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Offline firepope2222

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Help! I need to silence my piano!
on: November 15, 2009, 03:19:10 AM
I have an acoutic piano in my house. The problem is it's in the middle of the house, and everyone else can hear it. So, I can only play an hour a day :'(

Could someone tell me a good way to silence a piano? (I'm not aloud to put wood boards on the bottom)

Thanks!
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Offline quantum

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Re: Help! I need to silence my piano!
Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 05:05:45 AM
Get a digital piano, and use that for the rest of the day. 

Move your accoustic to a place where it doesn't bother people so much.

Come up with an agreement with the people in your house: you have divided time to use the room.  Eg: 4 people live in a house, there are 24 hours in a day, In each day you are entitled to 28 hours of piano time  ;D reasonable me thinks.
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Offline tekime

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Re: Help! I need to silence my piano!
Reply #2 on: November 22, 2009, 11:57:44 PM
A couple heavy blankets and some strategically placed pillows?
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Offline gyzzzmo

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Re: Help! I need to silence my piano!
Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 06:38:57 AM
Take a chainsaw or an axe and start chopping. That might silence him!
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Offline mezzo piano

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Re: Help! I need to silence my piano!
Reply #4 on: November 29, 2009, 02:08:10 AM
Digital piano and headphones. Add a keyboard amp and you can start playing gigs at your church or local pub.
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