Strike a New Note

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1858A
Date Released
14 Jan 1965
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Pianos for New. DESCRIPTION: Seventy-one-year-old Mrs Minnie Lawrence, runs a firm which rejuvenates old pianos. Over twelve hundred re-modelled refurbished instruments leave the factory every year. Every piano is stripped down to its very last note and completely rebuilt. SHOTLIST: Men carrying piano and then breaking it up. Men carrying piano along street. Man demonstrating piano. Mrs Minnie Lawrence. Medium shot of pianos. Keyboard. Workman making piano frames. Workmen assembling piano. Close ups of various labels to different countries.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
London
Card file number
89238
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Strike a New Note', British Movietone News Issue No. 1858A, 14 Jan 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25827 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)