Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know that the year I was crafted

(1872) as a Square Grand Piano. . .

Julia Ward Howe wrote "Appeal to Womanhood Throughout The World", which proclaimed the first Mothers Day in 1872 (June 2) as an anti war protest.. . . . . A social activist and poet, she penned the words to "The Battle Hymn of The Republic," which several years earlier, was a very popular song during the American Civil War.

I would be crafted as a piano a few years after the American Civil War

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Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know that in 1872,

the same year that I was crafted as a Square Grand Piano. . . .

Victoria Woodhull

becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. (Equal Rights Party) May 10, 1872

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Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know that the year I was crafted
as a Square Grand Piano (1872). . .

The Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky.
They would leave 1 dead
and make off with bank loot of $1,500.00

Did you know that it will cost than that to move me to and from the place
where I would like to have my restoration work done???

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Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know that in 1872
(the year I was crafted as a Square Grand Piano). . .

Calvin Coolidge
(the 30th president of The United States of America)
was born on July 4th

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A neighbor came to visit this old piano. . . .

A neighbor came to visit this old piano
and this is what she had to say
on facebook.

What about you?
Don't you want to come and visit me,
Andrea The Piano,
and my roommates?

Just met my fantastic neighbor! What a beautiful collection of pianos she has. Thank you so much for sharing.
Posted by Stacy Cataldo on Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know

that the year I was crafted as Square Grand Piano...

Charlotte E. Ray became the first woman admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. She was also the first woman admitted to the District of Columbia Bar and is credited as the first female African-American lawyer in the United States.  Charlotte E. Ray graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1872.

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Did you know that in 1872. . . .

Did you know that in 1872
(the year I was crafted
as a Square Grand Piano)
 
Susan B. Anthony was arrested
for illegally voting in a presidential election?
She was arrested by a Federal Marshall
and charged $100
(which she never paid).
She voted for Ulysses S. Grant.

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Something about Henry Steinway

While we have no documented proof of this,
we firmly believe Henry Steinway choose the wood
that would later become me,
Andrea The Piano.

It takes a full year to craft a Steinway piano.
I am dated at 1872, which means work on me started in 1871.
But it also takes two years to dry and prepare wood for a Steinway
before the work in crafting the piano even starts.
That means that the wood for me would have been chosen in 1869.
Henry Steinway died in 1871.
That means it is altogether possible that Henry Steinway himself
chose the wood that would later become me, Andrea The Piano,
though he would not live to see me as a finished piano.

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Did you know that in 1872. . .

Do you know who was president
of the United States of America
the year I was crafted as a piano?

Ulysses S. Grant
was elected to his 2nd term as president
in Nov. 1872.

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Who Will Do The Restoration Work for Andrea The Piano?

Who will do my restoration work?
That is a loaded questions!

Not too long ago
a story appeared in a local newspaper about me.
Boy, did tons of folks have opinions and comments
about who should do my restoration work,
about where I should get it done.

I mean,
if your piano is the basement
you haven't made the best decisions
regarding your piano
and really aren't in a good place
to offer opinions about what's best
for someone else's piano.

And if your piano got new strings 50 years ago,
well, I hate to be the one to break the news to you,
but you are about ready to for new strings again.

But you know,
my pianist owner
has been on top of all of this.
She has researched and made phone calls.
She has been in touch with people
who have pianos like me.

There's a place in Detroit that can give me new strings.
However, they won't give me new pins
or do a thing to the pinblock.
Well, that's like trying to put a nail
in the same hole.

And there are other folks in Michigan
that have experience restoring antiques,
however, they made it very clear
that they know very little
disassembling and reassembling an antique piano.

And some folks
just never bothered to call her back.
I mean,
if you can't or won't work with me
at least let us know.
But they didn't even want to talk about me
and the work I need.

I could go on and on,
but I think you get the idea.

My pianist owner
finally started calling companies out of state.
Time and again those who do restoration work
on old pianos
started to recommend one particular place.
So, she contacted them.

They were very detailed
about the work that needed to be done
and about how they would do it.
They also made it very clear
that the full restoration would take
a full year to complete.

Now that just makes sense.
It takes a year to craft a Steinway.
But before that,
it takes two years to dry and prepare the wood.
It only makes sense
that a full restoration
would take one full year to complete.

So, who did we choose
to do my restoration work?
The Antique Piano Shop
located in the state of Tennessee.

Hey, Michael Stinnett,
I don't know when I'll get there,
but I hope you'll be ready
to take good care of me!!!

Andrea, The Piano