Yes you can fit a piano in an Oliver!

[DanielBoondock]

 

if you’re a serious musician you’ll know my dilemma; ya can’t leave it at home. This is a Doepfer stage piano I used before I got my grand. Weighs a ton and is bulletproof with reasonably weighted keys and has a decent action. I’ve been sweating whether this could work but thankfully it will! Being able to fit a keyboard was a selection criteria. I think neither Escape nor Bigfoot would comfortably accommodate it and Oliver was a maybe or “I hope”

Yes it looks silly but OH WELL, your instrument is the girlfriend you can’t ignore 

Those are Anderson blocks and actually work perfectly. Having it there is pretty fine, that side is awkward anyhow because of the sloping wall, this provides an arm rest so if you don’t have a big butt it works. And best of all the table fits on top so no fooling around setting up. I just need custom cushions and most importantly a good chair that stows. The seat has to be good or it’s too hard to play 

Anyhow interested in ideas if ya got ‘em 

Edited Friday at 10:33 PM by DanielBoondock

[Steph and Dud B]

You've inspired me. The drum set's going in! Just gotta get this bass drum through the door... 😁

[Mike and Carol]

My banjo fits nicely under the bed overhang on every trip…

Mike

[jd1923]

Love your install! You should add Z-brackets on both ends to replace the blocks and then your full-size seat cushions are good as-is! Keep us posted.

I take an acoustic guitar on our longer trips and that alone is not so easy. Have a high-end travel case which helps. It lays on the bed when towing. When we sleep it’s standing up at the entrance, or on the back seat of the truck, weather depending. In the bed is a strong folding chair to play anywhere comfortably! 😎

Edited yesterday at 12:43 AM by jd1923

[DanielBoondock]

14 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:

You've inspired me. The drum set's going in! Just gotta get this bass drum through the door... 😁

There are electronic drum kits as I’m sure you know, takes set up but would work, and won’t bother the wildlife 
 

12 hours ago, jd1923 said:

Love your install! You should add Z-brackets on both ends to replace the blocks and then your full-size seat cushions are good as-is! Keep us posted.

I take an acoustic guitar on our longer trips and that alone is not so easy. 

My son got a Donner travel guitar for our inaugural trip which is pretty much ideal, nice and small. It’s basically electric with no spruce soundboard and uses pickups, but you can get a nylon string version and the internal DSP sounds great. He loves it and thinks the action is good

Z brackets is a good idea I’ll check out, looking for easy DIY

 

[jd1923]

9 hours ago, DanielBoondock said:

Z brackets is a good idea I’ll check out, looking for easy DIY

Find the right size/depth brackets for your piano case which will take a bit of searching. Use 3M VHB 4950 tape ONLY to mount to the fiberglass. 😎

Edited 19 hours ago by jd1923

[DanielBoondock]

Actually these blocks are perfect, not sure about brackets but the first problem is keeping the sitting room. It’s too tight as is, either I tuck the piano away on edge between use (a bother) or extend the seat a bit. Here’s an idea (notice the aisle Hue lights)

 

This is the twin bed extension, I could see if Oliver will sell me a pair and adapt them to likewise extend the dinette seats into the aisle. That would be perfect, except that the bulkhead seat can’t extend as that interferes with the bathroom door. 

WIP …

 

[jd1923]

No room in the tow vehicle? Piano in case, the stand, your chair, cables, etc…

In our Oliver, I would not change the dinette except for the firm taller cushions we had upholstered. We enjoy meals together there, including lunches on travel days. I never got into extending the table or counter extensions, needing all the aisle so that two bodies and the dog can pass comfortably. Just enough living space.