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Around eight years ago, when I first started photographing abandoned buildings and objects, I fell in love with photographing abandoned pianos. Since then, I haven’t stopped photographing this beautiful instrument. I can honestly say that I’ve been drawn even more towards it. It’s amazing to imagine the music that would have once played in these decaying places. Pianos are so beautiful—I love their shape and how they are crafted. When I want to unwind, I always listen to piano music. It’s so relaxing, and when I know there is a piano in the building I’m photographing, it’s the first thing I run off to. It’s my favorite instrument.
The pianos in this post have been shot all over the world in different types of buildings. I’ve visited hotels, houses, castles, schools, garages, hospitals, palaces and Chernobyl to photograph them.
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#1
Abandoned Piano
Final score:
16points
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
They definitely are. I have an antique piano with ivory keys. You can tell by the age of the piano, and the fact that the ivory overlays to the keys are assembled in two pieces. You can see in the photos where some of the bottom pieces have become dislodged.
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#2
French House
Final score:
14points
Roman Robroek (Submission author) 5 years ago
The piano is in an excellent state (Y)
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Up All Night 5 years ago
Is that a bowl of fake fruits? I remember my grandparents having them ...for some reason.
#3
Impressive Abandoned Palace In Poland
Final score:
13points
#4
German Sanatorium
Final score:
13points
Up All Night 5 years ago
Whatever it is, it looks more cloud-like than anything else.
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WinterBadger 5 years ago
Wow, these are haunting, yet beautiful. I truly appreciate all the time and creativity you put into creating these amazing images. Thank you for sharing.
WinterBadger 5 years ago
What a haunting, yet beautiful series. Thank you for all the work to create these images and for sharing them.
Real Joe Biden 5 years ago
This photo accurately represents what's happening to my brain these days.
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
This hurts to look at. I have an antique piano myself, and I treasure it. Pianos create so much beautiful energy, and give us so much joy when we play them, it's almost like they have souls. So sad to see these grand old instruments abandoned. They look like they're waiting for their owners to come back. If I could only take one stick of furniture from my home, it would be my old piano.
#5
Italian House
Final score:
12points
Roman Robroek (Submission author) 5 years ago
Yeah, it was.. Most of the rooms were actually completely trashed.
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German Castle
Final score:
12points
#7
Belgium House
Final score:
12points
#8
Abandoned School In Abkhazia
Final score:
10points
Lasha Gogichaishvili 5 years ago
Make sure you mention the country, not its region. The country in this case is Georgia.
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
It is. This is what they look like inside behind the covering.
Load More Replies... Roman Robroek (Submission author) 5 years ago
No, it’s a different one but in the same building :)
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French Castle
Final score:
10points
#10
Italian Agriculture School
Final score:
9points
Paul Mitchell 5 years ago
They liked to gather round and sing 'Old MacDonald...'
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#11
Rococo Library Built In The 18th Century
Final score:
9points
Elizabethjoy Buikema 5 years ago
Some of these pictures are just very sad, and yet are surrounded by a peaceful beauty. I can only imagine who may have had the privilege of playing beautiful compositions on them in their glory days.
#12
Abandoned School In Abkhazia
Final score:
8points
Lasha Gogichaishvili 5 years ago
Make sure you mention the country, not its region. The country in this case is Georgia.
Lasha Gogichaishvili 5 years ago
Make sure you mention the country, not its region, like it is done for the rest of photos. The country in this case is Georgia.
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
Me too. Too see such a beautiful instrument abused and torn apart like this.
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Abandoned Farmhouse
Final score:
7points
Conalli Kauran 5 years ago
What happened to the family because I for some reason feel like it is haunted
#14
Abandoned Palace In Poland
Final score:
7points
#15
German Villa
Final score:
7points
Jean-Michel Thomas 5 years ago
The fallen roses and sheet music makes this photographe very sad
#16
German Hospital
Final score:
7points
#17
Italian House
Final score:
6points
#18
Villa Built In The Late 19th Century
Final score:
5points
#19
Dance Room Of A Former Bar In Germany
Final score:
5points
#20
Abandoned Villa In Germany
Final score:
5points
#21
The Living Room Of A Beautiful Abandoned House
Final score:
5points
#22
Italian Villa
Final score:
5points
#23
Chernobyl
Final score:
5points
Fran Stateler 5 years ago
Everyone should watch a current film about Chernobyl then you can understand the State of this room.
#24
Belgium House
Final score:
4points
#25
Abandoned School In Abkhazia
Final score:
4points
Roman Robroek (Submission author) 5 years ago
Same building, different piano ;)
Load More Replies... Debra McGeorge 5 years ago
Too contrived. No one would put a piano by a doorway. Most are contrived and look staged.
Roman Robroek (Submission author) 5 years ago
No, those are actually 3 different pianos :)
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#29
Abandoned Theater At A Huge Medical Complex
Final score:
3points
#30
Belgian House
Final score:
3points
Mackenzie Anderson 5 years ago
You know sometimes I wonder how people just leave marvelous baby grands behind. Like that's a waste of money. Even if it's unplayable they still look bomb and can always be sold for parts.
#31
Villa In Austria
Final score:
3points
#33
Abandoned Castle
Final score:
3points
#35
German Hotel
Final score:
1point
#36
German Hotel
Final score:
1point
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Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
As a lover of pianos and piano music, it hurts my soul to see these pictures. It's tragic that the pianos weren't kept in good condition and donated.
Keisha Washington 5 years ago
With all of the pianos with either broken or completely missing legs I'm beginning to think there is a 'Piano Mafia'. They go around breaking/taking the legs of pianos that don't pay the mafia their cut of money from their performances.
Debra McGeorge 5 years ago
I’m afraid too many of these shots look contrived and staged. Having played the piano for some time, a number of these locations make it impossible to sit at and play. And no one would have a piano in a conservatory. It’s too warm and humid and would ruin the piano in a heartbeat. And dirt on the floor is too evenly distributed. I produced tv commercials for years, and we always strove for a realistic set. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Roman Robroek (Post author) 5 years ago
While some of the pianos have most likely been moved, most of them are at their original location since they are way to heavy to move around for photographers. Next to that, I can vouch for myself that I photographed these pianos exactly how I found them.
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Full Name 5 years ago
Europe is so nuts. You'd never see abandoned places like this in North America. All these style posts are always overseas.
Tracy Pazza 5 years ago
Dear fellow American: How do you manage to not know about the hundreds of abandoned churches, theaters, grand old homes, hospitals and more across the country, but particularly in older cities like Detroit and Philadelphia?
Load More Replies... Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
As a lover of pianos and piano music, it hurts my soul to see these pictures. It's tragic that the pianos weren't kept in good condition and donated.
Keisha Washington 5 years ago
With all of the pianos with either broken or completely missing legs I'm beginning to think there is a 'Piano Mafia'. They go around breaking/taking the legs of pianos that don't pay the mafia their cut of money from their performances.
Debra McGeorge 5 years ago
I’m afraid too many of these shots look contrived and staged. Having played the piano for some time, a number of these locations make it impossible to sit at and play. And no one would have a piano in a conservatory. It’s too warm and humid and would ruin the piano in a heartbeat. And dirt on the floor is too evenly distributed. I produced tv commercials for years, and we always strove for a realistic set. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Roman Robroek (Post author) 5 years ago
While some of the pianos have most likely been moved, most of them are at their original location since they are way to heavy to move around for photographers. Next to that, I can vouch for myself that I photographed these pianos exactly how I found them.
Load More Replies... Full Name 5 years ago
Europe is so nuts. You'd never see abandoned places like this in North America. All these style posts are always overseas.
Tracy Pazza 5 years ago
Dear fellow American: How do you manage to not know about the hundreds of abandoned churches, theaters, grand old homes, hospitals and more across the country, but particularly in older cities like Detroit and Philadelphia?
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