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Thank you very much Withindale for your optimistic comment regarding changing of the treble strings, and also I am very grateful to you Joseph for the plug for Piano Restorations.... with these two comments I have something possibly to further my cause. I shall communicate with Piano Restorations an...

Thanks Colin for your reply. The piano is a 9 foot and less was done because of budget considerations and the fact that bass strings deteriorate quicker than the treble. Obviously if I have work done on the soundboard eventually then the treble strings would be replaced but I have a can do attitude ...

Hi all, Having spent, including the purchase price, 4700 on a 70's Estonian concert grand (restrung bass strings and new hammers), I feel disappointed by the upper treble. The sustain under a pluck test is lacking in that region and consequently the treble suffers. I am aware that in terms of invest...

Am looking for the superior tonal characteristic of a concert grand at a fraction of the cost of the normally considered fare. Consequently am considering purchasing an old Estonian and then maybe go the length of restringing the bass with possibly later restringing the rest of it. My max budget (in...