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A couple of piano key boxes

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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.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.


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SPalm

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posted 264 days ago

What fun. It made me grin from ear to ear.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 264 days ago

Thanks Steve. I’m pleased I’ve made someone happy!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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David

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posted 264 days ago

Stewart -

Very cool design – I love it! Boxes are so interesting. The piano keys scream out there is music inside!

David

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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Dadoo

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posted 264 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!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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mot

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posted 264 days ago

That’s pretty neat, Stewart.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Blake

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posted 264 days ago

Very clever and very nice. Great dowel joinery! I will have to try that.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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Dominic Vanacora

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posted 264 days ago

What great gifts boxes make, they take just enought time to enjoy giving them. Great idea as well.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida

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Thos. Angle

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posted 264 days ago

Stewart, those boxes are just fantastic. I have never thought of using piano keys like this. Just great creativeness.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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cajunpen

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posted 264 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!

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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scottb

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posted 264 days ago

Very cool!

-- The opposite of war isn't peace. It's creation. -- Wood T's: http://www.printfection.com/snbcreative

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Brad_Nailor

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posted 264 days ago

Very Unique, and nicely done!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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Chip

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posted 264 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.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 264 days ago

Very neat idea. People just love getting boxes.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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miles125

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posted 263 days ago

Very creative Stewart. Can’t wait to see what you come up with when you’ve got an old harp laying around!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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MsDebbieP

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posted 263 days ago

brilliant.

brilliant.

brilliant

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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TomFran

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posted 263 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!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Karson

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posted 263 days ago

A nice box. An interesting unique idea. Great job on both boxes.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Dorje

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posted 263 days ago

How fun – and what a great use of materials!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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MrWoody

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posted 96 days ago

I’m glad this came back around. Very creative.

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

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