Haunted houses?? … Perhaps . . but can a piano can be haunted too?
One of the best examples is the case of William Mudd Jordan, a much-beloved local doctor
who practiced for decades in Birmingham, Ala.
Dr. Jordan purchased a Steinway piano about a century ago for his children and also wanted to
learn to play it himself. But being a very busy man (or perhaps just "musically challenged"), he
was only able to learn a pair of songs.
One of the best examples is the case of William Mudd Jordan, a much-beloved local doctor
who practiced for decades in Birmingham, Ala.
Dr. Jordan purchased a Steinway piano about a century ago for his children and also wanted to
learn to play it himself. But being a very busy man (or perhaps just "musically challenged"), he
was only able to learn a pair of songs.
The doctor died in 1951, but the Steinway stayed in the family. It eventually made its way into the hands of his great-grandson, another
respected doctor, who lived about 5 miles away.
Nearly two decades came and went without incident, but then his great-grandson and neighbors alike started to complain about
late-night music coming from ghostly hands at the old piano. The keys tinkled, but there was no one on the bench.
The songs were "Maple Leaf Rag" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" -- the only two tunes that Dr. Jordan learned before he passed away.
respected doctor, who lived about 5 miles away.
Nearly two decades came and went without incident, but then his great-grandson and neighbors alike started to complain about
late-night music coming from ghostly hands at the old piano. The keys tinkled, but there was no one on the bench.
The songs were "Maple Leaf Rag" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" -- the only two tunes that Dr. Jordan learned before he passed away.
