old piano, how to dispose?

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• Hugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316

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  16/01/14 - 17:23 #2

  Whatever you do, don't drop it down a mine shaft.
  
  You could end up with A Flat Minor.

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• burton07 Posts: 10,871

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  16/01/14 - 17:38 #3

  Why not see if any local schools would like it FOC. They might be prepared to restore it. You will need specialist piano movers though to move it anywhere.

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• Bermondseybrick Posts: 1,256

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  16/01/14 - 17:41 #4

  Hugh Jboobs wrote: »

  Whatever you do, don't drop it down a mine shaft.
  
  You could end up with A Flat Minor.

  
  :D budum tish

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• Mystic Dave Posts: 1,180

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  16/01/14 - 17:46 #5

  Years ago, there used to be piano smashing competitions to get rid of these old uprights. I suppose they ran out of pianos?

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• radcliffe95 Posts: 4,086

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  16/01/14 - 17:48 #6

  Make chopsticks out of it.......I'm here all week:D

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• Voynich Posts: 14,481

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  16/01/14 - 17:48 #7

  Have you tried one of those charity furniture places? They come and collect too.

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• Teddybleads Posts: 6,814

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  16/01/14 - 17:50 #8

  I believe the correct method involves three chimpanzees and a pot of tea.

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• Pistol Whip Posts: 9,677

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  16/01/14 - 17:51 #9

  Throw it over the back fence

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• grauniad Posts: 7,954

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  16/01/14 - 17:55 #10

  This is a tricky question, not black or white.

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• shankly123 Posts: 598

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  16/01/14 - 17:59 #11

  You could advertise it - free to anyone who will collect. We were looking for one a few years ago and were grateful for just such an advert.

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• Flanno Posts: 1,427

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  16/01/14 - 18:01 #12

  Voynich wrote: »

  Have you tried one of those charity furniture places? They come and collect too.

  
  I agree with this. You could contact your local OXFAM branch to check if they do collect old furniture such as your piano. I did the same when I had a house clearance before selling the house some time ago.

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• jra Posts: 48,325

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  16/01/14 - 18:01 #13

  mushymanrob wrote: »

  my oh got herself an old piano about 4 years ago...as i was doing up the house it was stored outside, covered up. now ive dont the house theres nowhere for it and it would need alot of restoration that she cannot be arsed with now.
  
  so we have to get rid... im looking for advice, i know i could drag it to a scrappies (its heavy) , but im looking for options... is it worth anything? or should i just let the gypos take it for scrap? or do piano restorers come and collect with their reward being spare parts or summut?
  
  anyone?

  
  Brainiac. Get a crane and drop it from a few hundred feet. Put remains into a bin.

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• Elyan Posts: 8,781

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  16/01/14 - 18:03 #14

  You hum it son, I'll play it.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 776

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  16/01/14 - 18:04 #15

  Give it a Viking burial.
  Set fire to it, and roll it off a cliff into the sea.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,334

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  16/01/14 - 18:05 #16

  How grand.
  
  You could always play it again, Sam...

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• Fizix Posts: 16,932

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  16/01/14 - 18:08 #17

  I'd probably see if it has any value to someone who does restore them before scrapping it.

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• trphil Posts: 2,931

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  16/01/14 - 18:19 #18

  Do any of your neighbours have a Morris Marina?

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• 1Mickey Posts: 10,427

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  16/01/14 - 18:21 #19

  If you just want rid then http://uk.freecycle.org/ would probably do that (as long as you don't make it sound too bad), If you do use them though, I'd recommend opening a new email account to register with them because the plague of emails can be annoying if they're in with more important things.

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• Croctacus Posts: 18,294

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  16/01/14 - 18:21 #20

  Maybe Bruno Mars would move it for you.

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• Croctacus Posts: 18,294

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  16/01/14 - 18:23 #21

  Bit in reality, the ad with free to a good home, buyer collects is the easiest and cheapest option.

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• Jesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794

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  16/01/14 - 18:23 #22

  Leave it decaying outside the front of your house as it would make such a nice change from sofas.

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• Jesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794

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  16/01/14 - 18:27 #23

  See if someone who knows about pianos to see if it is worth restoring or not.
  If not, you can dismantle it. You will find that it's all wood apart from a very heavy cast metal frame. Your local metal recyclers will take that and give you money for it. There may also be a place to recycle the wood. If not save it and keep it dry until November the 5th.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 7,246

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  16/01/14 - 18:30 #24

  Eat it

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• Supratad Posts: 10,447

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  16/01/14 - 18:38 #25

  I don't think you can just give it away. There will always be strings attached.

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• 1Mickey Posts: 10,427

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  16/01/14 - 18:38 #26

  Jesse Pinkman wrote: »

  Leave it decaying outside the front of your house as it would make such a nice change from sofas.

  
  I guess that depends on where you live because I left a wardrobe out the night before for the bin men and it was gone before they got here. Also at my mums house some workmen left the 30+ year old kitchen cabinets outside in broad daylight while they fitted the new ones. By the time they finished the old cabinets were gone and apparently nobody saw anything.

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