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Stanley Hotel - The Piano

Found this story on the web:

 

When The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo., opened in 1909, founder F.O. Stanley marked the occasion by presenting his wife Flora with a Steinway grand piano. Since that time, the hotel has had a long tradition of bringing great music to the Rockies. In the early 1980s, the hotel’s night manager was on duty during an electrical storm. The lobby was deserted on the dark and stormy night, but he was sure he could hear the strains of music. Taking a walk through the lobby, he noticed that the lights were on in the Music Room. As he approached the doorway, he could clearly see the piano keys moving, filling the room with music. Once he crossed the threshold, the music abruptly stopped.

 

www.historichotels.org/eerie_archive

 

Just as a note, if you were standing at the lobby entrance to the Music Room and the Piano was in the position you see here, it would be very hard to see the keys. If you look back at the shot of the Music Room posted earlier that's taken from just inside the lobby door.

 

But maybe the night manager had good eyes, or possibly the piano was turned more towards the door, who knows! ;-)

 

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