Dubbed the First Fleet piano, the mahogany instrument has survived (just about) the ravages of the ocean voyage, searing heat once it arrived, not to mention the attention of woodworm over the centuries and the indignity of being stored at one point in a laundry room.
from Pocket https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/31/first-australian-piano-comes-home-to-uk-after-231-years
via TV Aerials Sunderland
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