Has anyone painted a piano?

[Sue]

I have a thirties Broadwood upright piano, mahogany case, which I've had for over thirty years, AARRRGGGHHH.

I'm very tempted to paint it white (:-$ ), but I'm worried it will affect the tone. It has a nice warm tone, which was the reason I bought it in the first place.

I've googled and there seem to be varying opinions about this.

Has anybody actually done it, and if so what was the result?

I'm never likely to want to sell it, so I'm not worried about affecting its value - if it still has any - but I won't do it if it would sound different.

Obviously I'd just paint the wooden parts which show, not the sound board.

[steveo]

Buff it up with Antiquax, you'll love it all over again

[Otta]

Why not pop to the piano shop on Kirkdale and have a chat with them.

[KidKruger]

Sue paint is no different than varnish, people varnish pianos (though strictly speaking, from a furnish restoration perspective waxing/polishing is more 'proper').

Unless you're painting the strings and hammers inside you'll be fine. And if you're doing that shame on you and be careful you don't fall in !

[womanofdulwich]

you could always try extreme knitting it...........( in white)

[Sue]

Thanks all!

Womanofdulwich, lovely idea but it would take me years!

KK, the piano isn't varnished, it's got a sort of silk finish, I've never thought about it before but I guess it must be waxed.

Otta, good idea, though I didn't even know there was a piano shop in Kirkdale! I was going to ask my piano tuner but I wondered whether anybody here might have tried it.

Steveo, it looks fine, it's in good nick, I haven't fallen out of love with it, I am just going through a paint everything white phase :)) years after everybody else ......

[DulwichFox]

Images of Painted Upright Pianos...

Here

Go for it....

Fox

[Sue]

Yeh I know it's possible Foxy, and they all look very beautiful, I just don't want to ruin the sound.

At the time I bought it, it was the most expensive thing I'd ever bought in my life in one go :)

[Loz]

> Has anyone painted a piano?

Nope. But I've given my organ a good polish. :))

[computedshorty]

We had a Collard & Collard Grand Piano fve of us slept under it during the was in the Air Raids. If I were able to paint it it would be to resemble a Morrison indoor Air Raid Shelter.

When it came to selling it, it was perfect but outdated the Auction House would not have it in display at the Auction rooms, as they said I would have to pay for its return home if it did not sell.

So it got the big hammer.

[Sue]

Blimey Shorty, that's an interesting looking piano :)

[Otta]

" Otta, good idea, though I didn't even know there was a piano shop in Kirkdale!"

It's called The Piano Store, 112 Kirkdale (near the top of Dartmouth Road)

Tel 020 8291 9842

[Sue]

Thanks Otta :)

[KidKruger]

So what colour is it now Sue ?

Pics please..

[Sue]

Havent done it yet. Got cupboard and chest to paint first!

[KidKruger]

I think it's really overdoing it to paint your chest as well, why don't you just stick to decorating the furniture ?

Much less complicated that way.

[Sue]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> I think it's really overdoing it to paint your

> chest as well, why don't you just stick to

> decorating the furniture ?

> Much less complicated that way.

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ROFL