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Barrie Heaton wrote:What do mean by lacquer finish is it high gloss there are Cory products for all Finishings see theSee Compatibility Chart

Not sure if it is 'high gloss'... perhaps once upon a time it was! I'm just going by what my tuner said.

I've been told that my piano has a lacquer finish, and thre are many, many scratches on it and it is generally a bit dull looking. What cna I do to polish it up, and is it possible for me to polish out or otherwise repair some of the scratches? In a few places they are quite deep, with the colour of...

On closer inspection I noticed that the action is a Schwander, so the diagram on that page looks spot on. What are the potential issues with this action? There is currently one key which can jam occasionally, the hammer seeming to 'stall' and get stuck when played hard and repeatedly. Could this ind...

I've been reading about the dreaded S&L and must confess I'm not sure I understand what it is. My own rather mediocre grand piano has a short fabric loop connected to a wire spring as part of the action.... so does this make it spring and loop? Is there a diagram anywhere that I could compare ag...

Well I don't want to get into an argument, but... Perhaps the acoustic pianos I have played are not very well regulated? I would absolutely agree that a good acoustic, well maintained, is superior, however in my (admittedly limited) experience most acoustic pianos do not flal into this category. Hav...

Some limited experience of digital pianos but here goes: - Richter PDP220 (also known by other brand names). This is a very cheap unit, about the cheapest that you cna get 88 weighted keys. I used it as a stage piano in a pub band for which purpose it was acceptable, but for more usual requirements ...