Repurposed piano into a desk

Wow, nice job and a great way to breathe new life into an old piano that is otherwise off to the landfill, may have to try this myself one of these days, thanks for sharing!

-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.

wow! that’s really cool! I like the inlay star…did you make that, or was that on the piano already?

Maku, I made the star inlay it was not part of the original piano. Just thought It would give it more character.

-- Mark, Lincolnton, NC. www.routermillwoodworks.weebly.com

Mark,

This is really great repurposing! Thanks for sharing.

L/W

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

How creative,this is so cool. great job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

That’s neat! A very good idea.

-- I may have lost my marbles, but I still have my love of woodworking

Excellent conversion. Not so much a restoration as a resurrection.

-- From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant

All the other old pianos are now jealous! I suspect most fun projects are more work than we expect ;)

Thanks for sharing!

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Very well done!

-- Carl, Iowa

I love repuprosed projects, and this one is awesome!

-- Denny

A brilliant idea for a recycling job – and beautifully done. I’m betting that old neglected pianos everywhere are green with envy.

-- "I'm not afraid of heights. I'm afraid of widths." - Steven Wright

Thanks everyone for the kind words. It is sad to see all these old pianos go to the junk yard. I see about 4 or 5 a month for free on craigs list. I have to say though the biggest hurdle was the weight, I forgot how heavy they are. When I first picked this one up I thought it was bolted to the floor. I had to use some muscles I haven’t used in years . Getting the cast iron harp out really helped on the weight.

I still have other parts of the piano I am trying to figure out a way to recycle too.

-- Mark, Lincolnton, NC. www.routermillwoodworks.weebly.com

nice job and great idea,,,I have one of these in my living room trying to give away—-Mark you just changed my mind about giving away—thanks for sharing, and yes they are very heavy

-- ElmoSr,Ga. Life is Hard by the Yard,,,But a Cinch by the Inch

I like it a lot Mark !

you gave it a new life. fantastic!

-- I played with Legos as a kid and I never had the part I thought I needed, so I learned to improvise. Now I'm an engineer with a woodworking hobby.