Funny craigslist piano listings

This is just a little guy:

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/msg/1895884415.html

So watch this one. Some of the language is a bit colourful. Do you think this guy gets any calls for tuning??


http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/1598225097.html

So watch this one. Some of the language is a bit colourful. Do you think this guy gets any calls for tuning??


http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/1598225097.html

So watch this one. Some of the language is a bit colourful. Do you think this guy gets any calls for tuning??


http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/1598225097.html

If I recall correctly from the book Blues People by Leroy Jones, the original meaning of the word "funky" is a smell arising from activities of the type the Mustang Ranch promoted.

Check out this amazing Everett Spinet!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/msg/1964226981.html  

Not to hijack this thread, but I'm considering refusing to do anymore elbow jobs, as I just don't think the pianos are worth it. Does anyone else still do these?

I did a Lester spinet elbow job the other day. A few of them had been replaced, so in all it had 4 types of elbows in it. I replaced them all to end up with a matching set.

Not to hijack this thread, but I'm considering refusing to do anymore elbow jobs, as I just don't think the pianos are worth it. Does anyone else still do these?

Nice decal though. Those drums you speak of would be the much-sought- after invisible ones......that everyone looks for but can never find……

The decal should be nice considering it was made from 14 quarts of gold!

And the decals showed gold medals, but where not gold themselves.

One can find a lot of over priced goods of all sorts there. I am surprised that you don’t have a craigslist or similar in OZ.

I guess we do, they just aren't that big by comparison. Craigslist is so infamous the name has entered the popular vernacular - even here in Australia. The closest thing we have would be "Gumtree", but it's really tiny and doesn't have a reputation like Craigslist. It's quite respected actually. It's mostly eBay in OZ.

Baby Grand for sale

Kees

Is this ad for real? Hello! Sorry sarcasm kinda goes over my head sometimes!

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/atq/2205721228.html

$8,000.00 Wellington??? I may have one of those still sitting around. Maybe I better touch it up.

Here is one!

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/msg/2215294338.html



-Daniel

Interesting date, as well.

I could sell you one for $1995.00. tax, of course.)

This is not from craigslist, but it is unique. For the price.
http://georgia.thecollectibleshopper.com/collectibles/one-of-a-kind-grand-piano-sculpture.html

Its not a plate. Its a brass soundboard:)

It's a "Portable Grand Piano"!

http://utica.craigslist.org/msg/2205308132.html

"Full 88 keys". But only 76 on the picture.

Kees

Only 64 keys. Count again. This time use all your toes and fingers.

This promises to be an interesting discussion.

Ummm, 6 octaves plus four notes. Six time twelve is, uhhhh, 60 + 12 = 72. Add four, ummm, 73, 74, 75, 76! I get 76. Where did I go wrong?

Kees

Actually, I can only count to five today so I think I missed an octave. Makes me wonder about myself......Maybe I should check for missing fingers on myself?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/atq/2205721228.html

$8,000.00 Wellington??? I may have one of those still sitting around. Maybe I better touch it up.

Here another piano with an unusual amount of keys (52). Or is the owner missing fingers?

I count 88.

Kees

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/msg/2227466669.html

Steinway may find this one of interest.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/msg/2227466669.html

Steinway may find this one of interest.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/atq/2205721228.html

$8,000.00 Wellington??? I may have one of those still sitting around. Maybe I better touch it up.

Had to chuckle a bit seeing synthesized piano referred to as the "real thing."

A Wurlitzer 200 is an electric piano, not a synth. It uses struck reeds and an electric pick-up to produce it's sound.

Think of them is the piano's version of an electric guitar.

http://rockford.craigslist.org/ele/2454469554.html

I found this plain funny. How does the Casanova stack up against the Clavinova?


Used: Yamaha Casanova electronic Piano.

Great Sound Quality. Good Condition with few minor character flaws.

Used about 10 years old!

$500.00 OBO CASH ONLY

Pick Up today!

I had someone ask me if I know the "Moonlight Sinatra" So I played it my way.

Found another gem today - this one actually looks like a sweet deal. Check it out - it's unusual in its terms of payment. http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/2473988008.html

I don't get how something can be a "fullsize Miniature."

Here is a recent ad from my neck of the woods which claims their spinet piano has 38 keys. http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/msg/2491364011.html

It's a FISH TANK piano!

Lowballer excuses and my replies:

1. "I'm tight on cash"...you shouldn't be buying pianos.

2. "I'm a starving college student"...buy ramen and throw in an egg...very filling. Buy a cheap electronic keyboard. Fits better in your Scion or Honda anyway.

3. "I'm retired and on a tight budget"...see lowballer excuse #1.

4. "$1 CASH, today"...I ONLY take cash. You can pay by credit card via paypal but you pay ALL fees and I wait for funds to clear before you take delivery. No money orders, wooden nickels, magic beans or Nigerian wire money transfers for a billion dollars and you give me and extra $50K for my "troubles". Or lotto winnings that you can't get out of the EU for whatever reason.

5. "my Homeboy said this piano is only worth $1"...your homeboy is probably as stupid as you.

6. "my Homeboy said he'll sell me this EXACT same model of piano for $1 but I'd rather buy from you for [insert lowball price but above $1]"...help your homeboy out first or else he might shoot you.

7. "would you consider renting it?"...yes. $1/per day and $1200 non refundable restocking fee.

8. "take a picture of the inside, the bottom, every single key, raise Chopin from the dead to play it, record it, put it on YouTube, get a billion hits, and I'll maybe call you."...no stop wasting my time.

9. "can you meet me halfway between Bakersfield so I can 'look' at it"...see #8.

10. "payment plan?"...yes. ONE payment installment plan. AKA "INSTANT layaway" AKA "cash and carry".

So, if anyone ever has a question about those unique plastic Irish built pianos that somehow keep surfacing this is what they look like in good condition. With a little tape and glue it could last another owner or two. Sure is enticing at $100.00.

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/msg/2839808734.html

From today's PianoMart postings:

"Beautiful Full-Size Concert Grand Piano" which on further investigation is 5'9".

Just had to post this one:


http://helena.craigslist.org/msg/2883567308.html

Here's one:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/msg/2892784122.html

Beautiful Cream Colored Console Piano! Tokai Brand, Fabulous Rich Sound. Bench included.

TOKAI PIANOS, U.S.A.: Tokai Pianos are manufactured by Tokai Gakki Co., Ltd., in Hammamatsu, Japan, the third largest and leading musical instrument manufacturing company in Japan. The company offers Studio Classic Pianos, Chippendale Uprights, Modern Uprights, Grand Pianos, Continental and American Consoles, Spinets, and Modern and Historical Cembalos/Harpsichords, all of the highest quality. All Tokai vertical and grand pianos include bass agraffes, Royal George T pin hammer felt, reverse locking tuning pins, artist bench, and a 12-year full warranty. Models include studios, uprights, grand pianos, and Continental and American consoles in high-polish and satin finishes. Much better piano than Steinway, Yamaha, Baldwin, Schimmel or Kawai. Number 1 choice for professional musicians.

FREE Upright piano. Has some damage, it fell on its back while moving. It came from Guemes Island and now it has to go. Played fine when upright. Face panel also here. Please take, I hate to toss it.

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/msg/2980882275.html

Much better piano than Steinway, Yamaha, Baldwin, Schimmel or Kawai. Number 1 choice for professional musicians.

Gez, Here's one that, I'm sad to say, you could only find in Las Vegas. Getting dizzy just looking at it.


http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/msg/2923264669.html

Any sense of style I may have is telling me I should be running the other way but there's a little part of me that is screaming "OMG that is AWESOME!!!" Luckily I can usually ignore that little part long enough to prevent me from actually ending up with something like this in my living room.

Testing the limits of the word 'working'.

http://houston.craigslist.org/msg/3201370189.html

- If you write "great deal" it's a dead giveaway that you're trying to get more for your piano than it is worth.

- "Kawaii" is not a maker of pianos (or even an island chain).

I was wondering what the Dickens IS that thing sitting on the right side of the keyboard?

For a mere $400, you can buy this beauty "now" on eBay. The current owner says, "Works great. All keys and hammers and wires are intact. I would strip the paint if I were gonna keep it."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-1951-Winter...=item2325118303

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bnc/msg/3570012829.html



http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/msg/3569258953.html

Square pianos are perfect for collection as you can put one on the other.

Dan,

I was unfamiliar with a place called Burnaby...and my mind made a little slip when I saw the ad....

I saw a square grand and 'Burnbabyburn!'

TunerJeff

It's like Where's Waldo...
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/msg/3595704870.html

Oh, it is the piano from Upside Downton Abbey!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mason-Hamlin-Art...=item2c6c6a5527

Masssssson & Hamlin "Sidewinder" piano!

"...workssss beautifully with no problems whatssssssoever..." That'sssss not what I see in the picturessss! Ugh! It really painsssss me to sssssssee how some of these thingsssss are treated.

Isssss that gold paint on the sssssstringsssss between the hooks and the agraffessssss?

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/msg/3618461906.html

Not quite sure this is funny, but full marks for creativity I guess...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/msg/3650688050.html

"The Company Of People Who Built This Piano Had to Know God."

"It Has No Serial Number Because It Was Built Before The People Decided To Use Serial Numbers."

"This Piano Is Not Getting New Strings and Hammers. That is Not Always a Good Idea! Chickering Had Their Own Piano Science."

I can't decide if I'm horrified or in awe. Maybe there are people in LA with the proper $$ to braincell ratio to buy a minimally refurbished 130 year old Chicago Chickering upright for $8000.

Rob

This is pretty interesting---it's a "flat style" piano. I guess as opposed to a hilly style??

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/msg/3671986249.html

Must be special design only for baroque music

Here's a piano that plays recognizable music, it's just sort of out of tune. But it is cheap! http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/3673987224.html

Check out the size of this "concert grand"

Don't miss out on the dead cow piano cover.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/3679751450.html

The aluminum is so light that it's needs extra music books just to hold it down.


http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/msg/3682851745.html

I guess it was a "concert grand" sized cow that died to make that cover.

That's one ugly piano!

(I also love the modesty curtain!)

Now I can wear my kilt for concerts!

Oh Boy! That leaves it all hangin' out for comments!

Guaranteed to be a fine musical experience.

http://ventura.craigslist.org/bar/3684055807.html

The bartering options are too good!

Guaranteed to be a fine musical experience.

http://ventura.craigslist.org/bar/3684055807.html

The bartering options are too good!

OH YEAH!!! http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/3698402886.html

Damn Damppchaser failed!

OH YEAH!!! http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/3698402886.html

Another one in the "You've got to be kidding me!" dept.:

Three player pianos

Hey, whats the link to this one?

What parts could anyone possibly want off of this?

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/msg/3699440907.html

I like to use lemon oil on fine furniture. There is a brand called Kerosene which could do wonders for this piano.

I can't decide if this is sad or hilarious:

Fixer-upper in rosarito, MX

Maybe this one just needs a jump-start?

I liked the name of this piano. I am sure it came from one of the more exotic parts of Germany.

I liked the name of this piano. I am sure it came from one of the more exotic parts of Germany.

Yep, it's right on the bank of the Pearl River. It's just south of Bejingburg.

Nice looking piano. But are there popsicle sticks glued to it(kinda a stretch)?

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/msg/3711847606.html

Not that I could find...

Would this be a Mary Kay instrument?

pinky

While the asking price of that piano is surely wishful thinking, the rest of your post displays your sheltered life regarding experience and knowledge of pianos.

Who else thinks this is hideous?

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/3740862988.html
Is there a straight strung birdcage behind all that gross ornate overkill?
Is this possibly a fine piano worth $17.5 grand and I am a hopeless cynic?
If I am ever that far north of town I might go by and ask to play it just for grins.
Don

I kind of like the carving, especially the little lions or gargoyles or whatever they are, but not for my house. Or even my castle, if I had one. And certainly if I had a 17.5K budget for a piano, I'd make a different choice.

If you're in the neighborhood why not go play it?!

To me, its less the carving than the candles and handles are overkill.

.. If I were a tuner or tech my questions and comments might be justifiably considered naive. ....

The twin brother of the Esux.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/msg/3741689961.html

Well.... how about a Kimball console appraised at $7,000.00?

http://wichitafalls.craigslist.org/msd/3736424026.html

Free piano

I think this one's overpriced...unless it comes with the train and school bus. Will the movers charge for diggin' it out of the basement?
And how about that custom leg, should be worth, well, zilch.

Well, this is the Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum, after all.

Don,

Read the title of this thread and look back at its history. You're posting is just in the wrong place and if you would have started a thread with your questions, it would have been addressed in a different manner.

How did the kids get better, and need a better piano, if they couldn't get to that piano to practice on?

A super deal! $10.00. Missing some parts but it should be loud enough. No picture.

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/msg/3745735463.html

I was ready to click out of this listing until I got to the last line of the description which made me lol.

http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/atq/3745112169.html

This is an interesting definition of the word "fun".

!880's upright! The ivories look like they've never been cleaned and someone with very skinny fingers was playing it. It parallels with the old upright discussion of recent that the old Up's are beyond restoration. Too bad as the cases on this vintage are remarkable. Poor quality pic's.

Well I thought this was funny. Found an ad for another rebuilder using a picture of a Steinway "A" I rebuilt.
The picture shows my Steinway in my shop.

http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/msg/3778147172.html

If the listing uses a link to your photo host, you could switch the picture on your host site for a funny little surprise.

I sent them an email and they said they would remove it.
Am I justified to ask them to do that?

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&...o&ad_cid=12

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&...o&ad_cid=12

If you want to play the blues?