A unique piano which was treasured by the Canadian virtuoso Angela Hewitt as her "best friend" was broken beyond repair when it was dropped by specialist instrument movers.
The expensive accident happened late last month after Hewitt finished recording Beethoven's piano variations at a studio in Berlin. She said it left her in such shock that it took her 10 days before she could announce the news to her followers.
In a Facebook post Hewitt said her F278 Fazioli, the only one in the world fitted with four pedals, and worth at least £150,000, was "kaputt". She said: "I hope my piano will be happy in piano heaven."
Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers
Angela Hewitt’s unique F278 Fazioli was destroyed in an attempt to lift it on to a trolley
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