But in 1962, during a seven-week tour of the Soviet Union, an ingenious piano tuner gave me the chance to experience what having more than one piano at one's disposal might be like.
Schmeicel is also well placed to judge on the current goalkeepers at Ferguson's disposal, but he says Edwin van der Sar will reclaim the number one jersey from Ben Foster as soon as he returns to fitness.
The government's Disposal Services Authority, which is handling the sale, wants to award at least one of the frigates to a UK ship recycler to determine the capacity of the UK's industry in the field.