The Piano Shop on the Left Bank (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Kelly M’s request to change the title of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank 6 days ago.

Kelly M changed the title of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank 8 days ago.

Shelfari edited the description of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank Sunday, August 2 2009.

• Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank Saturday, July 25 2009.

• Added a contributor: Thaddeus Carhart: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank Thursday, July 16 2009.

• ALONG A NARROW STREET IN THE PARIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I live sits a little store front with a simple sign stenciled on the window: "Desforges Pianos: outillage, fournitures."