The Brief
- The family that sent an heirloom piano to Neuhaus Piano Workshop for renovations in 2021 finally got it back in working order.
- The piano’s renovations were originally supposed to be completed in 2022. The family says the business owner, Tom Neuhaus, didn’t respond to emails or phone calls for years.
- Neuhaus is charged with felony theft in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in connection with another customer’s missing piano.
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – After years of discord with a West Allis business, one family finally got their antique piano back. They sent it to Neuhaus Piano Workshop for repairs more than four years ago. Along the way, they say the workshop stopped responding to calls and emails.
The owner of the business is currently facing a felony charge for theft in Milwaukee County.
Family’s piano returned
The backstory:
In Chris Hoefler’s living room in Menomonee Falls is a remnant of a bygone era. It’s a 1920s player piano that Hoefler remembers playing as a child at his aunt and uncle’s house in Milwaukee.
“Just playing it brings back a lot of good memories,” Hoefler told Contact 6.…