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Piano strings on a 1931 Steinway M grand piano. The oldest record of wire being made for musical instruments is from Augsburg in 1351. Starting around 1800, the piano began to be built ever more ambitiously, with sturdier (eventually, iron) framing and greater string tension. This led to innovations in making tougher piano wire. In 1834, the Webster & Horsfal firm of Birmingham, United Kingdom brought out a form of piano wire made from cast steel; according to Dolge it was "so superior to the iron wire that the English firm soon had a monopoly." But a better steel wire was soon created in 1840 by the Viennese firm of Martin Miller, and a period of innovation and intense competition ensued, with rival brands of piano wire being tested against one another at international competitions, leading ultimately to the modern form of piano wire.
Stringers - Transbus Dart SLF / Transbus Mini Pointer - MB04 BLF is seen here departing Castleford Bus Station operating service 499 to Ferry Fryston on April 1st 2017.
Seafarers Bridge, Melbourne. A landscape version of my ultrawide angle view.
Canon 5D Mk III with Canon EF 14mm F2.8L Mk II lens. 1/100th sec at F13, ISO 400.
My step-son gave me this ornament years ago, after his year-long stay in Taiwan. I can't remember its significance, but it has been tied to my office doorknob since then!
The We're Here! gang is looking for rope and string today.
Here it is, my finished string-quilt. I had so much fun designing and making it. At times it was a bit of a struggle physically since it is the largest quilt that I've ever made.
finished piecing the quilt back and basted the quilt this weekend, and only 2 weeks left to finish this, 2 pencil rolls, and hopefully a few pot holders... ahhhh!!
Another lightning picture from last week. I like the way the lightning ran behind the horizontal line of small dark clouds connecting them like popcorn strung together on a string. Shooting lightning is interesting because you never know what you're going to get. Very different from the typical landscape where everything is carefully composed.
Variations. Preparing for an upcoming Zentangle demonstration, playing with basic tangles (to show that basic does not have to be boring).
Just putting my camera in the boot after a lovely day in Ilfracombe when I spotted this shot. I like how the lights lead to the misty headland in the distance.
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