So you’ve got an old upright piano that you’ve been meaning to get rid of for a long time but have been putting it off because you don’t know what to do with it or how to dispose of it. Options are fairly limited when it comes to piano disposal but there are a few depending on how brave you’re feeling.
Sell It
This is the best option financially but is only viable if the piano is in good order and still playable. Sometimes we get sentimental about pianos and they almost become part of the family but the fact is 100 years ago pianos were mass-produced and never designed to last for 100 years so by now yours probably won’t be able to be tuned and if it is it won’t stay tuned for long. If you do sell your piano always make sure whoever has bought it can collect it safely, we hear horror stories about piano buyers trying to carry pianos out of houses and knocking the piano over on the way out causing damage and injury on a regular basis.
Donate It
Maybe there’s a local music club, youth group, or charity nearby that could make use of your piano and will pick it up. You won’t get any money for it but at least the piano will be gone and will get some use.
Take It Apart and Take It To The Tip
This one is going to take some time and also some tools and know-how. If you can dismantle your piano you might be able to get it into a large car and make a few trips to the local household recycling centre. Be warned when attempting this method as you will still be left with the wooden back of the piano in one piece and that’s the largest and heaviest part of the piano. If you fancy giving it a go here’s a guide to dismantling a piano. Beware of asking a local man and van type operation to take it to the local household tip for you because it’s illegal to pay a tradesman to tip things at a household site and could land you in trouble. Plus most household sites won’t accept a piano
This one is going to take some time and also some tools and know-how. If you can dismantle your piano you might be able to get it into a large car and make a few trips to the local household recycling centre. Be warned when attempting this method as you will still be left with the wooden back of the piano in one piece and that’s the largest and heaviest part of the piano. If you fancy giving it a go here’s a guide to dismantling a piano. Beware of asking a local man and van type operation to take it to the local household tip for you because it’s illegal to pay a tradesman to tip things at a household site and could land you in trouble. Plus most household sites won’t accept a piano
Ask The Council To Collect It?
This is a simple one; no the council won’t collect a piano as part of their bulky waste collection service.
Piano Burning
This really is a bad idea and not something we’d recommend but never the less people still do it. Apart from the fact it’s dangerous, it’s also bad for the environment as the piano wood is coated with lacquer which contains toxins that are released when the wood is burnt. Amazingly piano burning is carried out during art performances and was once a military ceremony
Ask a Piano Disposal Company To Collect It
Getting a reputable company in for your piano disposal is by far the easiest and safest way to dispose of a piano. We provide a Cheshire piano disposal service which has proved extremely popular over the years. Rather than hiring a man with a van, we’ll send two people with the correct equipment to get your piano out of the house to one of our vehicles all of which have a rear tail lift for safe loading. All the pianos we collect are taken away for recycling and we issue an electronic waste transfer note from the Environment Agency so you know it’s been done correctly. Beware of cheap imitations.
The House Clearance Team operates a professional, reliable and ethical house clearance and bulky waste disposal service across the Northwest. Drop us a line from our contact page and we’ll be in touch.
