FORT THOMAS, Ky. — A piano placed outside to be enjoyed by one Northern Kentucky community has been vandalized.
What You Need To Know
- A community piano was vandalized in Fort Thomas
- A nearby music studio donated the piano to the community
- It was used for a summer music program
- Police are working to identify who is responsible while the city works to replace the piano
The piano had been placed under the clock tower at Lumley and North Fort Thomas avenues about a week ago. It was supposed to be played and enjoyed by anyone who walked by, which is what Christian Greenwell would do before parts of the piano were ripped away.
“It was just here, and I know how to play a few notes on a piano, and that note’s broken. And I was pretty upset, because it’s cool to have downtown, but somebody ruined it,” Greenwell said.
The Talant Music Studio just down the street from the tower donated the piano, which would have been a part of a street piano program this summer in a partnership with the city.
Fort Thomas police said sometime between 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm this past Sunday, someone came and busted the piano up.
Caileen Talant–Adams, the owner of the studio, posted “This is so disheartening and incredibly sad,” on Facebook, trying to spread the word.
Police are going through the process of retrieving video from a nearby bank and trying to identify the person or people responsible.
Understanding exactly why they did it may be tougher.
“It’s annoying. Really annoying. I don’t know why you would destroy that,” Greenwell said. “No one did anything to disturb you by having that there, so I don’t know why.”
The city has been working to replace the piano. Police said on Thursday it could be replaced as soon as Friday.
Even as it sat broken on Thursday, local kids continued to walk up to play a few notes of their favorite tunes.
Anyone with information on what happened to the piano should contact the Fort Thomas Police Department by calling (859) 441-6562.
