7 Responses for "How Did You Get Your Piano?"

1. Ruth December 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am 1

   Now seems the right time to tell you about the gift of my first piano many years ago. I lived in a samll town in Kansas and came from the “wrong side” of the tracks and was the only child of a alchohlic father and a hard working mother. I spent many hours alone at home when I was growing up until a very kind neighbor took notice…and pity upon me. She had an old upright piano that she no longer needed and approached my parents about the possibility of giving it to me. Ultimately, it was moved into the back bedroom of our tiny house…a wonderful gift to a lonely and unhappy little girl. Then the neighbor went one step further and contacted a young high school girl a couple of blocks away and arranged for me to take lessons…..which she paid for.! That sacrifical gift put my life unto the music track which took me thru high school, college and a lifetime to teaching music. Everytime I sit down at my beautiful White Baby Grand piano, I remember the magnificent gift that was giving to me by a lady who cared!

2. Dan the Music Master December 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm 2

   I got mine at an auction. It’s a bit of a risky purchase method so I would suggest taking a technician along if you’re not secure with assessing the condition of a piano on the spot.

3. Vanessa December 17th, 2008 at 1:51 pm 3

   my parents got their piano after my dad’s grandma died, I guess she left him some money. I really really want a piano

4. Stengel99 December 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am 4

   Interesting question. Seems people obtain their pianos through all sorts of interesting paths.
   My family got ours after my aunt was widowed and she decided to move into a smaller place. It wasn’t a free gift to us, but very reasonably priced.

5. Cindy December 23rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm 5

   I got mine by teaching piano lessons! The first piano I purchased for $49 per month and paid for it by teaching lessons. It was a Kimball studio model. After moving into our new home, I decided my first piece of furniture would be a Kawaii grand. I paid for it the same way…by teaching piano lessons. I still have it 20 years later…and I’m still teaching piano lessons on it.

6. Angela Bowles December 31st, 2008 at 8:23 pm 6

   I received my piano, an old not so beautiful upright, from a friend who was moving out of the country and just wanted to get rid of it. Even though it isn’t beautiful, it has a beautiful tone, and I teach lessons on it. It actually is a wonderful piano! I only paid $100.00 for it, which I have long since paid for it with lessons. Someday, I want to have a baby grand! That’s my dream!

7. David Miller January 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm 7

   When I was 5 and my sister about 8, our parents agreed with us that we would get a piano. To make it a family project my sister and I started saving change from our allowances and anywhere else we could pick up a little money. This was in the early ’60s. When the time came to make the purchase and my father had made the deal with the salesman, my sister and I came out with bread sacks filled with coins. (I can imagine what was going through the salesman’s mind until he saw that my father had the checkbook out to pay the difference!)That piano, one of the last decent Henry F Miller’s made) is still in our family all these years later.