On: Show HN: Recycled a piano into a work desk

[dev1n]

Someone should send this article to the guys who make a business out of taking old pianos and, when no one wants their donation, doing this and selling them.

edit: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4317242

[stephenapple → dev1n]

Saw the article on the front page! Thought about the business potential this morning. Trouble would be the cost of shipping, it's about 350lbs!

edit: That is the stripped weight! It was originally ≈400lbs (guessing). Evidently most of the weight is in the metal frame.

[MartinCron → stephenapple]

If you remove the working parts, do they get much lighter? I don't know much about the internals of pianos.

[UrLicht → MartinCron]

The working parts, no. The iron frame, yes. But getting the frame out can be pretty rough.