Go for a company as we mention in the next section or Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity.ĭo you want it to go to someone local? You should do the legwork and contact local places. In this case, reaching out to people may take longer. #3 Think About Your Needs For The PianoĪre you looking to get rid of the piano in a hurry? Third-party donation companies and music stores will usually want to know this specific information before coming to get it. Write this down and do some Googling to get more information on it. Somewhere on the piano (usually on the front of the body but also inside) there will be a brand and other identifying information. It may be a baby grand or something like this. If the piano is flat and wide in the back and the strings are horizontal, this is a grand piano style. There are different specific styles, but this will do. In general, if the piano is narrow and the strings inside are vertical (or upright), just call this an upright piano. Most places are going to want to know a little about the piano as well.Ī small music classroom doesn’t want a grand piano after all! Have this information handy when you reach out. It will get out of tune through the moving process. When the keys are reading completely different notes, this may mean something is broken or the process of tuning is going to be too extensive for some places to fix.ĭon’t worry about tuning the piano (which can take a long time to tune). *If the keys are reading the right pitches but out of tune, it’s still fine in most cases. Check for chipped, cracked, or damaged keys.Middle pedal = Holds certain notes and plays quieter sometimes called a practice pedal.Press pedals and play to make sure they work.Make sure all pedals are there (either 2 or 3).

If possible, play each key and make sure the pitch isn’t completely wrong (use a tuner app and a note chart to help you)*.

Make sure all keys are there (white keys and black keys).

You don’t have to be a piano expert to do this, just do what you can.Ĭheck out the piano in the following ways: #1 Check the condition.įirst, you need to assess the condition of the piano and make note of any issues.

Most companies and places won’t go through the effort of getting the piano if there’s something seriously wrong with it. Before donating the piano, you need to gather and check some information on it.

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