National Piano Month

September is National Piano Month

I just thought I would share my piano with you.
It was a yardsale find.
I was in the right place at the right time. (Thank you Angels!)
It was a moving sale yardsale. I saw a pricey keyboard. I asked how much and the lady said $10.. The keyboard was an expensive model. I said I would take it but I was really dreaming of getting a piano.
She said they had one they were thinking of selling and told her daughter to take me into the house to see it.

I could not beleive it! It was exactly what I wanted, cherry with Queen Anne legs and a console. Happy Birthday to ME!
I asked the price and she said they needed to get a appraisal they would call me.
It is a Baldwin and they only had it for six years and paid $5000. for it new. The daughter did not like taking lessons.
This piano was made by the original Baldwin company long before Gibson Guitar bought them out.

A l-o-n-g month later, they called with a very low price of a few hundred dollars since they just needed to get rid of it.
Meanwhile, I did all the research with the serial number and the market price. This was a super deal! I had been on a used piano list for a while with no results for what I wanted.

A few days later, it was delivered (another story in itself). The lady also included ALL of the sheet music and books they had. WOW! I was playing for days.

I have playing spurts. (That sounds like a disease!)

A piano comes in handy when we lose power. You don't need the electricity to operate it and if you know your keyboard, you can play for hours in the dark till the electricity comes back on and things are back to normal. It is fun.

I tend to play more around Christmas time.
I use the keyboard when I feel like playing some rock and roll. LOL
I bet that girl now regrets not taking lessons, if not at this time, when she is older.
However, her lack of interest turned into a great find for me and a great birthday gift especially during National Piano Month!