Jo Anna Ain't What It Used To Be

[SIRandyraven]

Went to an auction Saturday and they tried to sell an upright Piano.
I tried it after the auction ended and it worked ok (well tapping all the keys made a sound). They reduced the price down to £2 as an opening bid and still no one bid !
I was tempted , but It would have been a struggle getting it home on the bus or into the boot of my Honda CRV :-)
oh and the wife would not have been pleased lol

[Prudie]

That's sad. I have my grandparents piano. I suppose they take up a lot of room and don't fit in well with modern decor.

[Barmaid]

Trouble is, proper pianos cost to transport and maintain. whereas I have an electronic one. Sound isn't quite so good, but I never have to have mine tuned. My mother who is a classically trained pianist reckons I've got as good a sound as I am ever going to get from an electronic one, although it will never be quite the same as an upright or a mini grand.

[frugalfred]

Remember the piano-smashing competitions decades ago?
Get a keyboard, full-size keys. Very versatile. Takes up less room. Doesn't need tuning. I got rid of my joanna several years ago and haven't looked back. Now I tickle the electronic (plastic) ivories!

[SIRandyraven]

Years ago they used to get chimps to carry pianos.
They needed regular tea breaks.

[frugalfred]

^And I can plug in headphones so as not to annoy OH; volume control. Connect to computer to record my maestro-like efforts. All plus points.

[Barmaid]

Completely agree frugalfred. AND I can play with a complete orchestra should I wish to!

[wolf63]

My dad used to dread my mother coming back from her weekly auction sale excursion. There was never any logical reason for her purchases.

[Barmaid]

lol Wolf, Mr BM dreads me coming home from antiques fairs. he just KNOWS i will have spent a shed load of money on stuff he doesn't understand.

[frugalfred]

Yes, Barmaid, I've played the Grieg Piano Concerto several times with the Royal Phil. in the Albert Hall.

[wolf63]

Barmaid - when my grandfather died in 1992 my mum took me to a nearby city to buy a skirt for the funeral. We came back with a 5 yr old 'intact' male Lab/GSD cross. I wanted a new dog - but she egged me on. She was not trustworthy. The dog was a psycho but we had 9 years together.

Luckily the postman didn't report the 'incidents' :-)

I thought parents were there to keep us on the straight and narrow.