- Joined
- Aug 9, 2010
- Location
- Coral Springs, Florida
This story was in the Sun Sentinel. Anybody else ever see anything weird on the water that didn't belong there?
"A grand piano mysteriously appeared on a sandbar in Biscayne Bay off Northeast 107th Street. Whoever put it there placed it at the highest point of the sandbar so that it's not underwater during high tide, reports The Miami Herald.
A grand piano weighs at least 650 pounds and is unwieldy to move, Bob Shapiro, a salesman at Piano Music Center in Pembroke Park, told the Herald. "You don't take it out there in a rowboat," Shapiro said.
Throwing away a grand piano may seem like a waste of money, but it may not be. In decent condition, a used grand piano would cost at least $3,000 to $4,000. But many pianos wear out from the literally tons of pressure on the internal parts. Cheaper models aren't worth the cost of rebuilding.
"It could be worth nothing," Shapiro said. "Pianos don't grow old gracefully. They just wear out."
This much is clear, however: The piano isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Unless it becomes a danger to wildlife or boaters, authorities have no plans to haul it."
"A grand piano mysteriously appeared on a sandbar in Biscayne Bay off Northeast 107th Street. Whoever put it there placed it at the highest point of the sandbar so that it's not underwater during high tide, reports The Miami Herald.
A grand piano weighs at least 650 pounds and is unwieldy to move, Bob Shapiro, a salesman at Piano Music Center in Pembroke Park, told the Herald. "You don't take it out there in a rowboat," Shapiro said.
Throwing away a grand piano may seem like a waste of money, but it may not be. In decent condition, a used grand piano would cost at least $3,000 to $4,000. But many pianos wear out from the literally tons of pressure on the internal parts. Cheaper models aren't worth the cost of rebuilding.
"It could be worth nothing," Shapiro said. "Pianos don't grow old gracefully. They just wear out."
This much is clear, however: The piano isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Unless it becomes a danger to wildlife or boaters, authorities have no plans to haul it."