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Colin, yes I've had a look at the bridle tapes (although I didn't know that was what they were called until now...) and they are all in tact barring one - on the very top key. This has torn away at the rear from whatever they are fastened to. I'm not sure how strong the rest are - I daren't touch th...

I retract my previous statement - having had another look, the inside of my piano looks EXACTLY like the 'overdamped' diagram you posted!! Here's the a picture anyway....

Colin, thank you for your reply. From memory (I'm at work not - piano at home..) the key blocks are equal in width and as you say, both approx. 3cm wide, but I'm not 100% certain. I will remove the top and bottom doors and the fall board tonight and take some pictures of it 'naked' and post them on ...

Thank you both of you. So I can pretty safely say, its around 100years old. I've been told to leave it a few weeks after being moved to a new house before getting it tuned, but will get someone out to look at it a) with a view to tuning and b) to advise me on its general condition. Slightly worried ...

Thanks Colin, I wondered if they might have been for candle holders (thanks to Bill's links), so thanks for confirming that - a shame they've been removed but I guess if they're not needed, and worth something, the temptation is there to sell them off.... :( And yes, you're right about the numbers b...

In the middle of the two square panels on the 'top door' (I'm learning!! :wink: ) there are four 'dots in a rectangular shape - you can just about make them out on the pictures I've uploaded. These look to me as if something was fastened to the top door at some point, but they were removed and the h...

Here's some general pictures of the overall piano... 20140612_200911.jpg 20140612_200935.jpg 20140612_200952.jpg Also, I don't know if it tells you anything but I did look for a date on the keys - couldn't find any sign of anything the could relate to a date, but the top key is stamped on the side w...

Will take some pics then. Have had a quick scan through those pages you linked to - first thing I can tell you from memory that seems to give some indication of age is that is doesn't have 'trusses' below the keyboard, it has columns.

Bill, I'm more than happy to post some pictures - is there any parts of the piano that would particularly help to date it so I know what to take pictures of?

In the meantime I'll have a look at the links you posted.

Thank you.

Hi! I'm new to this forum and new to pianos! I've always wanted to learn the piano but a fear of a lack of musical talent and the lack of space to keep a piano has always put me off. I've recently moved to a bigger house so I now have room and last week I heard of someone giving a piano away for fre...