Brontes' piano restored to former glory

Published Date: 22 May 2010
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The former home of the Brontë family will be filled with the sound of music after more than 160 years.
The family's piano was last played in the parsonage, now the Brontë Museum, in the mid-1800s but was sold following the deaths of Charlotte, Anne, Emily and their brother Branwell.

But now the ivories of the upright piano will be tinkled at a recital next month, following its restoration financed by a Brontë Society member living in America.
The piano will be back on display at the museum, in Haworth, from Thursday, June 3, and played at the next exclusive meeting for Brontë Society members.
The Brontës were the world's most famous literary family. Their works include Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.