Scrapping a Baldwin Hamilton upright piano, WHAT WILL I GET?

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Жыл бұрын

This is an old school piano not my school. probably played for many many of my friends over the last 60 years. The list includes my son-in-law, a couple coworkers and the list goes on. It was a little rough on the outside. Let's see what we can salvage.

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@princezzpuffypants6287 22 күн бұрын

Idk why KZfaq thought I'd be into watching a guy rip a piano apart, but Im here for music trivia. Journey - Don't Stop Believing Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is ??? REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You ??? Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis ??? ??? ??? ??? Elton John- Tiny Dancer Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles Hoagy Carmichael- Heart and Soul Journey - Don't Stop Believing (again) I did much worse than I expected... Some of them are right at the edge of my memory, just outta my grasp. A couple had me completely stumped

@thewayidoit8895 20 күн бұрын

@@princezzpuffypants6287 haha thanks for watching!

@codywillette3738 Жыл бұрын

Great content bud!

@jonheath7502 2 ай бұрын

You should contact a luthier about the sound board. 60+ year old Sitka spruce would be great for acoustic guitars

@thewayidoit8895 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure which wood is which. I kept some frim the cabinet. Just watched a kid make a guitar from copper wire. He ended up making a tin alloy for flowability. Cool to see but pretty impractical.

@olajackson757 6 ай бұрын

1903 Hamilton by Baldwin ..wood only. sitting in my shed . In pieces.

@tmb9126 Ай бұрын

you did not have to loosen the strings first before cutting? I thought that would be dangerous?

@thewayidoit8895 Ай бұрын

Naw, they aren't too tight.

@ivonchekovrp 10 ай бұрын

I scrapped one and the high note strings were copper wound iron strings, got #3 for them looking back i wish i had put the cords into a vise and tried to pull the iron out. was a learning curve and lots of fun would most likely do it again

@thewayidoit8895 10 ай бұрын

I did notice that they appeared as such. It wouldn't have been the best use of my time but would have been interesting. The piano also had a keyboard cover lock. I didn't know what it was or what the parts were. Had I taken it off it would have brought $15 on ebay.

@andreapalmer6273 9 ай бұрын

what did you use to remove the screws around which The piano wires are wound. and....is the backboard screwed to gether or glued together.....i cand get anyone to move the harp. what would you use to saw the harp into portable piecs

@thewayidoit8895 8 ай бұрын

I actually burned the wood rather than remove the pegs. They could be removed with a slide hammer. The entire wood backboard is glued together, I cut it to save some of the wood and burned the rest. To cut the harp I'd either use a Sawzall or cutoff wheel on a Corded 4" grinder.

@W-HealthPianoExercises 4 ай бұрын

You can remove the tuning pins using an electric screwdriver and a proper star tip (can be easily found online).

@vasilezila-kw7hv Жыл бұрын

How much did you get for scrap metal?

@thewayidoit8895 Жыл бұрын

$13.20 not really worth it. I sold the pedals also. There was a keyboard cover lock I could have sold @$15 but didn't realize it until too late. Ultimately, it was fun and it didn't cost me anything.

@jondavidcoursey541 13 күн бұрын

For the love of God, stop destroying beautiful old pianos!!! Refinish, and re-purposed the cabinet!

@thewayidoit8895 13 күн бұрын

@@jondavidcoursey541 appreciated. This had a long life in a school. They were happy I bought it or they would have had to pay to get rid of it. I think they make new pianos every day somewhere...