THE People's Piano at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital is set to be rehomed. 

The baby grand piano was gifted to the hospital back in 2019 by the Balbirnie House Hotel, and was used frequently before the pandemic. 

However, due to the location of the instrument, it needs to be tuned often for it to be playable. On top of that, minor acts of vandalism mean that it has been unavailable recently. 

A spokesperson for NHS Fife said: “NHS Fife was kindly gifted a baby grand piano back in 2019, which was used extensively prior to the start of the COVID pandemic.

“Unfortunately, in the period since the piano has been subject to minor acts of vandalism which has prevented it from being available for use.

"In addition, its location within the Victoria Hospital means that it very frequently requires tuning to remain playable."

While the vandalism is fairly minor, the positioning of the piano, which currently sits just along from the revolving doors beside the large glass window, means that the upkeep of tuning the instrument is more frequent. 

NHS Fife wants the community to be able to continue to enjoy the beautiful piano and is keen for it to go to a local group or charity. 

The spokesperson continued: “To ensure that the piano can still be played and enjoyed, we are inviting charities and community groups based in Fife who would benefit from it to contact us at fife.communications@nhs.scot.”