I gave it away when we moved since I didn't have room for both it and my Baldwin grand. The heavy cast iron frame, brass pedals, etc might go to a metal recycler.īTW, with a month of effort I did restore my player to perfect working condition. The top and sides might make nice shelves for the shop. I did save the hardware (huge antique screws and bolts, hinges), piano wires, etc. Most of the carcass went to the landfill. I had to take some things apart with a sledgehammer and saws-all. The sides were solid core covered with veneer, often is less than perfect shape. Schulz Piano Company introduced a limited number of tiny ‘Child Size’ baby grand pianos under the Marionette label. I've dismantled several old upright pianos and there wasn't much useful wood to recover. The black keys on those I've worked on were some hard wood with a black (lacquer?) surface.Ĭould the box be made into a playhouse or a unique headboard or shelving unit for music-loving kids? When I restored my player we replaced all the missing ivories. Piano repair techs save these when they can get them to replace broken and lost ivories and may want more. There may be someone in your area.Īs someone mentioned, the white keys may be ivory. When I restored an old player years ago I found a man who did that for a living who saved old movements when he could get them. There are many brass and steel parts and perhaps some valve and bellows parts that could be reused. If the player mechanism is still in the box (many have been removed) a player piano restorer may be very interested in it for the parts. Last edited by John Coloccia 11-10-2014 at 7:37 PM.
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Your best bet might be to just put an add on Craigslist for a free piano, and see if someone comes and takes it away. Because of the lacquer and/or plywood, you can't even really cut them up and just burn them. It's not unusual for people to simply give away pianos, and to have trouble doing it. Unfortunately, I don't think the rest is all that useful. I'm at a loss what to do with the action. Some other stringed instruments too, like perhaps a zither, bandura or pianoette, but a hammer dulcimer is a pretty simple instrument to build and they're reasonable easy to learn to play basic tunes. They're right at home on a hammer dulcimer. The hammer dulcimer is particularly attractive because as it turns out, you can reused the tuning pins. Mountain and hammer dulcimers come to mind. You might turn the soundboard into some simple to build uld make for some interesting projects for the winter. Maybe a local builder might be interested.
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Off the top of my head, ebony keys might be just about the right size for an archtop guitar saddle. I don't think you can sell the ivory, but you could at least give it to your local piano guy for restorations. If it's 1920s piano, there's a decent chance that the white keys have ivory tops, and the black keys are ebony.