Music is one thing that turns on my senses but at the same time any or every musical instrument cannot touch my inner self. Likewise, I feel thrilled listening to the notes produced from the piano but its bulky look with multiple corners and presence with dull edges kills me. I am sure many of you would share the commonality with me. Three cheers to Professor Luigi Colani, who made efforts and has discovered a workable solution to the painful situation.

The German designer and aerodynamics have inked with popular German piano maker, Schimmel Pianos to design the K 208 Pegasus - an oval piano. This creation with a sophisticated touch on behalf of master designer is being welcomed by all. It goes beyond in terms of its offerings, thereby breaking the monotony of installing ordinary piano structure. The K 208 Pegasus comes packed with built-in piano stool and electricity driven lift apparatus that mutely elevates or lowers the top.

It is equipped with an ergonomically curved keyboard, around 200 strings under a total tension of 176,520 newtons along with a key assembly comprising of 10,000 pieces. This grand piano includes a Sostenuto pedal (middle pedal), a fully-adjustable incorporated black leather upholstered stool allowing expandable dimensions and distance to the keyboard. The abode of this piano in your living reason doesn’t need a reason to celebrate but the instrument is itself is an excuse to drink, wine and dine. Those who are looking for alternatives can eye compiano, walden wood art case piano and Roland’s FR2V accordion.

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Screaming “My Violin” is obvious and much-anticipated cry when one happens to fell off the stairs holding an antique 18-century violin priced at $1million. David Gareth, the former model and the present proud owner of the violin was stepping down the stairs after performing at the Barbican Hall, when his leg jerked and he could not maintain balance. As a result, he fell of the concrete stairs turning this pricey musical instrument into pieces. But Gareth is hopeful that the violin can easily be repaired in New York. We also pray that the damage to this violin gets fixed soon otherwise it would result in causing harm to one’s mental stability along with disturbing bank balance. Via LuxuryLaunches

Someone has rightly said the identity of the successful person gets recognized when he is asked for autograph rather than signature. In Blogosphere, the dialysis occurs when a blog gets mature from a label of a baby blog to the pedestal of a majestic presence. Right on the heels of my expectations, I have managed to crack 500 posts (on EliteChoice) within less than a year (with first post on 9 January).

Ideally I should feature myself with a goblet of champagne but I take the opportunity to introduce my internal spirit to you. This two-legged beast is my mirror image who knows the right direction and cherish past with a present energy and looks forward to ink bigger deals in life (in terms of value as size doesn’t make a difference).

Besides my journalistic profession, I was committed to my bloggers’ desk throughout this year and never intended to beat big sharks like Luxist, LuxuryLaunches, UberGizmo, ShinyShiny, Bornrich, UberReview, Blavish and others but am glad that I earned the deserving recognition from them. Also, a three-month-young network with Elite Fashion Blog Bazaar Community is quite satisfying.

It was an exciting journey to chronicle the world of elite products and break the news on the board, respecting the prerequisite of a journalist and curiosity of my faithful readers. Gluing to my very first post that outlined the purpose of my blog, I am happy to set various laurels in that direction and am geared up to offer an unbeatable common-sense perspective on important topics/ products and events of the day.

I am glad to share with you that the onset of 2008 would mark our first anniversary with a lot more unique features on the cards. And yah from today I am all set to offer next 500 posts coming thick and fast.

This Time Three Cheers To Me And My Love:)

Unlike the FMC-1000 massage chair that was designed to let you carry your day-long activities while massaging over it, the latest availability of the 5559B Eclipse D4000 offers you multimedia functionality while massaging. This elegant acupuncture point deluxe air massage chair from KingKong USA offers MP3 effects also. The USP of the chair is the improved Acupuncture spot auto body figure computing utility that measures the length of your back and the width of your shoulder and works accordingly. It determines the accurate from/to positions and expands the massaging path to rejuvenate your body. The packed headset allows you to beat to the rhythm of your favorite track while massaging.

The five ultimate functions of this Massage chair include:
3D intelligent detecting and massage
Body shape sensor
1GB MP3 music player
USB music transfer
Deluxe headset
Price: $5,999

Say no to wood, instead try cocaine. This seems to be the mantra of the cocaine-made electric guitar carried by a guy in his 30s who flew lately from Costa Rica to Fiumicino airport in Rome. It’s illegal but unique! The scratched label on the black Squier Strat reads a $3,598,002 (2.5 million Euros) as its price tag. This won’t have been in news had custom officials not identified the white powder leaking out of the guitar as proven cocaine after the examination. Also, the 10 thermos flasks residing in his luggage are made up of cocaine solution. What adds the weight to the news is the 3 kg of pure cocaine with a market value of 2.5 million Euros that has been used as a major ingredient to design this guitar.

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The whooping cost of stereo-system has always been a status symbol for the obdurate music enthusiasts. Having told you about world’s most expensive speaker earlier, this time we have a million dollar turntable from Goldmund. After Goldmund’s media room that featured 128 speakers, now it is Reference II turntable that enjoys the reputation of being the world’s most-expensive turntable.

All set to turn the ambience making you crazy to its beat, this $300,000 turntable flaunts a 20kg salver machined to a hundredth of a millimeter, a vibrating motor guarded by 15kg of brass, and teflon-insulated signal-caring electronics. Other features include cog-free motor with minimum electrical and perfunctory sound, liquid-nitrogen-rectified belt, built-in touch controls on the tabletop along with new Goldmund T8 straight-line tone arm. Counted 25 units are been sold on subscription with an utmost production of 5 units every year.

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What could be the best combination of a masterpiece? Steel and stones are the only ingredients used to design a musical instrument identified as Steel and Stone Cello Sculpture. Designed in California, this product is worth installing in your guest-room and is light weight and airy feel adds to its USP.

Its copper-stringed bow is unbeatable and the very fact that its artistic approach doesn’t compromise to the harmonious spirit of the artists’ viz. Nerio Festa and Heidi Hummler adds to its beauty. You can handpick this lively sculpture and take away to your home at just $3800.

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Well-said all good things come in small packs but I would like to make an addition to it viz. “And all small packs are generally expensive.”

Same goes with the music that is born to infuse spark in our life but, but not all kinds of bands, lyrics or music can make a difference. So the question comes, which one is the fittest candidate to the nominations of most-expensive music performance?

Guys, no nominations as even a tight-lipped person with blind eyes and deaf years can murmur—-The Eagles, The Eagles and The Eagles. The band broke its record with a monstrous charge of £4 million ($8,153,995) during their performance in “Hotel California” in 2003. Following it we have the Rolling Stones (£3.5 million) and Celine Dion (£2.5 million).

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Established name in the industry, Jacob and Co. has once again proved its uniqueness in the jewelry industry. The jeweler has made an effort to invite the attention of its customers by designing a bulky bling. This is an elite effigy all set to honor the winner of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards that happened last night. Giving a first look of a man set to fly on moon, this diamond crusted figurine is much-more than a mere award.

If High Snobriety is to be believed than this version of the award is packed with 15 carats of black and white diamonds and dipped in 14k gold. Weighing over two pounds, this moon man is worth $2, 00,000. The feel of the statue conveys the vibes of the hard work and commitment that winners in the past years have had.

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Without any doubt, world’s pricey high-end stereo system retailed at $ 860,608 is expected to justify its presence at IFA 2007. Exhibited by Audio, the trade journal has invited all eyeballs complemented with loads of expectations.

But this elite product offers matchless experience with the 5.1 sound produced by JBL-speakers. Let me now introduce you to its other ingredients that helped that would help you calculate its price, thus giving peace to your curiosity.

Pair of JBL-speakers: $68,700
Four Velodyne subwoofers: $52,000 (18-inch)
Five Amplifiers: $163,000 (By Krell)
Pre-Amplifier: $54,500 (By Mark Levinson)
Audio player: $137,000

But like everything under the sun, this power-packed stereo system also comprises of low-cost elements viz. blue-ray player BDP-LX 70 retailed at $1,776 and Toshiba’s HD-DVD player HD-EXI is also cost-friendly. True, this low cost won’t help in any sense as the functionality of the system would be incomplete without the expensive lot. Not to forget the SIM2 projector HAT-500 that demands a bulky sum of $68,000.

This lavish system is a perfect feast for the music lovers and for those who wish to enjoy the cinematic experience wt home only. Am sure with all their ears to the beats of the stereo system, the crazy freaks would be ready to lose the weight of their wallet.

Via Tomshardware