"I wish the piano notes had all the keys in the alphabet"

from my daughter last night.

I decided to do some sleuthing and dug up Steve's make and serial number.  Steve is a 1958 spinet from the Cable Nelson piano factory.  Given the overall condition, and the fact we know we are the third owners, that the previous owners had the piano for 11 years, I figured that Steve was probably 20-25 years old.  The condition seems very good--there are a few nicks and scratches, but nothing horrible.  The interior is clean and the mechanism seems to be in fine shape.

Steve does need tuning pretty badly--especially after being hauled in a pickup truck about 30 miles in 40 degree weather.  After the piano has sat for a few days and becomes aclimated to our home we will have a tuner over to give the little piano a good once over.

I have been pining for a piano ever since I moved to the United States 11 years ago. I had one as a child and had a marvelous piano teacher named Miss Canty whom I am still very fond of. She was a fabulous force in my life who has helped shape my life long love of music.

Paula noticed that a console piano was being sold at a GREAT price by a colleague. We snapped it up. Today, our friend Brendan and two of his hockey buddies--who move pianos for a music store--helped us get the piano from the old owner's house to ours.

Pretty much right away our daughter named the piano.