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Now here's a real piano man!

Colin Huggins, a classically trained pianist, believes that he is "the only person to ever bring a piano into the subway." Given that an average-size model weighs about 450 pounds, his claim, though impossible to verify, seems reasonable.

Since May, Mr. Huggins has been appearing in heavily trafficked areas like the Times Square subway station and Union Square Park, where he plays a console piano and is known to tourists and locals alike as "the piano guy."

Hearing Beethoven’s "Fur Elise" from a live piano player in the middle of Manhattan tends to evince wonderment and often provokes questions. "It's a lot of 'How did you get this here?' " Mr. Huggins said.

Now that's commitment!

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