Derwood Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 On craiglists in my area at least, a lot of old pianos are being given away for free. Mohagany and cherry especially. I used to work for a moving company in school and it was tough doing pianos. Now I am looking at them as lumber and I wonder if it's worth it to answer an ad and take one. I can disassemble them on the spot but that takes a lil while and I don't want to intrude own their time too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 those people might not want you to take apart great aunt martha's piano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fransikaner Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I'd certainly take a look. You may find some beautiful large project pieces that can't be sourced anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Be careful of old finishes that are lead based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fransikaner Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 And you can also possibly acquire some ebony and ivory keys in the deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areynoldsre Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 also watch out for veneer - a lot of pianos aren't solid wood but rather the surface is just a veneer. The church I grew up in had a piano in every classroom, none sounded good and all had a veneer over a cheap wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Hmmm, just to be on the safe side, if you use the ivory in any pieces, you might want to record the make, model, year, and serial number of the piano that you salvaged it from. I vaguely recall that any new ivory is black market, so to sell a piece with ivory you have to prove that it was "harvested" when it was legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Most pianos you see that are free are particle board, mdf and the good ones plywood. If by chance some fool gives away his Steinway grand you will get maple or beech core with a top veneer. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I appreciate the feedback, thanks guys. I just wanted to clarify one thing though, a lot of pianos do have veneer, yes. But a lot of them in my neck of the woods are solid wood antiques. That's where I am torn lol. Either way, I am too lazy for that when I could just buy the wood. Seriously guys, thanks a bunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Not worth it. People tend to think your a junk remover and saddle you up with other crap. Nothing wrong with jr, profitable and rewarding in finding treasures, but if you want the piano wood only and not an account of Ida and Joes house inventory ( all free for taking away !!!! :/ )while dismantling it, then don't bother lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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