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[arethinn]

Does anyone have an idea how we might manage to get rid of a piano we no longer want without having to pay for its removal and disposal? We have an antique (ca. turn of the 20th century) upright piano and haven't been having luck selling the thing on Craigslist or with signs posted by the music department, possibly because it's not in the greatest condition. We had never put a high price tag on it, but honestly at this point we'd be willing to give it away for free if only someone would come and take it away. (I suppose I haven't tried Freecycle, but argh, to me that's a pain to deal with and basically last resort.) I wonder if I just haven't found the right audience for this kind of thing (it might be a nice project if one were into restoring old pianos, for instance). Any tips?

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That is exactly the misunderstanding. It's called "networking", and it's how the business world works.

Piano dealers, especially, work in pretty closed tight-knit circles. They might be randomly be talking to a piano mechanic friend who happens to mention he knows somebody who's looking for an old piano to "fix-up", and the dealer might be able to say "as a matter of fact, there was this [guy|girl] in my shop just the other day..."

There's never a harm in handing somebody a business card and saying "well, if you run across anyone who might be interested."