Hello list, When disposing of an old worthless piano, what parts are worth saving? I've got an old clunker of an upright that a relative dropped off at my house when I was out of town for the day (wasn't that nice of him? At least I didn't have to help move it.) This is one of those chopped-down "mirror" jobs, with several coats of paint on it. I figured on saving the action, the pedals, and the casters. Should I keep anything else? Naturally, if it had ivory keytops I would save them, but this particular gem has all plastic keytops (I guess I'll save a few of the sharps). The person who dropped it off told me that the old keytops were down inside the bottom of the cabinet, so I opened 'er up and sure enough there they were, but they're plastic too. Why anyone went to the expense of putting new keytops on this thing remains a mystery. Paul Mulik
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