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The photo unfortunately doesn't show one of the most interesting aspects of a Graf piano: the number of pedals it has (often four or five, depending on the number of moderators). Does anyone have another photo? -- Sheila 109 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.185.68 (talk) 00:07, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Quite deaf"?

"In 1826 Graf lent to Ludwig van Beethoven a 6½-octave piano triple-strung to C♯, and quadruple-strung from D to the top (F4) – probably on the assumption that this stringing would make the piano more audible for the composer, who was quite deaf by this time."

Quite deaf? He was totally deaf. I find it hard to believe Graf could do anything to make a piano even slightly audible to Beethoven. This should be checked out more. 2601:643:8D80:9D10:D012:4D25:A2EB:382A (talk) 19:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But do you have a source for your claim? I recently read through Jan Swafford's Beethoven biography recently, and recall that there were surprising contexts were late in his life Beethoven was able to make use of his tiny bit of residual hearing, as in listening to performances of his late quartets. Opus33 (talk) 17:06, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]