Update - The Piano Leaves my House

I own(ed) a family heirloom - an 800lb upright concert grand piano that is now an antique.

This piano, a George P. Bent "Crown" Piano, was purchased before 1910 by my father's godmother's grandparents. They sold a horse to purchase this piano as a wedding present for their daughter. My dad's godmother, who was "a true proficient" owned it until the late 1970's, when she had to move to a nursing home. My parents, who had four small children that they wanted to educate muscially, purchased the piano for about 100$.

The piano made the move from Cleveland to Portage and then to Texas Township. It was loaned out to JasonJ for a couple of years. And then, when I was in Germany, Jason wanted to return it. And because I was in Germany and unable to defend myself, it was delivered to my living room, where it remained for 5 years, until this summer it had to leave the house so that I could get new carpet and flooring.

The piano then found its residence in my garage, but everyone knows that pianos aren't supposed to be stored out there in winter in Michigan. So it needed to find a new home. Dad and Mom and I looked for opportunities, but we couldn't find anyone to buy it (at least not anyone that wasn't going to scrap it for metal and wood).

Then we called Action Piano Service (http://www.sytekdavies.com/pianos/), and Rick said that the piano might be worth something someday, and that we could get it back into playable condition for a reasonable fee.

After a quick family consultation, we decided to do it! So... the piano left my garage in November, and now I can park in my garage again! It's AWESOME!

oh - yes. The piano may come back to my house once it is done being repaired, but we are hoping to move it (sell it) to a home where someone may play it.