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by Tehtog
24 Nov 2012, 14:45
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Unknown Piano
Replies: 20
Views: 22908

Re: Unknown Piano - Looking for information

I realise the photographs are poor. The first set were taken with an SLR which someone has borrowed so this was the best I could do until I get it back in a week or so.
by Tehtog
24 Nov 2012, 05:40
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Unknown Piano
Replies: 20
Views: 22908

Re: Unknown Piano - Looking for information

I've managed (being rather careful) to remove the wooden piece in question and get a few photos. I don;t have my SLR at the moment so i'm afraid the quality of the pictures is quite poor. If this isn't good enough I could get better photos within a few days. (indeed I probably will). http://i.imgur....
by Tehtog
22 Nov 2012, 23:46
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Unknown Piano
Replies: 20
Views: 22908

Re: Unknown Piano - Looking for information

Unfortunatly it seems there was a repair done (right beside the left arrow) where the piano had cracked and been glued together. This means that the panel won't budge. I don't want to force the fallboard but I presume that panel has to come out first?
by Tehtog
22 Nov 2012, 17:31
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Unknown Piano
Replies: 20
Views: 22908

Re: Unknown Piano - Looking for information

First off, Let me say thank you for the quick replies. I appreciate it. Around a decade ago we had a piano tuner in who was able to tell us that it was a german piano and had a very good tone from it. He quoted us £80 to have it 'restored' to working order. Unfortunately he was always busy (being th...
by Tehtog
22 Nov 2012, 06:13
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Unknown Piano
Replies: 20
Views: 22908

Unknown Piano

We've had this piano in our family for years. I was wondering if anyone can help me find more about it's history. It was actually a wedding present to my parents. It looks like it was supposed to have candlestick holder and as if someone has removed part of the legs. This happened long before my par...