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Dear Colin, Thanks so much for your reply. I am going to acquire moth balls straight away. This problem has actually made wonder about my tuner (respectully), as when I called him about the moth, he said that 'it might have come from the garden'. I insisted that, as I understand, sometimes they nest...

Dear all, I am afraid I need to bother you with another topic regarding my old piano: I opened the bottom panel to put a container with water inside, and a little moth flew out of the piano. It is the first time I see a moth and I am rather concerned: I fear they can do a lot of damage. Is there a s...

Dear all, I'm truly enjoying to learn about the technicalities of keys' removing and rebushing. This is a fascinating world for me: I am just amazed about how intelligent and skillful une must be to performe those jobs. Also, it is unbelievable how sensitive pianos are: just like human beings, they ...

Thanks ever so much for the above replies: my tuner is already 'on the case'. I have inherited this piano and, as far as I am told, it has never had an overhaul, or anything changed, for that matter. And it is about 90 years old. I hope that having the keys rebushed is the first step to getting the ...

Dear Colin, Thanks so much for your reply. My tuner is going to have a look next time he comes around, to see if this is what makes my piano's keys so wobbly (they clash against the keyboard frame, which is very irritating). My piano is an old upright. It tunes well, but it is probably a bit 'tired'...

Hello everybody,

I would like to know if rebushing my piano's keys is a job that can be done at my home. Also (and probably this is an inapropriate question), how much does it cost, aproximately (asuming all keys need refelting)?

Thank you very much.

Hello and thanks ever so much for the above replies. I have acquired some plants and they have improved humidity levels in my living room straight away. I might still considering getting a piano humidifier installed if, after the rainy weather, humidity levels in my living room fall dramatically. I ...

Hello, and sorry for bothering people in this forum again! I recieved today the thermometer-hygrometer and placed it on top of the piano: the humidity mark went down to 43% straight away (and that with the central heating off), so it looks like I do need a device to protect my piano. Since the piano...

Thanks so much for the above replies. My tuner said that the piano (which dates from the 1920s) is structurally sound; he only mentioned shrinkage when putting back the lid that covers the keyboard, which felt too tight. That was on the 19 of March. I just hope the instrument hasn't suffered irrepar...

Hello everybody, My tuner said my vintage piano is 'shrinking' due to very dry conditions in my house (central heating, etc.), and that I should put a container with water inside the instrument, behind the bottom panel. He also recommended me to get a plant with fleshy leaves for the living room, wh...

Thank you very much for the two replies above; I have learnt a lot!

Dear Mr Kibby, Thanks ever so much for your reply. My piano is not in my house yet, as I have just been given it and I need to arrange for transportation. It is a straight-strung instrument; would that mean it is an 'oldish' piano? Could you please tell me roughtly when the straight-strung design fe...

Hello. I am originally from Spain and the social history of the piano in England fascinates me. I have just been given an upright W. H. Barnes, and I am greatly surprised by its beautiful sound and how well the keys and pedals work. I am very interested in the history of the brand: I have learnt fro...