Thanks, Rick - I had been wondering what kind of piano that came from. The soundboard was not far from the shore at all - a couple of yards at most. And a a nice concrete boat ramp was just a few feet out of the frame. It would have been easy for someone to lug it there and drop it in the water, hoping to see it float off, in which case they would have been disappointed... Mark On 11/18/2021 10:14 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Paul, the rectangular shape tells that it’s the frame, strings, and soundboard from an upright piano. I think that a flood could easly have torn away the cabinet and action, leaving this. > > The cast-iron frame would weigh about 150-200 lbs, though, and a thin maple soundboard wouldn’t be bouyant enough to float it. How it got there remains a mystery-- though a raging torrent could have done it, I suppose. > > Rick > >> On Nov 16, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@mac.com> wrote: >> >> A flood can’t rip the sound board out of a piano. Pianos are hard to get dispose of, so some miscreants chop them up and dump them. >> >>> On Nov 16, 2021, at 9:12 AM, ann sanfedele <annsan@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> I though flood victim... - I guess it could be both.. >>> >>> ann >>> >>> On 11/16/2021 6:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> A sad story about illegal dumping, but a good catch my Mark. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>>> On Nov 15, 2021, at 11:46 PM, Marco Alpert <marco@alpert.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Man, there’s got to be a story about that. Great shot. >>>>> >>>>> - Marco >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 15, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Mark C <pdml-mark@charter.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/51683506849 >>>>>> >>>>>> Shot last November, I never got around to processing and posting this image - visited this spot today and remembered this shot. Today I didn't manage to shoot out a whole roll of film - got 9 of 12 exposure in the bag - so it will be a day or two before I finish up today's work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>>>> -- >>>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>> -- >>> ann sanfedele photography >>> https://annsan.smugmug.com >>> https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts >>> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan >>> https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

I suspect an upright "console" or "spinet" piano. The back of the furniture would probably have enough buoyancy to float the smaller frame. And I still think it's likely someone destroyed the piano before it entered the river so it may have more than just the soundboard. On 11/18/2021 10:14 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Paul, the rectangular shape tells that it’s the frame, strings, and soundboard from an upright piano. I think that a flood could easly have torn away the cabinet and action, leaving this. > > The cast-iron frame would weigh about 150-200 lbs, though, and a thin maple soundboard wouldn’t be bouyant enough to float it. How it got there remains a mystery-- though a raging torrent could have done it, I suppose. > > Rick > >> On Nov 16, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@mac.com> wrote: >> >> A flood can’t rip the sound board out of a piano. Pianos are hard to get dispose of, so some miscreants chop them up and dump them. >> >>> On Nov 16, 2021, at 9:12 AM, ann sanfedele <annsan@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> I though flood victim... - I guess it could be both.. >>> >>> ann >>> >>> On 11/16/2021 6:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> A sad story about illegal dumping, but a good catch my Mark. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>>> On Nov 15, 2021, at 11:46 PM, Marco Alpert <marco@alpert.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Man, there’s got to be a story about that. Great shot. >>>>> >>>>> - Marco >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 15, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Mark C <pdml-mark@charter.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/51683506849 >>>>>> >>>>>> Shot last November, I never got around to processing and posting this image - visited this spot today and remembered this shot. Today I didn't manage to shoot out a whole roll of film - got 9 of 12 exposure in the bag - so it will be a day or two before I finish up today's work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>>>> -- >>>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>>> -- >>>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> ann sanfedele photography >>> https://annsan.smugmug.com >>> https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts >>> https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan >>> https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com