Recently, a bakery on Yuyuan Road in Shanghai placed a luxury piano outside the store for passers-by to play for free, which attracted attention.

The owner of the bakery told Jiupai News that regardless of whether customers consume in the store or not, they can play the piano for free, and there are many people who come to play every day.

The piano in front of the bakery. Photo/Shanghai Changning

A customer who has played the piano at the shop said he learned in a piano discussion group in Shanghai that the bakery has a very good piano that can be played for free. At first, the boss put a Yamaha piano in place, but then the boss thought that he could change to a better one, so he used the current Steinway piano.

“據我所知，這是一架二戰時期的中古鋼琴，有近100年的歷史。有人說這台琴價值200萬，也有人說是幾十萬，具體的價值也不得而知。”該顧客稱，根據老闆的說法，藝術是無價的，不要用售價去衡量這架琴的價值。其認為，店裡的消費也就是普通的甜點咖啡的價格，每天把鋼琴搬出搬進也需要不少成本，老闆的魄力非常令人敬佩。

The owner of the store also said in an interview that "it is too cheesy to talk about prices".

The customer also said that the feeling of playing the piano in this kind of public place is different, and in an open environment, there are constantly passers-by around to give feedback to the sound of the piano, so there is communication, which is a very rare playing experience.

When asked if they would disturb the people who were eating at the restaurant, the customer said, "Most of the customers enjoy the music while eating, and recently some professional pianists and young musicians have come to play spontaneously, which is also a feast for customers." ”

According to a report from Shanghai Changning, the building where the store is located was formerly the "Gardenia Association" opened by the Russian singer Virgin Sturkey in 1936 years, which was once a smash hit. After the owner took over, he carefully polished it to bring this century-old house back to life.

The decoration of the store is very elegant, the green decorative wood panels on the exterior wall are specially customized, very spring-like, and the pattern of each doorknob is different, which is hand-made by craftsmen from France. The little angel at the door is the 18-month-old daughter of the owner, and they want to use this store as a gift to their daughter, and they also want to share the lifestyle of art and beauty with more people.

Nine faction news reporters Gu Zixuan

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