Why did a grand piano appear at an Edinburgh harbour?

The piano was spotted at Wardie Bay, Edinburgh, on Wednesday

When a mysterious grand piano appeared at a harbour on the outskirts of Edinburgh on Wednesday, it sparked intrigue.

One X user shared photographs of her dog at the scene at Wardie Bay, and said it "absolutely made my day".

BBC Scotland News can reveal the Chappell piano was placed on the bay for a video by musician Sophie Joint.

Tim Vincent-Smith, co-founder of the Pianodrome in Edinburgh, said he was behind the stunt.

He said the instrument had been used at James Gillespie's High School until 10 years ago.

Its insides were removed after it was destroyed by rain water during a storm, to make it easier to manoeuvre.

The piano was used by musician Sophie Joint during a video shoot

"When Sophie Joint contacted us asking for a piano to be set up somewhere along the shore for her debut album Light On Water I scoped out several places along the Firth of Forth," Mr Vincent-Smith said.

"The light on the water was just amazing at Wardie Bay so I decided even although it would be difficult I wanted it there."

He said the piano had been destroyed when a tent blew away in a storm at a garden party - but he kept it as he thought it would come in handy.

"I took out the heavy parts including the strings and the cast iron harp which made it a bit easier to move," he added.

After the shoot people took to social media to marvel at the stunning photographs of the piano - which has now been removed - sitting next to the water.

@FiLeith wrote: "Don't know who put the old Joanna on Granton Breakwater at Wardie Bay, but they've absolutely made my day."

Sophie Joint, a BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician finalist in 2022, said she was amazed at how they managed to get the piano on to the harbour wall.

"There was bits of ice on the wall so it was quite treacherous. It was unbelievable that they got the piano out there," she said.

"I was freezing while doing the shoot for four hours but the end result was really worth it.

"There are wide shots of the water and of me playing. It's a film for one of the tracks on the album and tells the story about how landscape can be reflected through music. It is very atmospheric."

The Pianodrome is a 100-seater amphitheatre made of upcycled pianos in Granton in Edinburgh.