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Thanks for all the help, the brifge looks to be in good condition and i think its just crud, 100 years of dust is alot! I'll have a go at it before it's next tuned

Thanks for the reply, i remember reading somewhere about someone using some kind of pads to clean one side of the strings, they said it didn't help much but was noticeable, can't remember who or what they used though.. can't find it on google either As far as complicated DIY is concerned thats not a...

My piano is old, it recently had its 107th birthday, we baked a cake with 107 candles and set all the smoke alarms off, it was fun. Anyway, i'm a student and this old antique is the instrument i have to learn with, its only cost me the price of a tune and the tuner said its worth tuning, it's a conc...

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k185/amiee144/Randompicsfeb2008056.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k185/amiee144/Randompicsfeb2008050.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k185/amiee144/Randompicsfeb2008051.jpg I don't get this...everyone keeps telling me it can't be made by Ramsden as he wa...

I have just been given a piano, i've been told that A.Ramsden was just a dealer yet this piano clearly has A.Ramsden LTD Loondon & Leeds in risen letters on the Harp shaped casting that holds the strings.. (i.e. they havent been added, they must have been part of the origional casting) Doesn't t...