I've been offered a piano for £10 with the ominous words 'it needs work'.

Apparantly it hasn't been played for...'a while'...and a couple of the keys don't work.

But, for a tenner, I've decided it can't hurt to take a looksee. I've found a repairer locally who's willing to look it over and give a free estimate on how much it will cost to get it playable so, hopefullly, I'll know soon.

*fingers crossed*

Speaking as one who agreed to let a member of staff store a "£10 piano" at the office, can I recommend that you smell it inside before you take it home


But I hope it will turn out OK!

Thanks for the tip skylark.

I should know either way by the end of today.


The suspense is the worst part.

Pian, pian, pian-O, pian-O, PIANO!

Well, the verdict is in…


Total cost for minor repairs + transport to its new home = less than £100

Needs a bit of a clean up, not to mention tuning, but I can worry about that later.
The repairer seemed surprised that it was in such good condition. Apparently he’d been expecting something a lot worse from the description.

Oh, and no ‘smell problems’ to speak of either.

So one, very happy, soon to be piano owner here.

That's excellent news! Happy playing

How lovely, enjoy playing it.