Reclaimed Piano Strings (set of 3)
This set contains three copper wound steel bass strings.
Please note we are no longer accepting Xmas orders.
These strings are from pianos which can be up to 150 years old and we offer only the best preserved ones - like those in photos. Each string has been carefully removed from the piano by hand.
The strings are sized depending on their width, and although each string can be a slightly different width, we have sorted them into Small (1-2mm width), Medium (2-4mm width) and Large (4-7mm width) sizes.
Their length ranges between 110 and 120 cm, excluding the curled ends.
Please note that they have not been cleaned and therefore should be handled only while wearing gloves and goggles (due to their springy character and sharpish ends).
We would love to see what you make of them!
This set contains three copper wound steel bass strings.
Please note we are no longer accepting Xmas orders.
These strings are from pianos which can be up to 150 years old and we offer only the best preserved ones - like those in photos. Each string has been carefully removed from the piano by hand.
The strings are sized depending on their width, and although each string can be a slightly different width, we have sorted them into Small (1-2mm width), Medium (2-4mm width) and Large (4-7mm width) sizes.
Their length ranges between 110 and 120 cm, excluding the curled ends.
Please note that they have not been cleaned and therefore should be handled only while wearing gloves and goggles (due to their springy character and sharpish ends).
We would love to see what you make of them!
This set contains three copper wound steel bass strings.
Please note we are no longer accepting Xmas orders.
These strings are from pianos which can be up to 150 years old and we offer only the best preserved ones - like those in photos. Each string has been carefully removed from the piano by hand.
The strings are sized depending on their width, and although each string can be a slightly different width, we have sorted them into Small (1-2mm width), Medium (2-4mm width) and Large (4-7mm width) sizes.
Their length ranges between 110 and 120 cm, excluding the curled ends.
Please note that they have not been cleaned and therefore should be handled only while wearing gloves and goggles (due to their springy character and sharpish ends).
We would love to see what you make of them!
Reclaimed piano bass strings
These copper wound piano bass strings come from pianos which have ceased their working life as a musical instrument and are now retiring to rest in a different form. We thoroughly examine the condition of each piano which arrives at our studio/warehouse in Edinburgh to make sure it can no longer be played before dismantling it.
Most piano parts will be used to build a new Pianodrome venue and sculptures, but we have a lot (!) of strings and would like to make the best preserved ones available for your enjoyment, creative projects and ideas.
This set contains 3 Medium strings.
Copper wound strings - dimensions:
The strings are sized depending on their width, and although each string can be a slightly different width, we have sorted them into Small (1-2mm width), Medium (2-4mm width) and Large (4-7mm width) sizes.
Their length ranges between 110 and 120 cm, excluding the curled ends.
Copper wound strings - condition:
These strings are from pianos which can be up to 150 years old and we offer only the best preserved ones - like the copper coloured ones in photos. Each string has been carefully removed from the piano by hand.
Please note that the strings have not been cleaned and therefore should be handled only while wearing gloves and goggles (due to their springy character and sharpish ends).
We wold love to see what you make of them!
Here are some ideas:
Flatten with a hammer to make a copper ring, bracelet or a necklace.
Use for hanging things.
Weave them into a ball or a plant pot like those in the photos!
Piano string ball - aged copper wound steel. Made by Tim Vincent-Smith, 2019