Creating an Upright Piano

This information was first passed along to me by Okester although I've seen several use the technique.  I think it's fairly ingenious!  I love having a piano that takes up less space without needing to download custom content.

This method of making an upright piano requires the Late Night expansion as you must have the keyboard!

First, turn on Move Objects.  This will allow you to place the keyboard and the furniture used as the upright in the same location.  Press Control+Shift+C and, in the text field at the top of your screen, type moveobjects on.  Press Enter.
Choose a bookshelf or dresser that is at least as wide as the keyboard.  One of the shorter ones will look more realistic, but the choice is yours.  Place it so that it is facing the wall and against the wall.  You should no longer be able to see the front of the object.

Now place the keyboard so that it is inside the bookshelf/dresser with the keys just sticking out the back of the object.  The keyboard should snap to this position when  using the placement grid.

Just recolor your two objects to match and you're ready to go!  I've heard that if you're using a wood grain, you may need to choose opposing grains on each item to get them to flow the same way.  I haven't experimented with this.  Don't forget to turn Move Objects off by using the above command but entering moveobjects off instead.


If you'd like to see and recommend Okester's tutorial over on the Sims 3 site, click here!