Princeton Pianos

I’ve played more piano since starting grad school than throughout my four years at McGill, thanks to the abundance of pianos on campus. The pianos’ conditions range from excellent to passable, with some sporting Köln-level limitations. However, I couldn’t find a resource listing their locations.

Another ‘open-sourced locations’ project could be to document uncommon study spots. For example, if McGill libraries were crowded I could escape to Purvis Hall’s solarium, which was usually empty.

If I missed a piano, shoot me an email and I will add it to the map (mobile-friendly link):

A black grand piano on castors at the front of the chapel lecture room, rows of green-upholstered chairs behind it and arched leaded windows along the wall.
Piano D: The Steinway in the lecture room in the basement of the chapel.
The carillon's wooden playing console: two rows of dowel levers and a pedalboard, with steel rods running up out of frame to the bells.
'Piano' a: Technically not a piano, the carillon is a unique instrument that's close enough!
A black grand piano in a wood-panelled common room, lit by a tall gothic window, with leather armchairs beside it.
Piano N: The Yamaha in the Mathey college common room.

Thanks to Jordan Ash for his camera-lending abilities.