Pianos Pop Up In Kelowna

[marooned]

Hate to relate it to Centre of Gravity, but likely related to Centre of Gravity.

[OREZ]

Perhaps they were making a public statement about how much they hate music.

[Symbonite]

that didn't take long....thought it would be sooner though....coincidently same weekend as COG...hmmm..maybe its not electronic enough

[Swoop]

...technically - the piano wasn't touched...the stool was broken...maybe it was just a matter of there being a sign with a weight limit noted for the bench...

[jimmy4321]

Maybe they need harmonicas in the park instead.

[Catri]

I'm actually surprised it took this long for vandals to get around to the pianos and I find it oddly heartening that they just broke the bench and didn't damage the actual piano.

[Hassel99]

She reminds users that all of the pianos were donated and most are over 50 years old and require gentle care.


“It is a learning year,” says Mills who adds they are testing what works and what doesn’t with the hopes of having even more success next year.

One thing they’ve noticed is that the traditional indoor piano benches may not be sturdy enough for the outdoor use,

I would not be surprised if the 50 year old stool had some serious weather related wear and tear and may have been damaged via normal use. Once damaged I could see some yahoo's having some fun with it and breaking it even more because "its already broken" . It does not make a ton of sense for a vandal with malicious intent to destroy the stool and not touch the piano itself.

[Hmmm]

I can tell for sure, the piano benches leg was already broken and has been for at least three days prior. I know, I was there. I'm sure it could have been fixed, but now its a write off.

[jamapple]

Maybe they need harmonicas in the park instead.

I say leave a pile of accordians around and hear the mealee. or better yet, anyone have any bagpipes they're no longer using??

[MAPearce]

My guess is that it will happen about once a year.

Around the same time too ..

[Catri]

...and they're done:

http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/17 ... ed-by-rain

I wonder if they'll try to replace them.

[Steve-O]

Don't see where the article says the program is done. Just 5 pianos are so deteriorated by the weather that they are trying to find a second life for them as opposed to throwing in landfill. Kind of a cool program IMO.

[Catri]

I meant these particular pianos are done, not necessarily the whole pianos in the park program. You'd think the reporter would have asked about the future of the program, odd that it isn't mentioned at all in the story.

[monroe]

Maybe they would have been better off going with the Tubas in the Park program rather than pianos.

Program spokeswoman Lisa Brown says five pianos must be retired because they no longer stay in tune after rain warped keys and swelled internal workings

... howd they not see that coming

[Jx3]

What? You mean to tell me that piano's don't last outside in the weather 24/7? Whowouldathunk?