Reinvest in Your Musical Talent, Get Your Piano Tuned

I was in a shopping mall last weekend and heard some beautiful piano music being played. It turned out to be the wife of a co-worker. She’s very good. She played a variety of songs fit for the season and did an excellent job.

The piano she was using was exactly like one she had grown up with. It was an upright model. When I grew up and learned how to play I used a more traditional style piano, but not a grand. I started taking lessons at age 4, and continued until I graduated from high school at age 18.

I admit to giving my parents and piano teacher fits every year. I hated the lessons even though I loved to play. The problem was that I really needed to practice each song and I was so jealous of those who could play by ear or only have to run through once or twice before they sounded like Mozart. I didn’t think it was fair. Everyone said I had a natural talent for it, a great sense of rhythm, but I still got stuck on notes and my fingers felt like they were detached from me sometimes.

I let my talent slip away for many years and am only now thinking about getting back into practicing more. It’ll take me a while to do it, but I think I may. We got an old piano at an auction that needs a good piano restoration job done, but that comes later. I’m not good at restoring furniture so hopefully my hubby can take care of it.

I can play our piano now, but I admit that it sounds weird and I don’t get the enjoyment out of it that I should simply because the tones are entirely off. I have looked into a variety of piano tuner companies and it seems that someone can come out to my house and take care of the problems in one day. If too many pieces are damaged it may require a repeat visit to fix any broken keys. As for the exterior restoration, most quotes I’ve seen run more than $10,000 which is more than we’re willing to spend. The exterior will then stay unfinished but the sound will be beautiful once it is fully tuned and any broken keys replaced.

If you have musical talent you aren’t using I advise you to do what it takes to invest in that skill again. It may require money, time and/or patience, but I believe it would be worth it. And perhaps it’s something you could pass on to your children, even if only to show them how to properly read music.

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