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Author:  Krohn [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:36 pm ]
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So, this piano was constructed a little differently than I thought it would be. I had no idea how small the joined pieces were underneath the veneers. I am trying to upload pictures but no matter what I do it doesn't seem to want to accept the pictures I try to upload!

We got the piano apart, and now i just want to remove the posts from the back of the harp (great for neck blanks). could someone help me with my picture issues?

Author:  Chris Pile [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:01 pm ]
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Sign up for a PhotoBucket account, upload them from your computer, and share the link with us!
It's easy.... really.

Author:  BRC [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:19 pm ]
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So you are salvaging wood from a piano? That's cool. I had been thinking about that for a while. There are always adds on craigslist here for free piano (or organ) you haul" around here. It seems that the organs built after 1970-ish are mostly veneer over particle board, but I have a 60's Conn organ in my studio that hasn't been played for years honestly, and it is solid mahogany and maple, many parts are 6/4. Honestly it has a great vintage sound on some settings, but I always just play my Yamaha on recordings. Unless it's a Moog, or a Hamond B3 or something, sad but true, there is not much use for these anymore. Certainly no monetary value..... My biggest issue with this is tearing apart a perfectly good instrument of any kind (sniff :( ) but morally, if it goes to building another instrument, well, heck yeah. I think it's better than letting it sit un-played for years, right?

Maybe a little off topic, but mine is FILLED with vintage tubes, some of which are worth a lot these days. Certainly I could experiment with my own guitar amps? :)

Author:  alan stassforth [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:55 am ]
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Do you have a mac or pc?

Author:  Krohn [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:52 pm ]
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Its a PC... I think I may have figured out the problem! I'm gonna try this again....

Author:  Krohn [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:53 pm ]
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He had a little fun with the harp :D haha. We used a railtie lifter and bashed the heck out of the thing. There's still some more wood on the back that may be useful, but I need a saw, and haven't got a single one :D haha.

Author:  Chris Pile [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:51 pm ]
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Did you save the keys?
I still have a box of old ivory and ebony from a piano I dissected back in the late 70's.
If you don't use the wood for instruments, it works for tools, jigs, etc.

Author:  Krohn [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:07 pm ]
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the keys were just wood with resin on top... worthless. But, in the past couple hours we got a bunch more done, and we're more or less finished with the piano. I'll have some more pictures soon, once I charge my camera.

Author:  JimO [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:42 pm ]
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I did that once. My bro-in-law had a green one to get rid of. I sanded part of the paint off and got all excited at the newly found wood. It ended up being veneered with poplar that was dovetailed throughout. Used a lot of it for jigs, etc, but no guitar wood to speak of. Pain in the nuisance to get rid of the harp.

Author:  alan stassforth [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:17 pm ]
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Don't get rid of the harp!
Play it like a harp with a heavy pick.

Author:  Jim_H [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:55 am ]
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Oh man... I would not want to try to tune that thing!

Author:  Krohn [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:48 pm ]
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laughing6-hehe I'll start a pre-fab harp business on the side hahaha

Author:  JimO [ Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:26 pm ]
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Guess I could have used it for lawn furniture. laughing6-hehe

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