Mystery solved. 16-year-old Nicholas Harrington takes credit for the grand piano that showed up on a sandbar in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. The stunt is somehow meant to beef up his resume to get into Manhattan’s Cooper Union college. The piano was set on fire twice, once by partygoers as part of a New Year’s Eve prank, and once again as it was set on the sandbar.

This article is a sequel to the article Astronomically Expensive Musical Instruments: Guitars and Violins. As previously mentioned, there are several factors contributing to the price of a musical instrument. Some of these factors can be listed as the level of uniqueness, previous (celebrity) owners and the materials (such as expensive metals and precious stones) used in the manufacturing.

Sometime bigger really is better. Adrian Mann of New Zealand is only 16 years old and has built a piano with absolutely no formal training. Not just any piano, mind you – the world’s largest piano.
He took 4 years to build the piano, completely by scratch in his back yard. Enjoy.