Thank you for this video Robert. I have 2 rescue pianos that I am restoring at the moment. An 1898 Mason & Hamlin 50" upright, and a 1865 Steinway 52" upright. Once was free and the other I gave $50 for. They both have required extensive work, but the names on the fallboards made them worth saving. Free pianos are a buyer beware market, there are some gems out there, but there are a lot of clunkers too.
Here in the UK we have such a huge amount of pianos everywhere that high quality pianos literally just get given away here. like, about a month ago I saw someone literally giving away a Steinway Upright, and I got a Semi Concert grand for literally £200, the UK is imo the best place you can live for cheap/free pianos aha
You’re right-you have to be careful or you might get stuck with a piano that needs serious repairs. I’ve had several people ask if I’d like to take their piano, and it’s hard to say no.
there's loads in the UK because they're not Grands usually. I got a 20s broadwood upright that just needed tuning. It's great and cost £100 in total for tuning and moving. It's in excellent condition too.
I see free pianos on Facebook market every day and would love to have one, but the biggest hurdle is moving it from there to here. There's no piano movers in my rural part of Pennsylvania and it's not exactly a DIY process for an inexperienced piano mover such as myself lol
I had come across a Baldwin Grand almost for free ($50.00). They had it in a storage unit. Too bad someone bought it before I could figure out how to bring it with me.
I've come across 2 scenarios: 1 lady had an acoustic piano that was in her family for 40+ years. She moved to another city and gave it to a friend who just started playing. Another piano is just sitting at home. The family with 2 daughters both took piano lessons eventually moved out. The father who lives in the home doesn't play so nobody played it for 20 years at least. There is a lot of sentimental value to the piano. Both daughters wanted it they live in a small space so the piano stays with the father. Personally I have an electronic keyboard. It's a piece of technology like your smartphone. You don't have any attachment to it like it is a part of the family. Every few years you trade it for a newer model with more features. My keyboard is a "toy" that I play with everyday. I mean serious repertoire along with Hanon exercises & Czerny Etudes. Some pianos sit in people's homes like a piece of furniture but my instrument gets played all the time.
I got a free Challen Piano upright. Its needs a tune and new keys but its beautiful. Old and characteristic. Beautiful and works like a charm even with minor problems.
Seen old pianos with broken keys in second-hand stores. Some people have pianos sitting at home as a piece of furniture that is in a reasonable condition. It is just kept in the home for sentimental value. And there are public libraries in our city that acquired second-hand pianos. Besides being heavily used on a daily basis by people who dropped in, they have broken keys that are never fixed because libraries are funded by public tax dollars and maintaining pianos in libraries are the last priorities for the city government. A friend got a used Baldwin upright from his church for free. He paid for the moving cost and the tuning but still worth it (no broken keys). His wife plays it regularly. Personally find it hard to acquire anything bigger than a keyboard. The past few years the family has been moving around and travel around frequently. Having a piano sitting at home wouldn't help when you are half way around the world. And even if I'm settled into a permanent home, wouldn't want to have to deal with moving a piano when it is no longer in use.
Who is looking for a new acoustic piano or keyboard so you can give me your old one. If you want of course. I just want to practice on a real one, I'm tired of my small screen. Pianos in my country are so so expensive like for a small beginners' keyboard it will cost you around 500$
Im 15 and Im planning to buy a cheap electric keyboard that costs about 60 dollar and about ₱3000 on our money, it's a huge amount of money but it's okay coz Im earning money online to and save money so I can buy it soon, Im inspired by classical Music, We have an upright Piano my dad bought it but its note is not standard and most strings are broken so I cant use it to practice, seeing someone break Piano for videos breaks my heart like, there's so many people out there who's been dreaming to have that kind of thing and they're just breaking it for fun😔
does anyone know if these sites allow delivery to other countries? or is this something of the seller's choice? I don't live in the USA but I could pay for ship delivery ...
Depending on the issue, I charge about $30 at the most (minus replacement) on uprights and depending on which pedal, no more than $50 on grands, but that's me and I would find a local tech to ask
my piano playing is too extreme. i use octave jumps/chord jumps/hyper fast arpeggios/fast left hand jumps. my hands will destroy every digital piano that isn’t built mechanically sturdy
Can someone help me with my dream to learn The piano its been my dream since grade school until now i cant buy A single one I wanna have a piano even its borrow for a certain time . I wanna see myself playing some pieace before I Die :D - philippines
Thank you for this video Robert. I have 2 rescue pianos that I am restoring at the moment. An 1898 Mason & Hamlin 50" upright, and a 1865 Steinway 52" upright. Once was free and the other I gave $50 for. They both have required extensive work, but the names on the fallboards made them worth saving. Free pianos are a buyer beware market, there are some gems out there, but there are a lot of clunkers too.
Here in the UK we have such a huge amount of pianos everywhere that high quality pianos literally just get given away here. like, about a month ago I saw someone literally giving away a Steinway Upright, and I got a Semi Concert grand for literally £200, the UK is imo the best place you can live for cheap/free pianos aha
Na
man I wish my country has such a cornucopia of pianos ._.
You’re right-you have to be careful or you might get stuck with a piano that needs serious repairs. I’ve had several people ask if I’d like to take their piano, and it’s hard to say no.
there's loads in the UK because they're not Grands usually. I got a 20s broadwood upright that just needed tuning. It's great and cost £100 in total for tuning and moving. It's in excellent condition too.
I see free pianos on Facebook market every day and would love to have one, but the biggest hurdle is moving it from there to here. There's no piano movers in my rural part of Pennsylvania and it's not exactly a DIY process for an inexperienced piano mover such as myself lol
Free grand piano!!? Im so tired of using my keyboard. I need one!
haha can i borrow your keyboard
WHAT, A FREE GAND, WHERE
I’m playing on a professional level and I need a acoustic piano. You can have my keyboard if you want
@@thebowinarrow8398 I found a lot on OfferUp
@@luckygirlplays1988 me please 🥺
I had come across a Baldwin Grand almost for free ($50.00). They had it in a storage unit. Too bad someone bought it before I could figure out how to bring it with me.
I've come across 2 scenarios: 1 lady had an acoustic piano that was in her family for 40+ years. She moved to another city and gave it to a friend who just started playing.
Another piano is just sitting at home. The family with 2 daughters both took piano lessons eventually moved out. The father who lives in the home doesn't play so nobody played it for 20 years at least. There is a lot of sentimental value to the piano. Both daughters wanted it they live in a small space so the piano stays with the father.
Personally I have an electronic keyboard. It's a piece of technology like your smartphone. You don't have any attachment to it like it is a part of the family. Every few years you trade it for a newer model with more features. My keyboard is a "toy" that I play with everyday. I mean serious repertoire along with Hanon exercises & Czerny Etudes. Some pianos sit in people's homes like a piece of furniture but my instrument gets played all the time.
I got a free Challen Piano upright. Its needs a tune and new keys but its beautiful. Old and characteristic. Beautiful and works like a charm even with minor problems.
I really want to practice to play piano , But sadly there is not a lot of free stuffs in my country((
I don’t even care I just want an acoustic piano that plays.
Wow the kids not practicing situation is where I bought my piano from lol.
Seen old pianos with broken keys in second-hand stores. Some people have pianos sitting at home as a piece of furniture that is in a reasonable condition. It is just kept in the home for sentimental value. And there are public libraries in our city that acquired second-hand pianos. Besides being heavily used on a daily basis by people who dropped in, they have broken keys that are never fixed because libraries are funded by public tax dollars and maintaining pianos in libraries are the last priorities for the city government.
A friend got a used Baldwin upright from his church for free. He paid for the moving cost and the tuning but still worth it (no broken keys). His wife plays it regularly.
Personally find it hard to acquire anything bigger than a keyboard. The past few years the family has been moving around and travel around frequently. Having a piano sitting at home wouldn't help when you are half way around the world. And even if I'm settled into a permanent home, wouldn't want to have to deal with moving a piano when it is no longer in use.
I saw a Steinway piano for free. Looked brand new. And said it was in tune.
Who is looking for a new acoustic piano or keyboard so you can give me your old one. If you want of course. I just want to practice on a real one, I'm tired of my small screen. Pianos in my country are so so expensive like for a small beginners' keyboard it will cost you around 500$
Some Craigslist 'free pianos' make me go "YIKES."
Im 15 and Im planning to buy a cheap electric keyboard that costs about 60 dollar and about ₱3000 on our money, it's a huge amount of money but it's okay coz Im earning money online to and save money so I can buy it soon, Im inspired by classical Music, We have an upright Piano my dad bought it but its note is not standard and most strings are broken so I cant use it to practice, seeing someone break Piano for videos breaks my heart like, there's so many people out there who's been dreaming to have that kind of thing and they're just breaking it for fun😔
I need a piano, just started my piano class and I need my personal one that I can practice with... I will really appreciate any giver here
does anyone know if these sites allow delivery to other countries? or is this something of the seller's choice? I don't live in the USA but I could pay for ship delivery ...
I've gotten GOOD dollar pianos from estate sales.
Oh i need a grand piano im tired to use a yamaha keyboard
CAN I GET YOUR YAMAHA KEYBOARD?!?!?!
Can I have your Yamaha Keyboard ?
How much does it cost to fix piano pedals ? I need to know ! Anyone who knows let him please tell me
Depending on the issue, I charge about $30 at the most (minus replacement) on uprights and depending on which pedal, no more than $50 on grands, but that's me and I would find a local tech to ask
I really need just an 88 Piano I don't care if it's An Electric or no I need to have piano HUHUHUH
Just got a free mason and Hamlin model A from a middle school, not complaining one bit
Goodness I want a piano but most of the websites are only available on the US or UK.
Same problem
I am addicted to piano I can not last with out one but they are one. My keyboard is not working anymore
Hope I can get one free piano
I'm an Indian. How can I find?
I want all of them
Free pianos? Not in Mexico dear friends
my piano playing is too extreme. i use octave jumps/chord jumps/hyper fast arpeggios/fast left hand jumps. my hands will destroy every digital piano that isn’t built mechanically sturdy
"Must have a relationship with the piano technician..." I have her volunteer in my high school concert band. She's quite a sax and flute player!!!
Can someone help me with my dream to learn The piano its been my dream since grade school until now i cant buy A single one I wanna have a piano even its borrow for a certain time . I wanna see myself playing some pieace before I Die :D - philippines
I got one thanks a lot
Can you tell me Which website did you use
too expensive
Omg! This is a lie right? Why would u sell a piano? Forget selling. Its just donation!!!! Omg
I have 2 pianos from 'this category' . One of them great the another one not so. bye