Comments on: The Hindenburg’s Aluminum Piano

By: Fritz

Fritz — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:17:05 +0000

In reply to Bruce Meyer. The piano in the movie isn't even a replica, you can tell by comparing the legs.

By: Hendrick Stoops

Hendrick Stoops — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:33:52 +0000

In reply to Shan. The Bluthner was removed as part of a weight-saving measure during the 1936-1937 layover when the new set of B-deck cabins were installed.

By: Shan

Shan — Tue, 26 May 2020 12:32:57 +0000

My question is this. Why was the piano ever removed? It’s not like they had music or video to keep them distracted. There is only so much letter writing and book reading one can do over a 3 day period. Even chatting gets monotonous after a while when its the same people experiencing the same things. I feel a piano would have been the perfect distraction. It could jazz up the evening cocktails and help kill time throughout the day with a series of short sessions. Even to just play in the background would be much better overall than to hear nothing. I would have thought that once a piano made it on, it would never leave. I’m really surprised they removed it.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 19 May 2020 09:48:55 +0000

In reply to Mark Klausen.

It’s Hollywood- good technical direction in aviation-oriented films is notoriously hard to find. They’ll play a Bell 47 helicopter engine/rotor sound when the helicopter being filmed is a Hughes 500. This was lampooned in ‘Airplane!’ when every exterior shot of the Boeing 707 jetliner had propeller/piston sound.

One exception is Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ where the B-24 interior shots/environment seem to be quite well-researched. Then again, she worked with Zamperini personally and is a pilot herself which might have helped matters!

By: Don

Don — Tue, 19 May 2020 09:44:05 +0000

I never thought I’d hear the sound of that piano! What a shame it didn’t survive the War…

By: Georgie

Georgie — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:17:48 +0000

In reply to Dan Grossman. Thanks!

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:15:48 +0000

In reply to Georgie. In the lounge.

By: Georgie

Georgie — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:10:26 +0000

question: where was the piano???

By: Dagmara Lizlovs

Dagmara Lizlovs — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 00:15:04 +0000

In reply to Bruce Meyer. If only this could be true. So many artifacts are lost in wars.

By: Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:05:22 +0000

In reply to Bruce Meyer. The piano flew back to Germany on the last flight of 1936, so it could not be in the USA.