Ever hear about the kid who believed that buying a pair of shoes that once belonged to Michael Jordan would make him a better basketball player? Now you can see if owning recently deceased, dearly missed pianist George Melvin’s grand piano will help your ivory tickling skills. The Yamaha C-6 Grand Piano, which lived for many years at Keswick Hall, will be all "sparkled up" and on sale starting tomorrow at Charlottesville Piano Company.
Melvin’s wife, Alfreda Melvin, said in an e-mail that store owner Tom Shaw has invited Melvin’s friends to come by and share their favorite "George stories" and play the piano.
From Alfreda:
"We are asking all of George’s extended circles to please do the ‘viral email thing’ to anyone who knew George, asking them to also email, and so on…with the hope that the piano might be sold to someone who loved this man’s wonderful musical gifts and would especially appreciate owning his piano."
Last November at the Fry’s Spring Beach Club, bands came together at the Jazz-in for George to raise funds for a kidney transplant for Melvin, who did not have health insurance. He passed away last month at the age of 63 after a distinguished career, first as a session musician, and later as a jazz performer at various venues around town.
