There's An Old Piano Next To The Haunted Jail Cell

Had a wonderful dinner last week in Dahlonega (GA) with Tom, who owns what must be one of the best used/rare bookstores in the world (Quigley's Rare Books and Antiques). The conversation turned to pianos, and our server, Maggie, said, "There's an old piano down in the basement, in the room with a creek running through it. Want to see it?"

Well, not having seen a creek running through many basements, we went down to have a look. Yes, this circa 1830s building does, indeed, have a nice stone arch with a creek running right into the room.

And, there's an old console piano there. Not really badly out of tune, but at least half the notes won't even sound. They don't feel mushy from humidity, though. They just won't play.

Maybe the piano has suffered from being across the old stone hallway from the haunted jail cell. Or maybe it's the river that runs through the room. Or maybe it was a wreck when it was moved into the basement decades ago.l

Either way, it was cool to see yet another piano popping up in an unexpected conversation, and in an unexpected place.