Popular Post Charlie E Posted April 6 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6 (edited) My dad was a Baptist minister. 50ish years ago he brought a discarded upright piano home from the country church he was pastoring and refurbished it. It stayed in my mom and dad's home till they passed away. Then my sister had it for awhile, but it's been stored in a garage for years now. My sister saw something similar to these somewhere and asked me if i could make her one of the key holders. I made her and her daughter the key holders and my son and daughter-in-law the one that says, "Love is the key." All the materials except for the text and the hangers came from the old piano. The little brass buttons are part of the key/hammer mechanism of the piano, called capstans. Felt like my dad was smiling while I worked on them. The chips on the keys were done by my mischievous son and nephew with a toy hammer. Maw Maw wasn't happy. Edited April 6 by Charlie E Joe W., barb.j.enders, Hawk and 22 others 21 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 very nice keyboards. danny and Charlie E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Great idea! Awesome. danny and Charlie E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 I totally love it. Charlie E and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Great idea and a great remembrance of your dad. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 I sympathize with Maw Maw. But that is a great idea and very well executed. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry walters Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Nicely done Charlie and what a great remembrance of your dad to be enjoyed by members of the family. To use parts of the piano for making is wonderful. Everyone gets a piece. Again Charlie, nicely done. Jerry Charlie E and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted April 7 Author Report Share Posted April 7 9 minutes ago, jerry walters said: Nicely done Charlie and what a great remembrance of your dad to be enjoyed by members of the family. To use parts of the piano for making is wonderful. Everyone gets a piece. Again Charlie, nicely done. Jerry Thanks Jerry! So glad my sister had the idea. Otherwise it would have wound up in a landfill someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Excellent craftsmanship, RJ Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 What a great recycling idea, well done. My grandmother had an upright piano that no one could play. I just held junk under the lid where the keys were. When she passed we took it outside and chopped it up for firewood, recycling was not a thing then. Marg Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Excellent idea! Hopefully you can find another idea for the use of the other piano parts as well. Great keepsake! Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 What a great way to repurpose. Wonderful. Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Well done! A very unique idea. Not many of us will be able to copy them. For sure! Charlie E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 What a great job you did Charlie. One way to keep the old memories alive. Charlie E and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I will echo what others have said, that's a very cool idea, and great job! Charlie E and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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