[Magdalen] Grace's Birthday.

[Grace Cangialosi]

It was back in the day, but I doubt if it is anymore. I’m not sure Knabes are even made anymore.

> On Aug 2, 2019, at 9:27 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>> From: Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Aug 2, 2019 8:35 PM
>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Grace's Birthday.
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>> We had a Knabe baby grand that someone gave us when I was about 12. We had it completely refurbished when I was in college, including a new pinblock. I sold it to our church organist when I went to seminary, haven’t had a real piano since. Knabes were always good.
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>>> On Aug 2, 2019, at 12:44 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Interesting account of Grace's contributions to your musical life.  I was
>>> caught by the mention of Knabe.  From before my birth nearly 81 years ago,
>>> my mother, an accomplished pianist, had a Knabe upright, which she
>>> treasured.  When her downsizing happened, my brother ended up with the
>>> Knabe.  Now he is selling his house and offered it to me.  Alas, I have no
>>> space to take it, having had to leave my lesser upright behind in Whitevale
>>> with the young family that bought my place.  *Sic transit gloria mundi.*
>>> 
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
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>>> On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 10:48 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>>>> This is my Cousin Grace's birthday.  She would be 120.
>>>> She lived three doors away in my hometown in Wisconsin,and she was also my
>>>> piano teacher and the O/C of thelocal Methodist church where I sang alto
>>>> until thevoice change at about 11.
>>>> Grace taught piano via her treasured Mason & Hamlin grand piano.Though not
>>>> a concert grand, the piano still filled her front parlor andI recall that
>>>> tunes sounded better on her M&H than my familyupright.  We eventually
>>>> bought a Knabe spinet which even in thatday (1950) set my father back
>>>> somewhat more than $1,500.This was a step up musically, but it still wasn't
>>>> a grand piano.
>>>> Grace was an advocate of USA brands of pianos such as the M&H.Chickering,
>>>> Knabe, Steinway and Baldwin.  Japanese pianos were not onthe horizon then.
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>>>> If you can imagine, I rented, for pittance, a real Bosendorfer grand whenI
>>>> was living in Frankfirt/Main, Germany.  What a thrill that was, andGrace
>>>> played it when she visited us in Germany. Bosendorfer is nowowned by Yamaha.
>>>> But Grace's real claim to fame was her chocolate cake with crushedwalnut
>>>> frosting.  No one seemed able to duplicate the recipe.
>>>> RIP. Cousin Grace.
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>>>> David S.
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> Knabe is the official piano of the Metropolitan Opera, at least it was in the days of MIlton Cross when I first started listening to the 
> saturday opera/
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> Joe Cirou