Piano Travels Half-way Across the US to Reach Its New Home at First Church

August 1, 2013
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Recently welcomed at First Church of Christ, this baby grand piano replaces a well-used electronic keyboard. Courtesy photo

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

“You can have it, if you can move it,” Rich Woessner said, after a recent Sunday service at First Church of Christ, Congregational on Great Road.

A relative newcomer to Bedford and to First Church, the Woessner family had to leave a baby grand piano behind in a Boulder, Colorado, showroom where it waited for a new owner.

The piano is a well-traveled instrument. It moved from Cincinnati, OH to its second home in Boulder and recently traveled to Bedford.

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The Steinway Boston baby grand arrived in the First Church sanctuary on July 30. Just 18 years old, the instrument has a rich, warm sound, a satin mahogany finish, and is a perfect size and shape to fit its new home.

The piano was donated to First Church by Kelly and Rich Woessner in memory of Rich’s mother, Rebecca Woessner, a church musician who lived from 1930-2013.

The congregation is extremely grateful for this beautiful and generous donation, and looks forward to making wonderful use of it. In a telephone interview First Church’s new pastor, Rev. John Castricum said, “The piano is gorgeous, and [is] a remarkable gift.”

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