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littlemac1980 wrote:Here's an ad for one of these pianos from a website in America :

http://www.americanlisted.com:80/texas_43/music_instruments_53/upright_piano_in_great_cond_cresswell_and_ball_12792030.html wrote: ...or if you would like to learn to play

Yes, I would like to learn to play, and have spare $11K at hand.

Sorry, this bit just appeared to be sarcastic in that ad :)

Hello littlemac1980, Great to find a co-minded and co-pianoed person! I was following the tutorial of http://www.stevespianoservice.com/Free-Online-Piano-Repair-Instruction/fix-your-own-piano-start-here.htm And found it really entertaining to read! Furthermore I've fired up a blog on my Creswell, Ba...

Dear Bill, I have finally received this tuning lever, according to your recommendation of obtaining a squared tip: http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/100486931.html It is however slightly too big: I get a 25-30 degrees of freedom, once fully mounted on the pins. It does not slip over, but would it b...

Reading this jolly http://www.stevespianoservice.com/Free-Online-Piano-Repair-Instruction tutorial, can't wait to get that tuning hammer first :) In other developments: Fixed lots of the action yesterday, will put it in a blog and give you its name soon. Dear Bill, which tuning hammer would fit thi...

Actually, the 2nd sticker of another exhibition reads "Exhibition Universelle de MD*CCLX*II* Paris, where * is scratched off. Reasonable forensics lead to MD C CCLX*II* which gives options of 1862, 1868 and 1873. The first sticker says the same as jim1's: "Invention music 1885 Internationa...

Dear Bill, thank you for you answer; I'm pleased you are enthusiastic, so many people write of antique pianos as junk. It is my first piano, what I always wanted to have ever since; having played only on small digital keyboards before.. I'm sorry, I don't understand "Did you try looking at it a...

Dear jan1 and Bill, Cresswell, Ball & Co. received a medal at the International Inventions Exhibition, which was mentioned on their pianos for many years, so all it tells us is that the piano was made after the exhibition. See http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/valuation-of-pianos.html I have exa...