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Project by GaryK posted 233 days ago 846 views 0 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

A nephew asked me the other day if I could build a miniature piano that his school needed for a play they were going to put on.

It was a “Peanuts” play and it was needed for the scene with Linus playing and Lucy leaning against it. You can see that in the last picture.

It was made with one sheet of 12mm plywood from Lowes, and a piece of southern yellow pine for the legs.

The curved side just has a bunch of kerf cuts to allow it to bend. It was kind of nice being able to just throw something together without caring about the holes using a brad nailer since they were going to paint it anyway. From many feet away the audience won’t be able to see them anyway.

All together it took about 5 hours to make.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.


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oldskoolmodder

707 posts in 572 days


posted 233 days ago

Schroeder my man, Schroeder. Linus has the dirty blanky. Just giving you trouble, Gary.

The first thing I thought was The Peanuts! The second thing I thought was, MAN, that’s a HUGE drill or a small piano. Looks nice. Is it covered underneath as well? Heavy?

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

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Copperjock

120 posts in 691 days


posted 233 days ago

Very nice, Gary. So do you cut slits on the inside of the plywood to get it to wrap the sides?

-- All the test cuts in the world won't stop you from cutting the outside when you meant to cut the inside. doh!

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Gary Fixler

646 posts in 274 days


posted 233 days ago

Copperjock – your question goes well with your signature :)

Gary – Very cool work. It’s so liberating to have a no-big-deal project like this. Stage work, and TV and movie props are often a mess up close. Even when you expect them to be bad, they’re often surprisingly worse than that. Knowing you, this is a solid, crisp, clean prop, though. I bet you’re the favorite uncle.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

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Karson

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posted 233 days ago

Gary a nice piano. What did you do for the keys.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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CharlieM1958

7602 posts in 1111 days


posted 233 days ago

Beautiful piece od stagecraft!

Next thing you know, Karson is going to want to know how it sounds. :-)

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

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Minuteman

53 posts in 268 days


posted 233 days ago

Really a great job on the Piano!

-- Major Walt Timoschuk,III

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Douglas Bordner

3424 posts in 956 days


posted 233 days ago

Photobucket

You’re a good man, Gary K.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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degoose

1975 posts in 247 days


posted 233 days ago

Rooly rooly good
So can ya play it?

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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Tony

812 posts in 923 days


posted 233 days ago

Reall nice looking prop – probably too good – I wonder if you have found a new carreer is prop making

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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cobbler

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posted 233 days ago

You are one talented guy.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

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ND2ELK

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posted 233 days ago

Great looking piano. Extra special piano because you did it for your nephew. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Woodhacker

1145 posts in 616 days


posted 233 days ago

Pretty cool Gary. I was wondering…in the play are they using an electric keyboard to place in the area where the keys typically are?

-- Martin, Kansas

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ryno

86 posts in 556 days


posted 232 days ago

wa wanh wanh, wa wanh wanh wa

-- It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

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Woodwrecker

489 posts in 468 days


posted 232 days ago

Man, you must get a LOAD of requests…......................

-- Eric

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Scott Bryan

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posted 232 days ago

Gary, this is a nice project. It is always nice to be able to share the talents and abilities with which we have been gifted with our family and friends. Thanks for the story behind it as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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