When we moved into this house, my desire for a piano increased. Aaron's sister agreed to teach the boys piano lessons. I just needed a piano. I mentioned this to a friend just in passing. Her mom, who has a master's degree in music and has taught piano lessons for years, called me a few days later saying she bought a piano from the DI (the equivalent of Salvation Army for the LDS church). When she got it home, she wasn't satisfied with the sound. She took the piano apart key-by-key, cleaned it, and filed down the hammers with an emery board. The work she did really made a difference on the sound. Then she came across the opportunity to buy a baby grand if she could sell this piano so, she called me. The interesting thing is, that same week a check came from somebody in Texas who owed us money. We had forgotten about this debt and the money came as a complete surprise.
I am now the proud owner of a piano. It is old and not fancy, the sound is not perfect but, it plays. I wanted a piano the boys can learn to play on that didn't cost a fortune. The keys are chipped and the wood has scratches. My old piano fits well into my old home. The scratches and chips fits well with my family. When they all become concert pianists, than I'll be the one looking for a baby grand. For now, this is more than what I could have asked for. It is perfect for me!
4 comments:
congratulations on your new piano! this is so awesome! i'm so jealous o of your new house purchase. personally i think the older the pianos are, the more character they have. i love old pianos!
Thanks! The kids are really loving the piano. I've had to limit the number of times Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater can be played in one day. I have an old book with really simple Primary songs and I'm trying to teach them something else to play as quickly as possible.
The piano looks great, you are so lucky! We have our old piano in storage (there is no room now), but Jonah still practices in the little keyboard we have. I, too, was lucky to take lessons as a child and I took lessons last year through a sister from church, and I really love playing. Tell Aaron, that I always mention to Micah, how he used to play when Emma would miss church (I'm trying to encourage him).
Aaron's mom encouraged him by saying the day would come on his mission that the church would have a piano and no pianists. Sure enough, he played the piano the majority of his mission.
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