text_original: Here the gorgeous Erard's grand, in a case of carved walnut wood and ebony, and with all manner of newfangled improvements, was only an oasis upon the great desert of velvet piles.
text_transcription: HERE THE GORGEOUS ERAARD'S GRAND IN A CASE OF CARVED WALNUT WOOD AND EBONY AND WITH ALL MANNER OF NEW FANGLED IMPROVEMENTS WAS ONLY AN OASIS UPON THE GREAT DESERT OF VELVET PILES
phonemes: hˈɪɹ ðə ɡˈɔːɹdʒəs ɪɹˈɑːɹdz ɡɹˈænd, ɪn ɐ kˈeɪs ʌv kˈɑːɹvd wˈɔːlnʌt wˈʊd ænd ˈɛbəni, ænd wɪð ˈɔːl mˈænɚɹ ʌv nˈuːfæŋɡəld ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts, wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐn oʊˈeɪsɪs əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɛzɚt ʌv vˈɛlvɪt pˈaɪlz.