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Re:Show HN: Recycled a piano into a work desk by dev1n on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @04:25PM (#4319416)
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

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Re:Show HN: Recycled a piano into a work desk by stephenapple on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @04:31PM (#4319442)
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.

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Re:Show HN: Recycled a piano into a work desk by MartinCron on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @04:43PM (#4319497)
If you remove the working parts, do they get much lighter? I don't know much about the internals of pianos.
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Re:Show HN: Recycled a piano into a work desk by UrLicht on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @07:28PM (#4320225)
The working parts, no. The iron frame, yes. But getting the frame out can be pretty rough.
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