Bucher's 'silent' piano propped up on tables in Italy in 1945
Gift of Austin Loree, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Alan Bucher playing his silent, practice piano while editing Debussy sheet music and smoking a pipe. The piano was created from wood and made no sound. Foggia, Italy. 1945
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$120.00
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Items from the service of Alan V. Bucher. Bucher was a music teacher and organist prior to the war and served as a typist during the war. He built a homemade silent piano from wood to continue to practice during time spent over seas.
Geography:
Foggia
Latitude:
41.450
Longitude:
15.567
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Pianos--Italy
Pipes (Smoking)--Italy
Pianists--Italy