So I'm calling on my Luthier friends for some advice here (please be kind
)As part of my Father's estate, I gained full-time access to the basement of the Family home (at least until we decide to sell it, which we are in no hurry to do). It's a nice sized basement that is about 4' below ground level. Temp and Humidity controlled, nice windows to ventilate, lots of room to spread out multiple projects, etc... Very nice
My dilemma is, this nice basement has this rather impractical old Oak Fliptop Typewriter Desk in it. I dont have actual pictures, but these two should give you an idea. This desk is basically exactly the same color and design as the 2nd picture. The top picture is just included to show the typewriter flip.
It takes up a lot of space, and the typewriter flip isn't very practical. Unfortunately, the thing is, in a ship-in-a-bottle sort of way, too big to remove from the place without either knocking out part of a wall, or chainsawing the desk in half.
I'm not terribly fond of the thing and would like to get rid of it, but I'd rather not cut it up if I don't have to.
I guess my options are.
* Keep it as is, and try to integrate it into the shop space somehow... I can't think of any use for the fliptop part.... It doesn't make a good computer desk because a) it's too big, and b) you can't get your knees under it for the flip up hardware. It's a little short to be a comfortable bench, but I suppose I could raise it up somehow and put a maple bench top from Grizzly on it. ?
* Disassemble it and try to salvage as much of the wood as possible. I'm not sure I would have much use for it in guitar building? I also have no idea if there is any value in old oak that used to be a desk?
* I could try to sell it as is. My sister and I were thinking if we pulled a door frame off we might be able to get it out into the garage... with some help (we figure it weights 250+ lbs).. but then what? I don't imagine there is a big market for such things?
Help me out here guys and gals? Every day I walk into my shop I have a staredown with this thing, and I always lose. I'm at an impasse.... what should I do?
But be warned the therapy that I had didn't work and all of my furniture still lives in terror when ever I walk by.... Got a birdseye maple bedroom set that is worried about the green mile right now....