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Thanks everyone for the advice, I took a risk and bought the piano for a fair price last Friday. Risky I know but the price means I shouldnt be too much out of pocket even if it has a cracked frame. Barrie is local to me so I might get him to check out the piano once it has arrived and he can tell m...

Unfortunatly there was no time to contact a technician! Hence my post. Will let you know how it turns out.

Hi Mark, Thanks for the help, afraid i'm going to have to make a phone bid, so wont be there in person to have a quick check for cracks... lets hope I get it for a good price just in case. If cracks dont affect the tone of the piano then its not too bad.. what would it be worth (approx) if it had a ...

Thanks for the replies....nice work noticing the decal, at least I know the piano has been looked after at some point in its life. I'm afraid there is no way I can get a technician to look over the piano before the auction so I might have to take a bit of a punt... any ideas what the lowest this wou...

As requested here are a few more photos, afraid they are all close ups though. One half of the piano is sun damaged im afraid. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B47oQaRnXcm8NGY1ODk2OTktNTAwNC00NTI4LTliY2ItNTU0ZjI5NzIyZjdh&hl=en&authkey=CIvi5PwG https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B47oQaRnXcm8Y2J...

Thanks Mark... Ive updated the links... they should now work (fingers crossed)

Hello, Im new to the forum and am hoping that I can draw on everyones knowledge and experience. I am looking to purchase a grand piano as surprise present for my fiancee, I have found a Bechstein that is up for auction, but I found it very late in the day so havent been able to get a professional op...