This is where we should have thought ahead and bought one of these guys.
Use a piano tuning hammer to release the tension of each string. Remove the hammers/action/dampner (this one big unit, I called it “the spine”). Remove the keys (one at a time) and key bed, leaving just the key frame (wooden base). Remove the upper panel, lower panel, top, and fallboard. Tools: safety glasses and other gear, screw drivers, sawzall, hammer, pry ba/crowbar, cutting pliers IF you cannot get a piano tuning hammer to release the tension on all strings Want to watch us do it all? Here is our YOUTUBE VIDEO! Here are the steps we took and some lessons we learned.ĭISCLAIMER: we did not know what we were doing and you should consult a professional before getting into this to avoid injury. 
I called my most trusted helper (my little sister), we brain stormed, and we got to work. We made the decision that IF we could remove some of its weight, we would put it in storage and once in our forever home, we would replace the keys with an electric piano (some of the keys were too damaged to tune, and replacements were too expensive).
I really did not want to toss it- though I came close to it during the dismantling process). We attempted the 1st, but with COVID being a thing still, no stores are open (and many small shops have been forced to permanently shut down), so it was a long shot that anyone would take this as a decor/show piece.
Try to lessen its weight for potential storage. Try to sell it and toss it if not sold. This decision left us with many things to ponder, but one of my biggest questions was “where do I put my piano?!” I broke it down to two options: We made the decision to downsize from a large home into a condo/apartment for the next couple of years. Life has changed a lot for us recently, as it has for many. About two years ago I commissioned a local furniture refinisher to give it a face lift – and it has been our front entry statement piece ever since. It has helped me release pent up emotion, it has helped me think, and it has especially helped me break through spiritually. For the last 12 years, this has been my piano.
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