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Stanley Hotel Haunted Music Room
Since Halloween is soon upon us I thought it was time to get back to the Stanley Hotel and finish the ghost tour.
This is the Music Room. It was the favorite room of F.O. Stanley's wife, Flora. It's also the only room left on the main floor that retains the original look of the hotel.
In 1997 when The Shining miniseries was filmed at the hotel the walls and moldings of the entire main floor with the exception of the Music Room were painted to look like wood. Originally they were all white plaster to provide this clean, fresh look that you can still see in the Music Room.
The piano in the alcove is the original piano that was played by many celebrities, including John Philip Sousa. Sousa played it several times and each time he would scratch his name and year into the underside of the piano cover to mark the date. Several years ago the piano was sent out for refurbishment and tuning. When it came back the refurbisher proudly told the hotel manager that not only had they re-tuned the piano, they'd also, "removed a bunch of scratches on the wood some vandals must have done" so sadly Sousa's signatures are now lost.
This room is said to be haunted by Flora's ghost. She can be seen sometimes standing near the windows or seen standing behind the viewer when she/he looks into the mirror that hangs over the fireplace to the far left. Ghostly music is heard late at night and ghostly dancers seen from time to time. One story tells of a patron or tourist to the hotel who sat at the piano, tried a few keys, and then complained about the fact the piano was out of tune... at which point the cover for the piano key's came slaming down on his hands.
Apparently Flora is sensitive about her piano.
Stanley Hotel Haunted Music Room
Since Halloween is soon upon us I thought it was time to get back to the Stanley Hotel and finish the ghost tour.
This is the Music Room. It was the favorite room of F.O. Stanley's wife, Flora. It's also the only room left on the main floor that retains the original look of the hotel.
In 1997 when The Shining miniseries was filmed at the hotel the walls and moldings of the entire main floor with the exception of the Music Room were painted to look like wood. Originally they were all white plaster to provide this clean, fresh look that you can still see in the Music Room.
The piano in the alcove is the original piano that was played by many celebrities, including John Philip Sousa. Sousa played it several times and each time he would scratch his name and year into the underside of the piano cover to mark the date. Several years ago the piano was sent out for refurbishment and tuning. When it came back the refurbisher proudly told the hotel manager that not only had they re-tuned the piano, they'd also, "removed a bunch of scratches on the wood some vandals must have done" so sadly Sousa's signatures are now lost.
This room is said to be haunted by Flora's ghost. She can be seen sometimes standing near the windows or seen standing behind the viewer when she/he looks into the mirror that hangs over the fireplace to the far left. Ghostly music is heard late at night and ghostly dancers seen from time to time. One story tells of a patron or tourist to the hotel who sat at the piano, tried a few keys, and then complained about the fact the piano was out of tune... at which point the cover for the piano key's came slaming down on his hands.
Apparently Flora is sensitive about her piano.