I initially saw the SD-10 for sale on Facebook Marketplace, in between the usual dozens of hapless old spinets and battered players. The piano was onstage in a gym/theater at Grace Church in Lititz, PA, where it had been for the past ten years, it’s life before that decade a mystery to all. But institutional life at the church must not have been too bad - the piano was in very good shape!

The biggest challenge was getting this 1,000 lb piano off a stage with a crew of five guys - myself included! Snapped this photo just after we struggled to get it safely down the steps; no one was crushed beneath the mammoth instrument.

Piano’s off the stage! Sliding it down the stairs turned out to be the best option.

We got it loaded into the trailer, drove it from Lancaster County to Lehigh County, down my long drive, through the garage, and into the studio!