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David McLean

The little-known Edinburgh hub where you can pick up a grand piano for next-to-nothing

If you take a trip down to Ocean Terminal just now, you'll be in for a big surprise - at least, that's what happened to us over the weekend.

On Saturday, we stumbled upon the Pianodrome, which is surely one of the most weird and wonderful free things to go and visit in Edinburgh at this moment.

Situated in the Wee Hub on the ground floor level of the old Debenham's unit at Ocean Terminal, the piano showroom is filled with dozens and dozens of vintage pianos of all makes and models.

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The brilliant part is members of the public are welcome to sit down themselves and show off their musical abilities.

When we went down, there were at least half a dozen people of all ages having a go on the stock, including one young lad who had only been playing a matter of months but was more than able to put us to shame!

But even better than all that, each of the pianos in the showroom is looking for a new home and people are being actively encouraged to select one for adoption - all you need to do is make a small donation of £50 and be able to cover the cost of transport.

In the middle of level one, the Pianodrome's amphitheatre - the world's first amphitheatre made entirely from upcycled pianos - is a sight to behold. At the top of the escalators on level two, visitors are also greeted by an impressive piano cube formed out of several pianos and piano parts.

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Pianodrome, which was set up in 2017 by bandmates Tim Vincent-Smith and Matthew Wright, arrived at Ocean Terminal a few months ago after having previously featured their amphitheatre sculpture at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Leith Theatre and the Old Royal High School in Edinburgh.

The pianos themselves come in all shapes, sizes and sounds, with the stock constantly being updated. We were told they are mostly sourced from private donors and house clearances.

The showroom has limited opening hours, but currently operates on Thursdays (10am-2pm) and Saturdays (12 noon till 4pm).

For further information, please visit the Pianodrome website here.

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