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Update: firstly thank you all SOOOO much for your help, it was invaluable. I have ordered the Kawai K2, it's coming into the shop first for preparation, and I can see it there, then hopefully will be at home with us in a couple of weeks :) I paid a price I was very happy with, and have a new and pro...

Thanks Vernon, and I totally agree with your comments. I don't want to insult anyone and would certainly rather pay a few hundred pounds more to a good established dealer, especially as I am hoping that once I've bought the piano, I'll be back regularly for music, tuning, and all the other good stuf...

Thank you all so much for your opinions :) My husband (yes, I am Mrs OOP rather than Mr!) is keen on getting the walnut Kawai if we can get a deal that's within our budget, so am going to speak to some local dealers. Colin, thanks for your offer but we're probably 300 miles from you - which is a sha...

Thanks all, sounds like the K2 is the one then. A couple of questions - do you think it's worth getting the piano and playing it for a while, getting to know it, before thinking about voicing it? And are there any technicians who could tell me roughly how much voicing might cost on a K2? Also, the p...

Finally making some progress in my search for a piano, I played three upright pianos today which I really liked. I know it's horses for courses but would be interested to hear the experts' opinions on the choice. First piano was a Chappell, about 30 years old. Quite tall (so plenty of volume and dep...

Ooh that doesn't sound pretty. I didn't love the piano so am probably not worth taking on a big job like that. I'll certainly get a good local piano technician to have a look if I do decide to make an offer on it.

Thanks so much for your advice.

Thanks so much Colin. Having google-ed the problem, it sounds like a fairly common issue, would it be complex/expensive to get fixed do you think?

Hello everyone Thank you all for your help and advice last time I posted. I am still looking for a piano - basically a decent family workhorse which won't give us any problems and will be enjoyable to play (I used to play well and hope I might do again one day, with some practice.....). Anyway. I we...

Hi there I am looking to buy a piano for the first time. Budget is up to around £2000 and I am looking for a second-hand, good condition upright from a dealer (I like the idea of having a warranty and service back-up). Have looked at a couple of local dealers and the pianos within my range seem to b...