Piano parts repurposed creative

I've been given an old upright piano that needs major restoration and am looking for ideas on what to do with it. I'm thinking about dismantling it and crafting some furniture with the wood. Any ideas?

Turn an old upright piano into a stunning desk

Comments and questions on an earlier posting suggested interest in what was done with the left-over keys from a piano repurposing project.As stated in that post…

Comments and questions on an earlier posting suggested interest in what was done with the left-over keys from a piano repurposing project.As stated in that post…

Everyone loves a piano. They're beautiful works of art; true conversation pieces.We love them so much, that we've got three of them right now at Bunch Auctions coming up in our June regular auction and Catalog. If you decide to place a bid on this gorgeous Steinway or one of our others, remember not to leave your old piano in the dust. No one ever wants to throw out their old piano, even when it has become non-functional. Instead of kicking it to the curb, teach that old piano some new…

Let me share a few examples of easy piano makeovers and a few repurposed pianos. I've also shared my own simple piano makeover.

Piano keys

repurposed upright piano

Coat rack - from reclaimed piano parts. Left every fifth hammer, attached it to a piece of Mahogany & ended up with a coat rack.

I guess a subtitle for this posting could be "one Hometalk posting leads to more".I shared a posting (https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/furniture/piano-b…

If you're planning on getting rid of an upright piano, transporting it intact is very difficult. It's much easier to disassemble the whole piano and move it in pieces. Dismantling a piano requires patient work and you won't be able to use...

A Wisconsin craftsman developed a passion for restoring and transforming unwanted pianos into works of art. Read more about his story here.

Looks lovely as a desk. Was once a piano