To those of you concerned about "destroying" a piano, Mike, who among a million other skills, is a piano player of long standing and he says that, lovely as the piano was---and it was--it would have taken $5,000 to $7,000 to restore it and no one was going to spend that much on a piano that was nearly 150 years old.
Anyway, they finished it, lugged it up 2 flights of stairs, by that point it didn't weigh that much and put it in Mac's pub at the end of the tv room. I think it looks pretty spectacular.
The first pictures are the dismantling process.
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| Friend Mike at work |
This is what it looks like now, still a few things to finish it off, but looking great!
Looks like a lot of work. I think old pianos are rather hard to get rid of these days, they take up so much space that very few people want to buy them... So I suppose finding an alternative use for one is a good thing!
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd seen this a few years ago. We were offered an old piano (as I play but don't have a piano),it was ugly and needed so much work done that it just wasn't feasible..a bar however...!
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What a lot of work, and you have a talented friend. Well re-purposed, as they say.
ReplyDeleteJust fabulous. I see a lot of creative juices flowing here. What a great result...I even think I hear music...
ReplyDeleteA great upcycle for something that would otherwise be not a lot of use! xx
ReplyDeleteWow that's amazing, what a great idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful old wood ... and think of all the music it's soaked up over the years. It makes a very striking addition to Mac's pub.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea, it looks great. Clever lads!
ReplyDeleteThat's really clever! I think that some pianos just are too old, if they are wood framed in particular. That bar would grace many a home.
ReplyDeleteWow, I would have never thought of doing that - it's perfect, really beautiful. And how many people have pianos in their house that are never used?
ReplyDeleteThat's quite an undertaking. It remains beautiful and useful and you kept it out of the landfill-- I say hurray!
ReplyDeleteIt looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThey have an old piano in one of the overly expensive charity shops in town which they've painted a lovely antique cream colour. I would love to have the space for either!!