Well, that's pretty much my question. How does one dispose of an ordinary piano that is no longer serviceable and not worth the cost of repair?
But first, thanks to Mark Purney for the following article on this subject, from 2014.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-dispose-of-a-piano At least in Los Angeles...
pianos are excluded from bulky item pick up.
recycling costs more than the value of what's collected so recycler's don't want them.
This is a great article from the New York Times, 7/30/12 on dumping pianos. Very sad, actually.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/arts/music/for-more-pianos-last-note-is-thud-in-the-dump.html OK so I know that effort should be put in to finding a new home for a piano that is old and worth less than nothing, but has been used and loved and is still somewhat viable. But my question is more concerned with pianos like beat up spinets that have been stored in the garage for 20 years. It stopped being a piano a long time ago. Is taking it to the dump the only way?
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Geoff Sykes, RPT
Los Angeles CA
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