Have you played the #EastRiverPiano yet? Abandoned grand discovered under Brooklyn Bridge becomes hipster photo opp
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A grand piano found dumped in the East River has become an unlikely New York City attraction as hipsters and tourists flock to see the waterlogged instrument.
Pictures of the of the Mason & Hamlin piano started surfacing on social media last week and now the instrument - submerged at high tide but almost entirely exposed at low tide - has become the star of local photoshoots and global Instagram and Twitter posts.
Hashtag art? Instagram users have been posting stylish snaps of a mystery waterlogged piano discovered underneath Brooklyn Bridge
The origins of the musical machinery remain a mystery, and theories about how it arrived under Brooklyn Bridge range from it having fallen off a passing truck to it being a secret art installation, or that it has floated downstream after being dumped by a frustrated maestro.
Some local musicians have been attempting to tickle the soggy ivories, but despite containing all of its original parts, the 300lb piano is too damaged to work.
Off-key: According to local media the piano has been there for a few days puzzling locals as to how it got there
Low tide: Locals, including musician Amy Kan (left) and tourists have been interacting with the mystery piano
Amy Kan, 26, of the city's West Village, decided to bring her cello along after trying unsuccessfully to play the piano on Friday, and told the New York Post: 'I stumbled upon it a few days ago and wanted to bring my friend to see it . . . It's here making people happy. I'm hoping it just showed up,'
Photographer Carlos Chiossone told NBC 4 New York he was walking by on Monday and saw what appeared to be a photo shoot on the piano, complete with umbrellas: 'But then they left, and the piano is still there'.
The origins of the musical machinery remain a mystery and theories about how it arrived under Brooklyn Bridge range from it having fallen off a passing truck to it being a secret art installation
It's not clear who would be charged with moving the piano. The City Parks Department says the beach is not under their jurisdiction.
Meanwhile the silent instrument continues to delight and mystify New Yorkers, who have even started a Twitter account for their new star attraction.
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