The grand piano he had received as a present was about to be confiscated by the bailiffs when the singer Ida Ekman paid off a large proportion of his debt after a successful fund-raising campaign.
Flygelet, han havde modtaget som gave, var nær ved at blive konfiskeret af fogederne, da sangeren Ida Ekman betalte en stor del af sin gæld efter en vellykket fondskampagne.