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We were invited to a birthday barbecue at very short notice. My wife asked if I’d any ideas for a gift. The intended recipient is a keyboard player and I’d recently taken the guts out of a mid-1930’s Eavestaff mini piano as it was beyond all hope. (I’ve installed a Korg electric piano in the old body – it looks just the same and never needs tuning). Anyway, I had the idea of using some of the old keys as the lid for a CD box & this was the result. It was hastily put together & the glue was hardly set when we presented it.
When my wife saw the result, she was keen that I did another as there was a space on her dressing table for just one more box. The third picture shows the version I made for her.
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21 comments so far
SPalm
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posted 758 days ago
What fun. It made me grin from ear to ear.
Steve
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 758 days ago
Thanks Steve. I’m pleased I’ve made someone happy!
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David
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posted 758 days ago
Stewart -
Very cool design – I love it! Boxes are so interesting. The piano keys scream out there is music inside!
David
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Dadoo
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posted 758 days ago
I had picked up an old upright piano from my bro-in-law years ago with hopes of restoring it. It had been involved in a house fire and although unburnt and intact, all the hyde glue had dried in the intense heat and the thing was falling apart everytime I touched it! So I eventually scrapped it for the parts and those have since gone where-ever. Never thought of using the keys as you have though! Makes for a nice “music” box!
An interesting find was the 6 mason jars stashed in the bottom! Guess they needed a “little sunshine” in church!
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mot
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posted 758 days ago
That’s pretty neat, Stewart.
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Blake
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posted 758 days ago
Very clever and very nice. Great dowel joinery! I will have to try that.
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Dominic Vanacora
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posted 758 days ago
What great gifts boxes make, they take just enought time to enjoy giving them. Great idea as well.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 758 days ago
Stewart, those boxes are just fantastic. I have never thought of using piano keys like this. Just great creativeness.
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cajunpen
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posted 758 days ago
Very impressive box Stewart. I think that using the piano keys is very clever, what I would call “thinking outside the box”.
I can only imagine the smile that must have been on the face of the recipient. I can’t decide which I like better – the pinned joinery or the dovetail. Both are beautiful!
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scottb
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posted 758 days ago
Very cool!
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 758 days ago
Very Unique, and nicely done!
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Chip
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posted 758 days ago
These are wonderful boxes Stewart. Imaginative and well crafted. I love pieces like this that transition something old into something new. Thanks so much for posting them.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 757 days ago
Very neat idea. People just love getting boxes.
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miles125
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posted 757 days ago
Very creative Stewart. Can’t wait to see what you come up with when you’ve got an old harp laying around!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 757 days ago
brilliant.
brilliant.
brilliant
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TomFran
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posted 757 days ago
Way to go, Stewart! That is one unique box. Probably the only one like it in the world. Isn’t it great to have woodworking abilities!
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Karson
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posted 757 days ago
A nice box. An interesting unique idea. Great job on both boxes.
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Dorje
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posted 757 days ago
How fun – and what a great use of materials!
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MrWoody
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posted 590 days ago
I’m glad this came back around. Very creative.
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Tony Ennis
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posted 30 days ago
Well done and very innovative.
and isn’t the “roll the dice” feature here great!
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 30 days ago
Thanks Tony. Heck is it 727 days since I posted this. Where is my life going?!!
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