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The tuner has managed to tune to a certain extent although not to A440. There is a small split on the upper left section of the board.I will be doing some menial repairs to the hammer pads/cords that have rotted through and so on. Hopefully this will be satisfactory for my daughter to play. She has ...

Once again Barrie, thankyou for your help. I now have a serial no. 30058. I have also been cleaning, but only with a moist cloth and only on top of the keys. Yes, the rest i have been hoovering , but only dirt easily sucked up ! I will be waiting for the tuner to turn up tomorrow to tell me what is ...

Thank you Barrie for your info. Hopefully i havent confused you with my mixed message. The strings that have broken are only the ones ( cords/straps ) connecting the hammer to the pendulum action !!!! The actual springs are steel ones, and i have now removed the keys/board etc to clean, before the t...

I have just taken on loan this piano and i know it is old , but would like to know its worth and how far i should go in repairs / reconditioning. It needs tuning and a few hammers needing new strings ! i have started to clean myself but dont want to waste time if it is not worth it. It has selfridge...