"WE’VE been getting lots of emails and phone calls from people to thank us,” says Jamie McLaren.

“So many have phoned to open their heart up, and they’ve almost been in tears. We’ve changed a little part of their lives, coming in and out of the station on their way to and from work, and they’re just so grateful for it.”

The cause of such gratitude is a piano that stands on the concourse at Glasgow's Central Station.

Resplendent in highly polished mahogany, it was made in one of the best Chinese piano factories.

Around 100,000 commuters visit the station each day and an untold number have tried their hand at the piano.

Many regulars play their signature pieces; one of the most-played offerings, apparently, is the theme song to Game of Thrones.

The piano stands in a neat little “garden”, and one of those who have played it is Christopher Scamp, a 30-year-old amateur musician from Liverpool.

A video of him playing a selection of uptempo songs on it (at one point he was even kicking the piano, to mimic a drum beat) has had more than 113,000 views on social media.

Such impromptu gigs on public pianos have made Scamp something of a cult hero; another video of him, playing a piano outside a Manchester music store, has had more than 1.2 million Facebook views. Britain’s Got Talent saw the video and approached him a few weeks ago.

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