graphics and main thing I like that is best ever olympic's animation... This is very reallistic animation which I ever seen....😊😊❤
That's its mind blowing to see something like this 😮
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What a treat to see and hear this beautiful piano. Thank you, Part Time Explorer!
I love the efforts that go into saving one piano when thousands and thousands of pianos from the same time period are thrown away every day……
As a piano technician with decades of experience working in the field, it pains me as well. I wish we could save them all. Perhaps, however, through efforts such as this, people will see the importance of saving vintage instruments instead of junking them and buying new, and often inferior, pianos.
My partner is a pianist/teacher and it grinds us both when a student wants to run out and buy a new piano while great old ones just sit in junk piles. They could fix one up for much less than they spend on a new one.
I’m sitting right now next to our beautiful little Winter & Co. and it just couldn’t be beat by a new one. It’s not an old Steinway but hey (that’s in the living room). We try to teach that sound is better than shiny lol.
@@karenc4544 Having restored vintage pianos for decades, I can't agree more.
Thank you so much, Tom, for your work in putting this documentary together! It both draws attention to the piano's wonderful history, and highlights the work that the members of our Association are doing to try and preserve it. Our Board members are thrilled to see the video has gone 'live' today. I hope everyone enjoys this excellent documentary, and that they feel they can help us on our journey to save this historical treasure!
Great to see pieces of the Olympic still around, her history deserves being remembered…and heard! It would be wonderful if the piano could be housed onboard the Nomadic.
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Donated, thank you for shedding light on this great cause!
Thank you so much for your donation!
Thank you very very much
to late. i just bought it
@@randomrazr not funny.
@@PatrickVida No, thank you guys for working to preserve a piece of musical history: as a musician and history lover, this cause really hits close to home for me, and I hope the Olympic Steinway has many years of beautiful music ahead of it!
Nice, I’m glad it survived
I hope the seller has an agreement not to let it go, while the association does it's best to purchase it! I bet out of all the celebs you showed, Irving Berlin probably tickled the ivories on her! Nice job putting this together!
Yes, our association has this kind of an agreement with the owner for one year.
Irving Berlin only played the black keys.
What a brilliant piano. The tone is wonderful (so is the pianist). Thank you for sharing this. I’d love to see it for a while in the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick in Northumberland, where part of one of Olympics rooms is (their function room) and I think has very appropriate panelling. I wish you well in saving it. In the meantime I’ll continue to look after my own, smaller, mementoes, of Olympic - sone decking and brass piping - made into a lamp for me by my father in law, who was one of the industrial blacksmiths who dismantled Olympic. Thank you for raising this information.
This is the pianist :-) thank you very much for your kind words. And this, although I am mainly a violinist. I have been not only to Olympics piano, but also to the white swan. I have proposed to put the piano there and mentioned it a couple of times. The manager as well as the staff, don't seem to care very much. We were looking for a semi permanent home where the instrument is welcomed and taken care of Thank you for your good wishes.
@@PatrickVida that’s a pity about the White Swan, but well done for trying - and you are an amazing pianist, so your violin skills must. E outstanding.
It'd be cool if they brought it to the 1st Class Lounge at White Swan
I have commented on that above
“Disappear into a private collection”
As a collector myself, It’s very sad how many priceless artifacts end up in museum storage or basements because either they don’t have the room or desire to display them. Myself and many of my fellow collectors have actually purchased pieces from museums that have closed or desired to deaccess.
I share my collection publicly and feel that I do a better job than a lot of museums.
Very true. And we appreciate the generosity of collectors like yourself who share items from their collection instead of spiriting them away, never to be seen again. Our concern is that this piano, like the other piano from Olympic, will suffer just such a fate.
impressive video of a story I was not too familiar with. Great work, Tom, and all involved. Hope you are keeping well!
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Being a musician myself and artist, I totally understand.🎉
Thank you very much
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This is the first I’ve heard of this piano. How exciting! I was a singer for most of my life, and I have a passion for all things musical (and Titanic related). It sounds as though The White Swan would be an ideal place for this gorgeous piano.
We are currently in discussions with multiple potential sites for the piano, but if I recall correctly, White Swan was not particularly interested last I was aware.
@@atlanticliners that’s too bad. Sounds like it would be an excellent venue. I hope you’ll keep us updated on your search.
@@lisasharf1442We sure will! Thank you for your kind support.
Rebuild the Olympic as a static ship and install the piano on board. How incredible it would be to have a replica Olympic with an authentic piano playing!
Tangential to the topic (and have yet only seen one a a half minutes of the video), but this has been bothering me for a while and I haven't seen anyone bring it up, and if I'm incorrect I want to know it: The number of lifeboats Titanic carried was unrelated to how many people died. Some more might have been saved if the boats had been full, but having more boats wouldn't have helped. I say this because they were still trying to load boats as the bow section broke off and sank out from under them. They loaded the number of boats they had time for, and if there had been any remaining they would have either gone down with the ship or floated off and (likely) been swamped by a thousand desperate people trying to board them all at once. The ultimate result would still have been a shocking number of deaths. Am I wrong?
This is actually a very astute comment, thank you for leaving it. You are correct in saying that more lifeboats on Titanic would not necessarily have translated to more lives saved, because the ship sank before all 20 could be launched. Quite simply, we do not know who else might have survived if they had made it to a floating lifeboat; however, judging from the experiences of those on waterlogged Collapsibles A and B, extra lifeboats would have proven dubious havens on that cold night. However, other ships happily increased their lifeboat capacity in response to the disaster, and it is impossible at this remove to estimate how many lives were saved in subsequent maritime disasters because more lifeboats were available. Thank you for your question!
You're right. I wrote a research assignment on this topic and had the same conclusion. The number of lifeboats didn't actually mattter.
I don't have the extra funds to donate to this endevour, but thank you for telling us about it; it's an absolutely stunning piece. You're reigniting my desire to learn to play piano.
Fun fact: My dad has an antique Stradivarius violin that he found while cleaning out a foreclosed house. It's a student violin and not worth much, but it's very cool!
Any donation big or small will go a long way. Thank you for considering us. Good luck following your interest in learning the piano!
It would seem like a somewhat promising to put up donation boxes at those Titanic museums where visitors can throw in a coin or two. Along with a little display and such, what it is for and all.
These ideas have come to our mind as well. Currently, the piano is out of our practical reach, despite an agreement with the owner. Whatever solution we can achieve in the next months, once we can work with the piano, we can bring it to the public, and make money with it to ensure its preservation or to meet potential financial obligations as an association.
Beautiful piano! Hope that you succeed in saving it.
Thank you for the well wishes and support!
we need a cover of the white star line march on that
Excellent story. Thank you.
Great video. Thanks.
I always look forward to one of your videos! they're all very high quality and informative, something which is quite rare on this platform now.
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This is so cool!
Lovely video as always, Tom!
its sad that this piano might be gone one day
We are trying to prevent exactly that. Every small donation helps.
Part-time explorer is totally interesting❤
Fascinating - will definitely go check out the official website.
I appreciate this very much
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Thank you for letting me know about this gorgeous piece of history. I donated. ❤️
Thank you very much for your donation, this is the president
Thank you so much for your support and assistance!
I'm honored you replied! You're welcome. I only wish that I had more. ❤️
You're welcome! I wish that I had more to give. ❤️
@@AUCEDELAMMAS We are so grateful to everyone who is helping us on this project. We understand the limitations, and can only say that many people giving very small amounts can equal or exceed a single larger donation. Every Euro, Pound, or Dollar helps and gets us closer to our goal. Thank you!
I'm so glad you made this call to action! Awesome video as always!
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It's the RMS PIANIC! :)
Great video!
RMS TITANIC 1912, AND RMS OLYMPIC 1911-1936, IN MEMORIAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely.
Wonderful video, Tom. I didn't know the piano even still existed. How exciting! I hope the Steinway Association succeeds. Thank you for telling us about the piano.
Thank you for your kind words
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This was very very interesting. Thank you! Love your videos!
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So glad to see you back on! We were getting worried. Please keep making new content!!
I'm here! Many of my projects lately are larger and take a bit more time to produce. Broker, for example, took over a month of work. I'm working on a few right now, plus some additional projects, so it may seem slow.
We like very much your channel.
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Isn't there a museum of the Olympic class at the old Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast? If so, the piano could be played daily for the tourists and shipfans.
Certainly belongs in the UK being that it was a British ship. Belfast would be the perfect place where the ship was constructed.
I do hope the association acquires the Piano and they find the other one too. Just a suggestion, but maybe they can pitch the idea to RMS Titanic Inc. to buy and display the Piano.
This is a good thought, thank you for leaving it for us. Due to certain sensitivities that some may have with the piano being displayed alongside artifacts recovered from the wreck (there are still strong feelings on that), RMS Titanic, Inc., and its affiliates and museums are not under consideration for display and/or partnership on the purchase. We are attempting to be very considerate of the feelings of those who are still very opposed to salvage, so that they would never feel that anything they donate was used to support a cause that they are opposed to. I hope this helps!
I wonder if any pieces of the original piano have ever been spotted in the wreckage?
To the best of my knowledge, no. I hope this helps!
Sadly, I would think that it got totally destroyed as the ship split. If it was located in the Reception area, it probably "died" before the ship even reached the sea floor. Some of the biggest and thickest pieces might still exist and would probably be located in the debris area. Incredibly sad.
@@MissDaisyDuke01There is footage from the Titanic wreck that shows the remnants of a piano, but I can't remember how old it was. There's a chance that the wood organisms have finished it off by now.
@@jdslyman1720 Yes, I recall what you are saying. I believe it was a Grand piano, if I'm not mistaken. It would have sat in the "Drawing Room", forward of the First Class Lounge (which was totally destroyed). Close to the braking point, but not directly in it's path. So if this is the piano you are referring to, then it would seem it DID survive. Soooo sad to see these beautiful pieces being eaten alive. Isn't it? Sigh...
Hi, thank you for all the videos you do. Can I suggest one that I haven't seen on any channel I watch and is so sad. The penlee lifeboat disaster from 1981 here in the UK
It would be interesting if you could do a video on the ghost town of Portlock, Alaska. I have noticed a couple of videos addressing the "strange and terrifying" events that led to its abandonment and feel that it would be a service to those who are interested in such things to see a video on the subject created by someone who actually believes that research goes beyond the top three (and most titillating) results of a Google search.
Seems like the piano would do well on board the the Original Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA
Maybe, but it would be competing with The Mary's own pianos for coolness and being historical artifacts😁 One of them is in the "Hotel" entrance, and I believe it originally was in another 1st Class area.
A $100 donation has been made!
In behalf of the Association, thank you so much for your assistance!
@@atlanticliners Happy to help!! Historical pieces like this piano must remain in the public domain and not get locked away never to be seen again!
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I happened upon a video of Mr. Vida playing this piano last year while trying to finish learning how to play Maple Leaf Rag! I could not believe what I was seeing! I’m so glad it’s gained the attention of Titanic enthusiasts at large. The video still has less than a thousand views. Edit: It has 1.1k now!
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My sincere appreciation for your kind words, and for sharing the link. Yes, as a classical musician with over 20 students and 100% position in a full-time Orchestra I do not have the time for proper online marketing or to create a UA-cam channel with an outreach such as this one. This is why the support of this channel is so invaluable.
@@PatrickVida We likewise appreciate your amazing contribution to White Star history!!!
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I would love to see u do a video on the RMS queen Elizabeth
YES! Me too. We know a lot about her older running mate, but we don't know much about the Lizzie's history, aside from the fire that doomed her.
Great bit of. Info here tyvm
wonder who bought the grand pianos?? Amazing video!!!!!
Will we get an update on Lusitania: The Greyhound’s Wake this May?
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If Only they set The Olympic up as either a hotel or a museum like they did with The Queen Mary in either Southern Hampton England or Queens Town Ireland or Scotland or even New York to keep her memory and The Titanic Memory Alive then they could have kept this piano on the ship and if that all happened then I could have used The Olympic to play a big role the Titanic Story I am writing about.
But that is just my opinion.
I thought they were 5 Steinway Grand Pianos.... Like the one we see in the wreck exploration made by Cameron for the 1998 Movie..
Good question! 'Five' is often thrown around, but inaccurate. Titanic actually appears to have had 7 pianos. 5 of these are confirmed with serial numbers. A known 6th piano was located in Titanic's Third Class General Room, and was played during the sinking; however, it was loaded in Southampton and we do not have a record of its brand or serial number. The original Olympic Restaurant piano (Steinway 143017) that was apparently brought aboard Titanic and placed in her Restaurant Reception Room would make the 7th. I hope this helps!
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I guess I dont see the importance, it's a Steinway off the production line like the millions of other pianos they made over the decades and still make to-day
Actually, most of the vintage pianos are better built than modern ones, featuring warmer tone and timber, made of higher-quality materials than are even available today (such as the quality of slow-grown wood). That, plus its historic connections, makes it a prime candidate for preservation. I hope this helps!
@@atlanticliners weather old/vintage pianos play/sound beter than newer pianos is subjective opinion🎹🎶
I have shot glasses off Olympic. Sadly i stopped drinking before that auction. Ill start again if "the end" comes. Ill use those dainty shot glasses
Was there a pipe organ on the Britanic? Or just a facade for a future organ?
It had been built, but was never installed. It still exists today, actually.
In the Titanic movie it shows a piano at the wreck . I wonder if its also a steinway. I believe that was from 3rd class.
Good thinking! The piano used in the film was supposed to represent the Model B grand in the First Class Reception Room on D Deck, forward of the Dining Saloon. A stand-in piano was used in the film; it was torched and damaged in an attempt to replicate what this piano *might* look like if it was found in the wreck. I'm not sure what brand of piano was used, but it would have been pretty well destroyed.
There has been some conversation over the past few years that a lump of debris found on the port side of Titanic's Reception Room may be the remains of her piano (which is interesting because Olympic's piano was always photographed on the *starboard* side of the Reception Room). I can see in the footage that I have seen what is being described, but I have been unable to make a 100% ironclad identification that the 'lump' is the piano. At least... not yet. I hope this helps!
@atlanticliners I thought I remembered seeing piano keys in a pile of wood during one of the visits to the Titanic wreck. That footage is at least from 20 years ago, as I don't believe anyone has been inside since then. In 2012, the wreck was explored again, but it was all exterior shots, and last year, a 3d scan was done, also from the exterior.
how come white star line never upgraded olympics promenade deck with the enclosed section? nor put in. britannics gantry davits to make more space?
Good question! In short: for the entirety of her career, Olympic had an Enclosed Promenade on B Deck, so there was never a need to enclose A Deck as they had on Titanic and later Britannic.
Would be more interested in the accordion in the ships crew area.
Have you done a doc on the Terror and Erebus?
1:30 I really liked how you synced background music with this pianist. Very nice
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Thomas, what is your take on the Olympic being the ship that was lost as the Titanic which was supposedly under repair? Also supposedly the 'Titanic' was sunk on purpose to eliminate Astor and other elites. I agree that people should be able to view and hear this piano heard. TYSM!!
Hello, and thank you for your comment. Good question! Neither the switch theory or the 'murder by iceberg' theory are supported in the historical record. I'm afraid these theories are disproven only to crop up again repeatedly through social media these days. I hope this helps!
@@atlanticliners Harrumph! I really believe it was the Olympic but yeah, who's to say? Tysm!!
@@FastingStarChanelNo5 Yeah, there were many dozens, if not hundreds, of differences between Olympic and Titanic. Historians have actually taken the time to document and prove that Olympic and Titanic were not switched. Sadly, social media posters often misrepresent the facts and misidentify photos trying to gain "likes" and "followers" through tantalizing conspiracy theories. I hope this helps!
Lucky them they didn't hit a iceberg 🧊🫤
Has the old piano on the titanic ever found on the wreck?
To the best of our knowledge, no. As was pointed out in the video, Olympic's original piano was right in the middle of the area where the ship broke apart, and items from that section of the ship are strewn all over the seafloor, sometimes folded over themselves and potentially hiding objects within the folds. I have never seen any evidence of remains of that particular piano, I'm afraid.
@@atlanticliners ok thanks
@LucasMeyer48 Of course, happy to help.
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There's a grand piano in Dallas, Texas (at the Adolphus Hotel) that reputedly had a twin on the Titanic and whose owner went down with the ship. Unfortunately, all the accounts I've found are hearsay. I'd love to know if someone has done actual research to corroborate that claim.
Do you happen to have a photo of the piano? Or, better yet, a photo of the piano's serial number (which can usually, on a grand, be found under the music desk in the vicinity of the tuning pins)?
@@atlanticliners I personally don't have any photos of it at all. There are photos of the piano on the hotel's website, though I'm not sure if any include the serial number.
@@catherinemiller2118 Ah! I see. I looked it up, and the piano in that hotel it *definitely* not connected to Olympic or Titanic at all. Amazing piano, however!
What My mind is blown this is the piano off of Olympic thats the coolist thing ever ever😀
when the heck was the last time ya posted here? wait olympics pian-
Not sure why an upright as opposed to a grand piano.
Olympic and Titanic were provided with a number of pianos. Of these, only one aboard each ship was a grand piano: the Model B Steinway from the First Class Reception Room on D Deck. What many people don't realize is that many of the large upright pianos from that era have a better sound than baby grands; they also took up far less room. Since this piano is the only one available to preserve at the moment (and comes with such an incredible history of its own), we are working hard to preserve it and share it with the public. I hope this helps!
I love pianos too. But you are saying that people can associate more with the Olympic with this piano than the titanic. But titanic has a movie and the Olympic only has a piano that is not even the one that was on the ship is crazy for you to say that.
Because this piano is made to replace Olympic's original 1911 piano, which apparently went down with Titanic, this is as close as we will ever get to hearing one of Titanic's pianos.
The gilding on that piano looks incorrect. It looks like gold paint. I noticed at 4:53.
Trust me, it is no paint. I have seen it in person twice. There is a lot more to tell about this, feel free to contact us through our website.
@@PatrickVida Maybe it's the matte finish on some of it.
@@incog99skd11 This is a complex issue. Even during the restoration, attempts were made to remove as much polyester varnish as possible (I understand that work is currently underway on this again). This is why the gold, for example, is a little crumpled.
Please get Jordan Rudess to play it.
That name isn't familiar to me without looking it up -- however, if we are able to acquire the instrument and place it on display, the sky is literally the limit. We plan to have performances with the piano, including performing vintage music of the sort originally played on Olympic and Titanic, and share these recordings with people who can't travel to see the piano in person. Stay tuned for more details -- if we are successful!
So I’ve been looking it up… what does it even look like
I always hate when an item of historical significance disappears into some rich pricks warehouse, just for the sake of ownership!
Good on the ROSA for trying to keep this piano in the public eye
You sound jelly
Thank you for your true words. This is exactly how I feel and this is the scenario we are trying to prevent and why I have founded the association.
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Ah, a fellow Pink Panther fan! :)
That other piano is way cooler. Whoever has it keep it safe I dont think museums are safe private collections have better potential. Protesters keep going in museums and you cant just meet their demands if you do they are in there a week later mad about something else.