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Hello I'd be very dubious of claims like 'only three made in the world' and 'worth $360,000'! Neither statement is likely to be true. This thread has pretty much all we know about this piano brand/maker and if you are looking for a pre-sale valuation, the best way to go about it is to contact your l...

Firstly, speak to Mum about what help he gets at school. He may have glasses with coloured lenses which can help some children with dyslexia. Something as simple as changing the colour of the background or the notes can help a lot. You are going to have to be creative in your teaching style. Marking...

Hi, We cannot give you a valuation of your piano here as an onsite inspection is needed to assess the condition etc of the instrument. It would be best to make contact with a local piano tuner and ask them to assess and value the piano. https://www.spsf.pl/ is the professional association of piano t...

Hi

No one can place a value on your piano here as an onsite inspection is required. Your best bet is to contact a local piano tuner who can advise further.

You might find this thread useful. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2950

Hope this helps

Fiona

Alternatively, you can (carefully) manoeuvre a microfibre cloth on the soundboard with a knitting needle - but not the pointy end

Fiona

It depends on why you are cleaning the keys.

If it is just routine cleaning, I use a barely damp microfibre cloth - tap water for damping - and wipe each key individually. That will take off even stubborn fingermarks.

Fiona

I've seen a version of the mechanism in your diagram where the lift rod is at one end only and the celeste rail is angled so that when it lifts, it is pushed up behind the hammers. The important connection will be at the top of the rod. The bottom of the rod could just be glued in place. A photo of ...

The material is vellum - vellum is prepared animal skin or "membrane", typically used as a material for writing on.

Why don't you hire a piano for your wife? You are not committing to an expensive piece of furniture if her retirement notion comes to nothing and, if she is keen and plays it a lot, you can buy the piano with the rental payments offset against the purchase price. Have a look at piano shops in you ar...

Hello Neil

Broadwood Pianos are still in existence and, for a fee, will provide details of your piano from their archives.

http://www.broadwoodarchiveservices.co.uk

Have a look at The Complete Piano Player by Kenneth Baker.

It's well written and uses pop standards/classics rather than classical pieces. It's designed for adults and progression is well paced.

Fiona

Edinburgh Piano Moves are worth a call.
They are based in Edinburgh and regularly travel the length of the UK.

Fiona

Hello

As it says in the blue banner at the top of this forum, we cannot place a value on any piano as an on site inspection is required. Your best option is to contact your local piano tuner and arrange for the piano to be properly assessed and valued.

Regards

Fiona

I did my training at Stevenson College in Edinburgh, 1997-2000 and we did a full SQA Module on Ancient Temperaments complete with practical assessment and written submissions etc. I have never been asked to tune in anything other than EQ.

Barrie

I did wonder why there was a massive reduction in notifications for us to deal with. Looks like its going to be worth the cost.

Thanks

Fiona

Hi, Jean-Yves

I've deleted two of your three posts on the above topic. Moderation of new posts is done when one of the moderators logs in so, the next time you post, please be patient until one of us can approve your post/reply.

Many thanks

Fiona

Hi, Tim

Do you have a budget in mind?

Fiona

Scales for the viola are written within the range or compass of the instrument and marked bowing and fingering will be specific to the viola.

I have books of scales and arpeggios for piano, violin, flute, descant and treble recorders

Fiona

Grade 8 certainly qualifies to you teach to at least the standard you are doing just now if not up to Grade 5. The fact that your pupils do well in ABRSM exams is testament to your skills as a teacher. I'm a good bit older and, hopefully, wiser than you and if a relative of mine asked me that questi...

I teach recorder (descant and treble) to children aged 7-11 at the local primary school. This is done as part of the PTA After School Clubs programme. Apart from learning to play at primary school, I have had no formal teaching in those instruments. Most of my older pupils take either treble recorde...

Hi I think prospective applicants would need more information before applying for the post. Your company name, location, website address etc would be essential as would be how long your company had been providing piano tuition, references from happy clients etc. Looking forward to hearing more about...

Sorted.

Fiona

Sorted!

Fiona

If you are looking at spending up to £3700 on a digital piano with an 'escapement' feature and 'aftertouch', why don't you just buy an acoustic piano which has both as standard ?

Hello I'm afraid that your valuation of £3,500 is the replacement value for insurance purposes and does not in any way reflect the current value of your instrument on the open market. Any dealer will offer you less than open market value - in the same way that a trade-in value for a used car is less...

Hello Chris Unfortunately, no-one can place a value on a piano without an on site inspection - not even a ball park figure, I'm afraid. Your piano is approx. 120 years old going by the numbers on the Bluthner website and, in general, old pianos are not in the least valuable even those from a good ma...

Hello As it says in the blue box at the top of this post, we are unable to place a value on your piano as an on site inspection is required. As your piano has been tuned regularly, the best person to speak to about a sale value would be your tuner. He/she will be familiar with the market for used in...

In order to get an accurate and realistic value for your piano, you need to get it assessed by your local piano tuner. As it says at the top of this Forum, we cannot place a value on your piano as an onsite inspection is required. Your local piano tuner will be able to advise you appropriately. Fiona

Hi, Anna As it says in the blue banner at the top of this page, we are unable to place a value on your piano as an on site inspection is required. Valuations are based on the condition of the instrument and market forces where you live and we cannot assess that on this forum. Your best option is to ...

dave brum wrote:
But both of these pale into insignificance after the amazing discovery I've made that I CAN SIGHT READ!!!

And we are suitably relieved that you now know that which we, collectively, have known for some considerable time

Seriously though, congratulations on your achievement, Dave.

Well I survived :piano; The church was cold, surprisingly for our local church, and my arthritic hands were not playing ball, but I didn't fluff too many of the notes and managed to cover when, as expected, my little darlings forgot to tie the notes over the bar and I had a three beat bar then a two...

Big brave girl, Fiona. Just thinking about accompanying makes my tummy turn through 90 degrees! I'm at the stage where, much as I'd like to play every note perfectly, I've mentally gone through the music and made certain changes which make little difference harmonically, but reduce my stress levels...

Caribbean, by Brian Bonsor. Young Musician Concert tomorrow morning and it's one of the pieces my P7 class are playing. I am accompanying five pieces so had better try to fit in some extra practice today.

Gill, the tuning gig thing is local politics. Most of our venues are parish church buildings and the parish church pianos are tuned by a chap who has been doing them for years. Hence there is no Balerno Music Festival tuning work as such. However, as my local profile has raised significantly through...

Once your evil plan to take over the world - Balerno, I mean - is complete, you WILL be the tuner/chairperson/tealady/piano shifter/ certificate writer/secretary.... How does it feel to be right, Gill? On 23rd November last year, I assumed the role of Chair of the Balerno Music Festival after the u...

High Hopes a la Frank Sinatra.

dave brum wrote:...Long live the art of idle chitchat!

Where's Feg? Hello Fiona, how are you?

Hi, Robert.

No reason, just quiet

Fiona

Robert

I'm sure that someone will be along to reply to your post soon. This section of the Forum is not particularly active at the moment.

Fiona

All categories have a new topic box, top left of the page just above the list of topics.

Gill the Piano wrote:Was there a ribbon-cutting ceremony? After the champagne-drinking ceremony and before the sock-vanishing ceremony?

Nope, nope and nope!

New laundry appliance arrived today. Old one was 10+ years old. This one necessitated the resiting of the electrics. Luckily my DH and I have those skills.

I am happy today because my husband got out of hospital this evening. I won't bore you with all the gory details so the sanitised version is that he was admitted on Thursday with internal bleeding and the problem has been sorted

Guy Martin = Jeremy Clarkson ? No way!

dave brum wrote:
Feg wrote:You do not have a 'None of the Above' option in your poll.

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Whom would you suggest then?

Guy Martin

You do not have a 'None of the Above' option in your poll.

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Yes, by hand. I am actually a very good knitter but tend to go through phases of activity. My new project will be a hooded cardi for my daughter.

I took a trip into Edinburgh and picked up a pattern book for the yarn I purchased a couple of weeks ago. Now I have an excuse to use the new posh needles I bought at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival last weekend. Yes, I am a knitter

Finding Rowan knitting yarn greatly reduced in price in Jenner's today. Needless to say, I had already paid full price for other yarn in John Lewis. Since when did it cost £25 for five balls of yarn for baby clothes? Knitting is now considered a hobby rather than a necessity. Oh, and I am knitting b...

dave brum wrote:Fanny who?

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