“Erm I don’t suppose we could fit a harmonium in the van could we?”
I got the obvious response “what’s a harmonium?”
In Hopton (Norfolk), to collect some items from my father in laws house, myself and a friend had just finished loading the van ,when I remembered my wife’s request to look in on the harmonium (apparently stashed with much general rubbish in the garage). She said it was up to me if it would fit in the van, if it was in any way repairable, and if I wanted to bring it. It had been sat in my father in laws dinning room in an unplayable state for some years before being moved to the garage.
After some dragging of stuff about we finally found it… under some paint pots and general rubble. Only 1 peddle was attached and that badly. There was signs of woodworm and the decorative top was not connected to the instrument. A lot of questions swum into view. Would it fit in the room at home? Was it repairable? Was there any value in having a go? Would it fit in the van? Above all else, did I want this thing in my house?