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Bill, many thanks for your help and advice. I have a piano tuner coming over when I get back from the UK to have a look. I had a closer look inside the piano and found an inscription next to a repair on one of the hammers that had the date, name and address of the repairer - 1966.Plus we found a 1 p...

could you post some pictures?

Thanks for that Bill. Is it possible to get hold of the mechanism that is missing? Or is that just way too difficult? Alternatively, I was thinking about trying to copy one.

Cheers, Mark

There is another number 724 which is stamped into the large timber back plate (not sure what it is called) - maybe a model number?

If you look at this picure part of the far left mechanism is missing. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4742848053_b84b3b6bb6.jpg I'm wondering if the left mechanism has been swapped with the right because as you can see in the photo below the hammer thing is different to the ones next to it...plu...

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I hope these work.

Hi, I have recently acquired this Collard and Collard piano. I realise it is "worthless"; however, my wife and I love it. It has clearly been well used and abused, in some cases, but I'd like to have it tuned up (if that is possible) and restore some of the cabinet. Could you please give m...