The M. Welte & Sons baby grand piano was delivered and is being tuned and restored by brothers Marquis Burkham and Quinton Burkham (pictured) of Plum Piano Restoration Company of La Grange.
Roger and Vikki Warnken (left) donated the piano to Freyburg Methodist Church in honor of Roger’s grandmother, Alice Warnken, who played the piano there for over 50 years. Coincidentally, the photo in the upper right was donated to the church in the early years by Roger’s great-aunt Mary Warnken.
An antique baby grand piano arrived at the Freyburg Methodist Church on Monday, April 27 after being stored in Spring for five years.
Plum Piano Restoration Company piano technicians, Marquis Burkham and Quinton Burkham, moved the piano for Vikki and Roger Warnken, who have endowed it to the church. In honor of Roger’s grandmother, Alice Warnken, who played the piano for over 50 years at the church…
