A Piano in the Library
An unusual piece of furniture to find in a library is a
piano. One can find such a thing in the Martinsburg Public Library--on the
mezzanine, or top floor, of that library you will find a Yamaha C5 conservatory
grand piano, which was probably manufactured in the late 1970s.
In 1887 Torakusu Yamaha (1851-1916) repaired his first reed
organ. Fifteen years later, in 1902 his company produced their first grand
piano. Since then, the Yamaha Corporation has produced various collections of
grand pianos; each of them is aimed to specific needs. The conservatory piano
collection (also known as the C series) is specially produced for music schools
and conservatories. The C series is known for its improvements in both
resonance and expressive control. The
Yamaha C5 is one of the most popular grand pianos placed on main stages of
conservatories and other music schools.
The Yamaha piano in the library was purchased by the library
board around 1980 for musical events at the library. Over the years, a number of piano concerts
have been presented by musicians whose skills have ranged from professional
pianist to budding piano student. The
library attempts to host at least two piano events during each year—usually a
spring concert in April and a holiday concert in December.
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