We were recently told that Mer's great-grandfather's piano needed a good home and jumped at the chance to reconnect with a piece of Mer's family history. Unfortunately, an old piano and an old house don't make for a good moving situation!
Upon measuring the piano and the width of the doors and stairwell that we would need to negotiate, the movers were very reluctant to try and bring the piano into the basement as we had planned. There were all sorts of reasons why it was a bad idea: could damage the piano, could damage the walls, could get stuck, might not get past the bay window at the side of the house.
After much coaxing, the movers agreed to try. We pushed the piano on a skid, along the side of the house, through the back yard, through the back door, down the stairs, around the corner and into its new spot!
While the movers and I were oscillating between pushing, repositioning, pushing, repositioning, out of the corner of my eye, I could see Mer's hand holding her Blackberry and snapping these pics. It was all worth it - the piano may be old, but it's quite handsome and it feels like a friend that's come home.
We'll let it rest for several weeks before getting it tuned. Hope that Hoseok, Michael, Grace and Jessica can help make it sing this summer! Samara and Little Bean now have no choice but to take lessons and to learn on their great-great-grandfather's piano ;-)
