A 'box of tricks': how an abandoned piano delighted a Sydney neighbourhood

By Kim Arlington
Updated October 28 2016 - 1:09pm, first published 8:47am
University student Lloyd Ruz says he was "a little bit off in my own world" when he played the abandoned piano. Photo: Sam Scotting
University student Lloyd Ruz says he was "a little bit off in my own world" when he played the abandoned piano. Photo: Sam Scotting
The piano was a source of family entertainment long before television, as shown by this 1932 picture of Mr E.Coffey singing to his daughter's accompaniment. Photo: Fairfax Media
The piano was a source of family entertainment long before television, as shown by this 1932 picture of Mr E.Coffey singing to his daughter's accompaniment. Photo: Fairfax Media
Lloyd Ruz says he was "a little bit off in my own world, playing", when he was filmed improvising on the street piano in Chippendale Photo: Sam Scotting
Lloyd Ruz says he was "a little bit off in my own world, playing", when he was filmed improvising on the street piano in Chippendale Photo: Sam Scotting

It stood abandoned for a day in an inner-Sydney street, bringing unexpected delight to everyone within earshot.

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