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Thanks for the advice Max, but given that a skilled piano tuner is finding it difficult, I'm sure I wouldn't have the skill to do it, plus I don't have the time at the moment.

I had my upright piano tuned a while back, and got them to do a bit of regulation at the same time. They did regulation on 3 keys. The tuning was fine, but the regulation was not. To be fair to the tuner, he said he was more of a tuner than a regulation expert, but he offered to do the regulation an...

Thanks. Good to know it's not a particular problem.

Thanks Barrie. That's good to know. What I had heard is that they are more prone to break. Not sure if that would be an issue for my Ibach, given how out of tune it is. I'm not even sure if it has hexacore bass strings. Is there any way to tell?

Has anyone come across the issue with hexacore bass strings?

I've had a quick chat with Taylor Pianos, and their tuning services are not yet up and running post Covid-19. Are they good? I've also had a quick chat with Jeff Shackell, having seen his web site and seeing that he is well regarded for restoring Steinways and he is local. Unfortunately he is not re...

I'm in Oxfordshire, easy access to Witney, Oxford

I have a 1981 Ibach upright that is well past due needing to be tuned. I think it hasn't been tuned for several 10s of years, possibly not since it was bought. I downloaded an app to my phone and checked A. The app said it was about 430, and I know it should be 440 at concert pitch. I mentioned this...