DrewWilson
January 18th, 2009, 07:04 PM
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia museum has received a musical gift for children and "Big" kids alike.
The five-metre walk-on piano Tom Hanks played in his 1988 film "Big" will be on display next month at the city's Please Touch Museum.
The instrument is a gift to the children's museum from a couple in suburban Merion who bought it after the movie's release.
In the movie, Hanks and actor Robert Loggia jump on the giant piano and walk out a duet of tunes that included "Chopsticks."
More... (http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090118/K011804AU.html)
I've actually played on one. Unfortunately, some of the keys didn't really work, but it was actually a lot of fun to play on. :)
The five-metre walk-on piano Tom Hanks played in his 1988 film "Big" will be on display next month at the city's Please Touch Museum.
The instrument is a gift to the children's museum from a couple in suburban Merion who bought it after the movie's release.
In the movie, Hanks and actor Robert Loggia jump on the giant piano and walk out a duet of tunes that included "Chopsticks."
More... (http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090118/K011804AU.html)
I've actually played on one. Unfortunately, some of the keys didn't really work, but it was actually a lot of fun to play on. :)