"Baby Teeth" Piano
(NOT FOR SALE AT THIS TIME) This tiny piano was created from a 6" piece of natural "live edge" Honduran Rosewood Burl. It has 18 tiny white keys of antique ivory, 13 zericote black keys, a brass sustain pedal, and three lion-paw legs. No CNC machine. Instead, this small masterpiece was designed and engineered by eye, painstakingly carved, each individual ivory and zericote key having been shaped by hand, and fitted into the keyboard, using only hand files, sandpaper, and precision craftsmanship.
Artist: Nancy R Koerner (Bio) Contact for pricing Year made: 2019 All materials used: Honduran rosewood burl "live edge" heartwood, (re-purposed) ivory, zericote, and brass. Dimensions: Piano 6" long,” 1.75" tall x 2” wide. Each white key 5mm x 4.5mm x 2mm. Each black key 3mm x 2.5mm x 1mm: |
Monogram NK '19 - Underside of piano body on narrow tip.
Other info: Honduran rosewood burl is a planetary legacy, one of the rarest, most valuable, and most collectible woods in the world. This heirloom quality, one-of-a-kind, HRB creation represents the heavenly after-life of a tree, a breathtaking reincarnation of natural living beauty. The raw rosewood is legally imported by the artist, who is licensed and permitted under USDA/APHIS regulation, and approved by C.I.T.E.S. (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) as an environmentally-friendly enterprise.
Other info: Honduran rosewood burl is a planetary legacy, one of the rarest, most valuable, and most collectible woods in the world. This heirloom quality, one-of-a-kind, HRB creation represents the heavenly after-life of a tree, a breathtaking reincarnation of natural living beauty. The raw rosewood is legally imported by the artist, who is licensed and permitted under USDA/APHIS regulation, and approved by C.I.T.E.S. (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) as an environmentally-friendly enterprise.