NewMornWood:
I’ve played piano for about 3 years and I think I understand it pretty well. I’ve played lots of songs and stuff. I really like the piano and thought I would like to make my own.
Today I went out and bought a saw (a metal one) and some chisels. I once chopped some wood with an axe a bunch of times so I’m sort of familiar with wood already. I’m ready to take it to the next level!!!11!
So I totally want to start my piano project right now but I have some simple questions for you guys:
- is there some place I can get decent wood for free? I have some logs already.
- Will I be able to use my axe for this project? Can someone recommend some other tools? (Preferably free, lol)
- What kind of wood should I use? I remember seeing that there are some reddish ones and some whitish ones but I don’t know which is best.
- Do I use nails or screws?
- Is there a free glue recipe?
Also, the little hammers in the piano really confuse me. Can someone make me one so I can copy it a few times? Lots of pictures would also be good… and perhaps a detailed explanation.
Oh, and now that I think about it, how do you bend the sides and stuff? My piano is something called a “baby grand” (though I could make a grand piano too if that’s too hard) and I’d like to make something like it with just a few mods.
That’s it! The rest should be no problem for me.
