The Rest of the Story
Yesterday while trying to find something to do other than housework, I decided to check out the new thrift store close to Daniel’s school. It’s a large store, but they didn’t really seem to have any good finds. I browsed a while before I came across an old piano. I tapped a few keys to see if it worked and went on with my day. Later in the afternoon I started thinking about the piano some more and emailed David at work to see if he had any objections to it. When he emailed back to say that I should go ahead, I rushed back to the store and purchased it.
For $15….well, $16.33 with tax.
When I got home last night I did some research on the maker and found out it was made by the Bush and Lane Piano Company of Chicago. Bush and Lane made pianos from 1901-1930. They were not able to stay in business during the Depression and that is why they were only around for 29 years. In the piano world, they are well known and sought after pianos. Restored Bush and Lane pianos can go for quite a bit of money, although ours is quite a ways from that. I was able to find the serial number and now I know that it was built sometime between 1915 and 1920, I plan on doing further research to pinpoint an exact year.
So we are all very excited. Maybe in a year or so we can actually start taking lessons, but until then I will have a wonderful time restoring it.
I didn’t snap any shots before the move, so I don’t have one of just the piano. I was really just sticking my camera in there and trying to see better. I’m going to start the cleaning tomorrow, so maybe I can take a quick picture of it all put together.
