We bought a fully working piano for £10 at an auction, it's a shame people throw them away for so little! Also give yourself some credit, that sounded pretty good to me, you're not bad at all :D
got a 1925 bluthner, sound SO much better than pretty much all newer piano´s i´ve ever played on (and i played many! ;D )
so make sure you get your re-weighted, tuned once every 10 days (if you play often enough) for a while, until it´s stabilizing and sounding good. make some 1 check if the mechanical part got a good response, or if it´s going to be tightened. have fun learning to play this awesome instrument! =)
Good for you! Take some lessons & enjoy yourself! Does it have real ivories? Those pianos have harps (metal plate) that are made of alloys no longer available. They truly "don't make them like the used to." Thanks for restoring this old piano. :) I'm sure it's very happy in your home and it sounds rich even thru the computer.
Here in New York City we specialize in removing, disposing of and recycling old upright pianos. Fair rates starting at $149.00 Tom 646 717 7558 direct.
This piano has promise. I like old pianos, but they do need much work. A late friend of mine owned a piano store, and was an RPT. He was very cynical about old uprights in particular. Keep this project going....
yeah it got pretty water logged when their basement flooded, i don't think there is much hope for it. But, if someone comes along like you, I'd say they'll regreat not taking care of it!
My friend had a upright grand and the kept it in their basement and now it is ruined forever =( like 1/2 the keys dont work and the ones that do stick and barely play. So sad, how people have no respect for music, instruments, or musical art.
Did it get wet? This piano was not at all playable when I picked it up. It was stored for decades in a cold damp garage. Luckily it was very well made and held together well. Just needed a few keys fixed and a major tune up :-)
you should have it checked by a technician but after a piano hasnt been tuned for a number of years it can sustain quite a bit of damage, you should have taken care of it better
@cav0129 His description says he rescued it from the trash, However look into the Reblitz book (probably available at the library) and there is a program called TuneLab which is affordable shareware and will enable you to tune your piano. You can get a tunning hammer reasonably off of ebay (or sometimes fleamarkets) although if it hasn't been tuned at all it sounds damn good.
Sounds really good, I'm hoping to get a grimy old upright to restore (first thing will be to get rid of the awful coat of paint. It's great to see people giving these the love and care they deserve, they sure knew how to build them.
yayyyyyyy finally someone with sense enough to rescue one of the old ones. Check out the other freaks who burn and smash them without taking the time to fix them.
Old pianos are built like tanks and have a wonderful rich sound. I hate when people wreck them. They don't realize that under all the black grime, there is a beautiful red mahagony piano that someone took great care in building. Someday I hope to finish restoring mine.
Many old uprights like this one are not worth the time and money to rebuild. The amount you spend to fix something up with no value you could very easily buy a new, far superior piano.
I love the sound. I also have an old Milton. It used to be a player piano. It sounded really bad when I first saw it but there was one note that sounded really good to me. I took the chance I play on it everyday now that it sounds so sweet. I want to learn to tune and regulate and fix these old pianos too. Its not only the steinways that deserve to be restored.
I might add that my sustain pedal creaked too until it finally broke while playing some Beethoven sonata. It was a short metal bar that serves as a spring and which was already rusty. How did I fix it? I used a bungee cord instead. Now it hardly makes any noise and is very light. Modern materials has their uses.
Thanks, one of my dreams was to be a piano and organ player, but my legs and left hand are too hampered by my Cerebral Palsey. I just like to work on them.
I also have my Hammond T-233 from 1968, an 1888 Estey high-back reed organ, and my 1928 Kilgen theatre organ console that I am trying to restore for MIDI use.
I was just wondering, since you have an older Hammond spinet, if you knew what would cause all but three of the drawbars for the upper manual to stop working. On mine, a 1973 Hammond 7182 Cougar model. Everything else works with the exception of the 16', 5 1/3', 8', 4', 2, and 1' drawbar. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
i actually think your piano looks beautiful, really. i find old sorta antique looking piano's really facinating. though shiny new ones are pretty too
Candycrazygirl93 1 week ago
We bought a fully working piano for £10 at an auction, it's a shame people throw them away for so little! Also give yourself some credit, that sounded pretty good to me, you're not bad at all :D
YummCookie 2 months ago
Beeeeuuuutiful sound. Thank you for rescuing it and making it new again.
TheNpettiet 3 months ago
i saw a old upright piano at a stor and it was so uncared for it made me sad :(
winniepoo1997 3 months ago
It doesn't need restoration, but it needs repainting.
GermanStreetOrgan 4 months ago
wow you got that from the trash? pretty lucky i wish my neighbor had an upright to throw away
shadowjuan2 6 months ago
got a 1925 bluthner, sound SO much better than pretty much all newer piano´s i´ve ever played on (and i played many! ;D )
so make sure you get your re-weighted, tuned once every 10 days (if you play often enough) for a while, until it´s stabilizing and sounding good. make some 1 check if the mechanical part got a good response, or if it´s going to be tightened. have fun learning to play this awesome instrument! =)
scimmiablu992 6 months ago
It is worth restoring! Congratulations!
ExAnimoPortugal 7 months ago
well I found a computer in the trash.
YoungJusticeLuv 7 months ago
Good for you! Take some lessons & enjoy yourself! Does it have real ivories? Those pianos have harps (metal plate) that are made of alloys no longer available. They truly "don't make them like the used to." Thanks for restoring this old piano. :) I'm sure it's very happy in your home and it sounds rich even thru the computer.
anitabrownjazz 8 months ago
nice sounding piano...regardless how it looks, it sounds fantastic....
JakeWilder0 8 months ago 2
@JakeWilder0 Thanks! I really need to make a newer video now that I have a camera with good audio. The sound on this old video was really crappy :-)
Maxxarcade 8 months ago 2
You found that in the trash it sounds good now what loser thew it out LOL
KMNKeyboardVault 9 months ago
Marshall and Wendell was a very high grade piano by the American Piano Company. Congratulations.
myxklptk 9 months ago
Beautiful, I wish I could save every piano thrown away on Earth and make sure they go to a good home.
ChrisKogos 9 months ago
Nice Job!
Here in New York City we specialize in removing, disposing of and recycling old upright pianos. Fair rates starting at $149.00 Tom 646 717 7558 direct.
pianorecyclenyc 10 months ago
I never knew Elvis Presley could play the piano.
F0nkyNinja 1 year ago
Good for you mate :)
waypastthat 1 year ago
This piano has promise. I like old pianos, but they do need much work. A late friend of mine owned a piano store, and was an RPT. He was very cynical about old uprights in particular. Keep this project going....
maplewoodsp 1 year ago
I had to put a lot of work and money into my 1920 Paul Kolle Upright Piano but it was all worth it.
bartoszthiede 1 year ago
i was just wondering how much would it cost to repaint a upright in glossy black ?thankyou
Musiccritic1211 1 year ago
Hehe, well it sounds better than my 1964 Acrosonic.
16mmDJ 1 year ago
It is a good piano that produces sweet sound.
MrEbaby2010 1 year ago
@cody1800212 A man, who wanted to restore his piano took the keys...he should have taken the whole piano instead...
UzumakiNarutoX3 1 year ago
It looks like all you need is a strip job
done on it and new varnish. To re-
place the front lid that covers the strings
and hammers you will need the kind
of wood the piano is made of and a
top lid that fits. Other wise the old
piano looks like it's in good condition
in spite of where it's been. Good
Luck!
methodistgirl
methodistgirl 2 years ago
Want to find one, too...
My friends neighbor has a piano that works but there are no keys! Where do you get a set of piano-keys...?
UzumakiNarutoX3 2 years ago
i have a marshall and wendell player piano. yours looks like an ampico model
JamesPriceJohnson 2 years ago
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What is the name of the second song?
Nosaj1978 2 years ago
Your piano sounds great, you should post some more videos of you playing.
Nosaj1978 2 years ago
You don't play that bad, you're actually pretty good at impovising
Of course, your hand position is all wrong.. but you could be really good at it
slacker437 2 years ago
Ho yes good sound for your old piano !!
check the sound of my 1920 piano in my video , another sound...
Besteria 2 years ago
That sounded beautiful actually, playing included
1980MF1980 2 years ago
wow.... that's beautiful.. such a shame anyone would just throw out a piano.. =/
BloodWolf2k7 2 years ago
Impressive for being found in the trash!
someone2602 3 years ago 3
i helped refinish pianos one summer...a job
with a parole officer whose hobby was to
cruise around anywhere in north america to
pick up old pianos, refinish them, and sell
them. amazing instruments. and some people
had painted red purple and grey over oak!!
WTF! want to buy a digital piano for chops,
and portability. but i'd almost rather
give up playing. accoustic is timeless.
pdautg 3 years ago
Very charming sound; congratulations. please post a vid when its completely restored and tuned.Looking forward to hear it. All the best
omniscope99 3 years ago
WOW! for a piano from the trash it has a reall beautiful sound!
ColinMeloy91 3 years ago
yeah it got pretty water logged when their basement flooded, i don't think there is much hope for it. But, if someone comes along like you, I'd say they'll regreat not taking care of it!
princess102100 3 years ago
My friend had a upright grand and the kept it in their basement and now it is ruined forever =( like 1/2 the keys dont work and the ones that do stick and barely play. So sad, how people have no respect for music, instruments, or musical art.
princess102100 3 years ago 2
Did it get wet? This piano was not at all playable when I picked it up. It was stored for decades in a cold damp garage. Luckily it was very well made and held together well. Just needed a few keys fixed and a major tune up :-)
Maxxarcade 3 years ago 2
i got a old piano thats all Un tuned and been in my basement for YEARS! like 10 15
should i throw it or restore?
im a musician myself , but i got a synth that replace my piano since....
but it's not the same feeling
what i like about my piano is the keys are ROUGH & paint is stripped so it has a vintage look rustique....
but i dont know if it's hard to restore....
let me know do you need to change all the strings after certain age?
hayabusafmw 2 years ago
you should have it checked by a technician but after a piano hasnt been tuned for a number of years it can sustain quite a bit of damage, you should have taken care of it better
cav0129 2 years ago
@cav0129 His description says he rescued it from the trash, However look into the Reblitz book (probably available at the library) and there is a program called TuneLab which is affordable shareware and will enable you to tune your piano. You can get a tunning hammer reasonably off of ebay (or sometimes fleamarkets) although if it hasn't been tuned at all it sounds damn good.
tnmtemerity 2 years ago
Google "DIY piano restoration" - the first result should tell you all you need to know. :)
Equihan 2 years ago
upright grand? I'm curious what does that look like?
baiken22 2 years ago
I think there should be more people like you, willing to save an instrument instead of throwing it away or destroying it. .
sppe769 3 years ago 7
I hope you restored that piano. It sounds very, very nice and you do play well.
I don't understand how people can neglect such a nice instrument as a piano. I can't play one but I really enjoy listening to a piano.
owmyanus 3 years ago
Sounds really good, I'm hoping to get a grimy old upright to restore (first thing will be to get rid of the awful coat of paint. It's great to see people giving these the love and care they deserve, they sure knew how to build them.
thehibtones 3 years ago
yayyyyyyy finally someone with sense enough to rescue one of the old ones. Check out the other freaks who burn and smash them without taking the time to fix them.
delcoronado15 4 years ago
Old pianos are built like tanks and have a wonderful rich sound. I hate when people wreck them. They don't realize that under all the black grime, there is a beautiful red mahagony piano that someone took great care in building. Someday I hope to finish restoring mine.
Maxxarcade 4 years ago 5
Many old uprights like this one are not worth the time and money to rebuild. The amount you spend to fix something up with no value you could very easily buy a new, far superior piano.
worldpiano 3 years ago
I love the sound. I also have an old Milton. It used to be a player piano. It sounded really bad when I first saw it but there was one note that sounded really good to me. I took the chance I play on it everyday now that it sounds so sweet. I want to learn to tune and regulate and fix these old pianos too. Its not only the steinways that deserve to be restored.
aspacguy1 4 years ago
I might add that my sustain pedal creaked too until it finally broke while playing some Beethoven sonata. It was a short metal bar that serves as a spring and which was already rusty. How did I fix it? I used a bungee cord instead. Now it hardly makes any noise and is very light. Modern materials has their uses.
aspacguy1 4 years ago
That was a piano from maybe..1930's-1960's.
You were lucky to find that. Whoever threw it away was an idiot.
andreibf 4 years ago 2
It is from 1923. I hope to restore it someday.
Maxxarcade 4 years ago
When my science teacher was a sub for my band class she played that.
SteiffWorld2007 4 years ago
For a guy with CP, you certinaly play better than I do, and the only thing I have is Kleine Levin syndrome and a touch of Lazyitis... :D
twocvbloke 4 years ago
For not knowing how to play, you sure to an awful good job playing! I'm very happy to see people still care about these old instruments.
Organgrinder010 4 years ago
Thanks, one of my dreams was to be a piano and organ player, but my legs and left hand are too hampered by my Cerebral Palsey. I just like to work on them.
I also have my Hammond T-233 from 1968, an 1888 Estey high-back reed organ, and my 1928 Kilgen theatre organ console that I am trying to restore for MIDI use.
Maxxarcade 4 years ago
I was just wondering, since you have an older Hammond spinet, if you knew what would cause all but three of the drawbars for the upper manual to stop working. On mine, a 1973 Hammond 7182 Cougar model. Everything else works with the exception of the 16', 5 1/3', 8', 4', 2, and 1' drawbar. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
joshbrinson 4 years ago