One man’s life collection is being offered to local woodworkers.
Lizzie Dawson said while some people collected stamps or spoons, her father collected pianos.
Ms Dawson said when her father Steve Newman died a few months ago, he owned well over 100 pianos.
‘‘Most of them were very old and dusty and wouldn’t hold a tune, but Dad acquired them for their beautiful timbers.’’
He dreamed of all the lovely things that could be made from them.
‘‘He had found Pinterest, so he printed out heaps and heaps and heaps of different ideas.’’
Those ranged from drink cabinets to shelves and desks.
With most of the pianos now dismantled, there were some lovely pieces of timber there, Ms Dawson said.
‘‘I would like to give some away to people who may be interested in them.’’
She also had all of her father’s printed out Pinterest ideas that people could help themselves to.
Mr Newman was a piano tuner by trade, and so was his father.
His father came over from England and set up a shop in the top end of Stafford St.
When Ms Dawson’s grandfather died, her father took over Newman’s Pianos, changing the name and shop location, and turning it into a music store.
She worked in aged care, and often had people tell her they could remember her grandfather, who died in the early 1970s.
‘‘They could still remember him going around on his push bike tuning people’s pianos.’’
The piano parts are located at 14 Station St, in the railway station building. Doors will be opened on Saturday from 10am until 2pm.
She encouraged everyone to ‘‘come and have a look’’.
‘‘The more people that can come and take away bit of timber to make something special, the happier I would be.
‘‘I’m trying to honour his memory and his ideas.’’
