Piano Becomes a Shelf

Nice save! Make a thermostat plate and knob out of wood that matches the paneling, and it’ll disappear. I’ll be making all of our switchplates out of wood when we get the bungalow.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Neat idea, Brian!

That’s a pretty creative use of the old Piano Keys. Nice Stuff.

I was thinking that maybe you could make something that covers the thermostat, with the Treble Clef on the front door that maybe swings to the side to get to the controls. But what do I know?

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

great solution…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Very cool! Thanks for posting. Reminds me of those piano lessons I had as a child.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

I how I love that. My wife inherited an old player piano from her folks that looks like total crap and the guts removed. She wants to restore it but reclaiming the piano wood is awesome! Unfortunately if I tried that I might be missing some parts too.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

Cool idea!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

That is a really great idea. Turned out nice. I may be in the same boat as Bill though if I try anything with our piano/picture holder.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Thanks to all,
I was considering restoring the piano until I started to price the parts that were missing and decided to recycle it instead.

Since joining this site I have seen a few boxes made by Stewart, so now I am looking for another free piano, or at least the keys.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

I’ve dismantled a couple of pianos but I took the keys apart to keep the ivory and ebony for replacements on my piano and to use for inlays. Now, after seeing your fantastic idea, I’m sorry I stripped the ivory off the keys. I’d combine your idea with another idea I saw that included a thin light under the shelf. (At my age I need as much light as I can get.)

Thanks for sharing.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Letting imagination flow well outside the box is true talent, great idea!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Not many people can claim they have an authentic ivory and ebony shelf. Very cute.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Brian I’m with you on liking Stewart’s piano box, that was the first project I favorited. Since many of the women in my family were piano teachers, I’d feel guilty using the keys from any piano, even to make a shelf of box like those. Though I’m contemplating making my own “keys”, for a box.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

oldskool,
Some times you have to live on the edge! I felt guilty keeping the thing in the house looking the way it did, and I didn’t want to haul it to the dump, so I “parted it out.”

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.