NORFOLK - Music has taken on a new role in northeast Nebraska. You'll find this musical instrument in downtown Norfolk.

A "Play me" piano lives off Norfolk Avenue. It comes from the Midwest Music Center, just across the street.

The owner says the piano comforts people during the pandemic.

"We are seeing lots of people coming in saying, 'oh we have more time'," owner of Midwest Music Center Chad Barnhill said. "And what more refreshing thing for the body and the mind is music. So music is medicine."

Barnhill has a handful of pianos in the region. His daughter hand paints the pianos to help them stand out.

Though winter is on the way, Barnhill isn't worried about the piano. He says they live like nature in the community, and are meant to weather harsh conditions.