Piano to Desk Conversion
Several years ago, Dan found a free piano on craigslist and got it for me. I took piano lessons at university and loved it. It’s something I always wanted to return to, but never had a chance. Unfortunately, the piano needed a lot more than a simple tuning, so it has sat in the corner of our living room since then.
One indoor day this past winter, Dan got to wondering what he could do with it. We tossed around some ideas, did a little online research, and discovered that people do all kinds of things with old pianos and their parts. We both liked the idea of turning it into a desk.
| I don’t seem to have a picture of it all put together, but here it is with the upper front board removed. |
| Lots of strings and tuning pins to be removed. |
| The date embossed on it is 12-22-55. Some people turn these into a wall art harps, but it is extremely heavy! |
| That left the pin block (top, with the tuning pin holes in it) and the bridges. The bridges were a challenge because they were both screwed and glued. |
| Fortunately, the glue was water soluble. We decided to leave the pin block. |
Next, he started reassembling it.
| Looking at the bottom with the piano on its back. The caster wheels made it too high for a desk, so he removed those and added some “feet” for stability. |
| The piano underside board was a perfect fit for a bottom shelf. |
| The front bottom board fit perfectly to make the desk top. |
| Dan glued finished plywood over the pin block and sound board for a nicer finish. |
| The last thing to do was to add a shelf. The board was a remodel save, originally from one of our closets. The width is to accommodate radios. |
With the piano moved out of the living room, we decided to do something else we’ve talked about. As we’ve replaced windows and worked on walls we’ve added insulation. But the living room walls are plastered, and we didn’t want to mess with that. So we opted to install a corkboard veneer on the wall.
| This is half-inch corkboard insulation. It’s just natural cork with no glues added. |
| Finished and ready for fitting out. |
We talked about staining the plywood and shelf to match to color of the piano, but I kinda like the contrasting light color. It helps keep that corner of the room from being too dark.
Old pianos are either free or pretty cheap to be had. It’s often an item people want to get rid of when they move. They aren’t solid wood because they are veneered, but they are real wood, as opposed to what cabinets and furniture are made from nowadays. So for anyone with a little creativity and enjoyment for working with wood, the possibilities are endless.
Source: https://www.5acresandadream.com/2022/03/piano-to-desk-conversion.html
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