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My piano back in Canada is just your ordinary upright piano that I got as a Christmas present when I was in grade five (piano). I remember it so well, because I had gotten into a fight with my dad in the car. Then I came home, and there was a piano for me with a big red ribbon and bow around it.

Admittedly, I quite miss my piano. My parents said they were going to get rid of it because I wasn’t there anymore, but as far as I know they haven’t yet. I hope they don’t. We’ve been through a lot, that piano and I.

Anyways, I was browsing the internet about a week ago, and I don’t know how I stumbled across it, but I found these really… interestingly designed pianos. I can’t quite decide if I like them or not. They’re called the Schimmel Pegasus Grand Piano.

The hand-made Schimmel Pegasus has an ergonomically curved keyboard, over 200 strings under a total tension of 176,520 newtons, and a key assembly composed of 10,000 pieces. Only 14 were made ten years ago for people like Eddie Murphy, Lenny Kravitz, and granfunkmeister Prince.
                                                                                           - from gizmodo.com

They’re pretty interesting looking, if anything. Apparently they were selling one of them and only asking $110,000 for it. It better sound damn good for that much money.

What I really like, is Yoshiki’s crystal grand piano.

I have no idea if the sound is good, but it just looks so beautiful. They actually have one similar to it in the Kawai store in Sakae. I’m tempted to ask if I can touch it. Or stand near it. Or something, haha. They have a practice room there too, so you can try out one of their grands, but I’m too scared to go in and try.

Besides, it’s pretty obvious that I could not afford one. I don’t look like a rich girl, haha.

More and more I’m debating whether or not I should get an electric piano for my place here. They’re kind of expensive, and I don’t want to buy one and never play it. Although, I have a feeling that wouldn’t happen. I also don’t want to buy one and then decide to leave, and be stuck with what to do with it. But it’s pretty weird not having anything to play on.

I guess I didn’t have anything at Nanzan, (well, I did for a few months, kind of). But it feels a lot different now. Things aren’t all new and exciting, haha, and I miss the comfort playing brings. So, we’ll see.

I mean I’ve spent so many years playing (seventeen, can you believe it?) that I also feel like it’s almost a waste having nothing here to play on, and I’m not sure where you can go to just… use a piano. Why did I have to pick the big instrument you can’t easily move around? Haha.