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Title: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: admin on May 01, 2013

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A musical mystery today surrounded Britain's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near its summit.

Volunteers clearing stones from the 4,418ft peak were astonished when they discovered the musical instrument on Ben Nevis. An appeal has now been launched to find out how and why the piano came to be within 200 metres of the top of the mountain.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/may/17/arts.artsnews1

Title: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: Glenn B on May 01, 2013

Nothing like a piano playing while your enjoying a spot of tea and tiffin on ones favourite summit. :)

Title: Re: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: specimanYak on May 01, 2013

Hear, hear old bean, what what. :D

Quote from: Glenn B on May 01, 2013

Nothing like a piano playing while your enjoying a spot of tea and tiffin on ones favourite summit. :)

Title: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: KyleL on May 01, 2013

Happens all the time on loony toons!

Title: Re: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: Wolf_Larson on May 01, 2013

I'm sure it was a cracker night, Hans Zimmer playing and a great fire.

Title: Re: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: FairWeatherCamper on May 02, 2013

Anybody know what the guys hauled up for his 65th?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/may/19/martinwainwright.uknews2 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/may/19/martinwainwright.uknews2)

Title: Re: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: Wolf_Larson on May 02, 2013

Or Stevie wonder got lost  ::)

Title: Re: Piano Found on Ben Nevis
Post by: Ed on May 02, 2013

Knew my pack was lighter on the way down, just couldn't put my finger on why