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I quite agree: I like the 1970s and 80s Welmars best but from the late 80s they were more variable. Got a customer with a 2001 Welmar it is lovely.

It can be hard to get into the piano industry, and vacancies are rare, but have you tried local music shops etc.? Perhaps not much help but at least it would be a start if you could get work at a music shop or something like that.

The original concept of overstringing was to enable piano manuafcturers to build smaller (in terms of height or length - for uprights and grands respectively) pianos but maintain a good length of stringing at the same time, hence giving as good or even better tone than that of its straight strung co...

Geminoz wrote:no....you got it wrong....it doesn't pay to have broadband....you gotta pay them

Hmm you got a point there - well - the package I'm on is arount the same price as some dialup services or equal to the amount I could spend extra on my phone bill for accessing the innernet.

I've not had experience with the W & L piano but I generally like the Samick pianos - yes they are consistant, the tuning pins are oftern very tight but once in tune they're great.

This is my first posting to the page and am anxious to share my experience with choice of piano. I purchased and rebuilt a Steinway in 1980 and was thrilled with it, but as my skill as a pianist grew, became increasingly unhappy with the loud metallic shrillness, even after voicing. Everyone else t...

I guess it pays to have Broadband to get the full "benefit" of this video then (if you can get it). I tell you what, having had broadband for some time one can almost forget the experiences of dialup.

It really doesn't matter anyway Gill. I know Barrie's quite flexible really - within reason.

"Is it worth doing all that then??" Yes (especially if you have broadband!)- for the experience anyway!! I've since forwarded the link to a couple of friends see what they think.

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Chris

I take it all back! Its working fine now. I think, once you've downloaded and installed Macromedia Flash 8 and then re-started your computer then it will work. It's a pity the installation didn't suggest that. Regards Chris. PS. Well that's amazing I agree with above comments though I'm glad I'm not...

Geminoz wrote:It didn't work for me either

Glad I'm not the only one then.

I have a couple of these on my rounds and I have to say they are ok - worth a look anyway. Best of luck.
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Chris.

Can't get it to work. Still the ad looks impressive.

The piano teacher will probably have a closer working relationship with the customer since they will see each other around once a week - the piano tuner will (idealy) visit once or twice a year. The teacher can oftern provide useful input as to what may be perceived to be suitable for the child but ...

Barrie Heaton wrote:But the guy was not that daft this topic comes up number 6 in Goole UK for "Used farm tractors UK" which is a good placing.

Barrie

Blimey. Says a lot for this site and its creator.

Geminoz wrote:hmmm.... pm'd sounds nasty.....that should fix him hope I never get pm'd

Nah just a gentle reminder.

Excellent post Mike. Good to see you on here Mark also I agree about hitting the note hard to achieve a stable tuning but didn't want to throw too much information at once plus I was working at Hereford also. I was also present at the ETD verses aural tuning test that Barrie mentioned. This changed ...

When someone tells me they've bought a piano on Ebay my heart starts to race cos I've seen so many deceptions, one person bought a piano from an address they thought to be in Birmingham but ended up having to go to London for it (from the West Midlands) although the piano is servicable it certainly ...

I personally don't know of this model but may be in a posotion to ask someone this coming week and will post again if I get any joy.

If the digital piano is being sold locally then I'd go and see it (if you haven't done so already) and take your son with you to try it for himself.

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From those I know and who I trained with and taught in recent years; yes it is.

I was working with one guy this week, he's been at College for just 2 months and his hearing is developing very quickly I was impressed at his hearing and perception.

PianoGuy wrote:Lamborghini have always made 'em, so why not Fazioli?

He's working on it!

I've pm'd the author of this topic.

arthur wrote:Goulish - Interesting that it is 'goulish' to engage someone who is deaf and can tune but not someone who is blind.

I know of many blind tuners earning in excess of 20k for tuning pianos properly.

Your moderator is visually impared and has been tuning pianos very successfully for 15 years. Don't get me wrong I am not against piano tuners using any form of ETA for tuning pianos but you can't learn what it has taken us 3 years to learn in a week and thats the final answer. BTW I didn't get e-ma...

Is it that when you see something from your software as visably correct but it doesn't sound right and vice versa, its fair to say that this "variation" will differ from one type of piano to another for instance an Steinway concert grand piano when tuned would both sound ok and the reading...

Very true it really does come down to cost, and Gill raises some good points here with regard to profit margins. If someone were to spend a reasonable amount on a new/second hand piano then I think its fair to say that a reputable dealer would oftern offer around 80% of the purchase price against an...

First of all I couldn't word it any better what Barrie has written here, only to add that some concert pianos may be tuned slightly sharp of concert pitch, this practise is done to allow for the instrument to drop in pitch slightly as the strings expand with the heat of the hall with a full ordiance...

This one has come up on the PTA forums also. Sure I can think of one or two stories.

I am oftern asked to look at pianos both as a private sale and from dealers alike. If the piano in question is a private sale I try and get as much information as possible from the customer about what they know about the piano, I have occasionally managed to save them money by talking them out of so...

It might also be worth just checking the sustain pedal (particularly if the piano has been moved). If the pedal rod is already touching the damper lift rail withoug the pedal being pressed then the pedal nut may need adjusting slightly to ensure that the lift rail is at its lowest position.

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If he has a piano you could get it tuned for him.

Seriously though, the ideas mentioned above are great, you could get him some sheet music depending on what music he likes to play.

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I have received a number of comments/complaints regarding the Julliard School posting so have taken the disician to delete the topic as its not in the interests of the forum membership.

If tuning's cheaper than you thought, use the change to get the tuner to do all the donkey work! He/she will know which way up the dampers go (dirty side up...) and will either have some damper bodies knocking around or will have a mate who does. Take the easy way out, save your energy for your pia...

Your first port of call aught to be the shop where you bought the keyboard from (if known) otherwise you need to locate a reputable Yamaha dealer. Local music shops should have an idea of where they are. It would be helpful if you gave your location (i.e. Oxfordshire) so we can point you to a dealer...

I have worshiped at a number of churches, both C of E & Catholic and have found different situations from the traditional pipe organs to a digital piano. Although the latter would not be my ideal, I have found a piano to work in some situations especially where the building is modern as apposed ...

You'd be best to get a qualified piano tuner to come and value it for you. If you need to sell it quickly then consider contacting a reputalbe piano dealer who would buy it from you. You tuner may be able to help you find a buyer for it as well as suggest what you aught to sell it for.

If its just classical that you're interested in then you may be disappointed in what a digital piano can offer in this respect. Other than that I'm not sure so anyone else with experience of digital pianos feel free to post a reply.

I don't actually sell pianos myself but having spoken to a local dealer recently I can give you an idea, not really in terms of figures though. In the early 80s the UK experienced a recession and as a result, piano sales were generally very poor until about 1984/5 when a recovery was evident. The la...

I would consider the Kawai pianos as these are usually impressive. I think you'll find the Kemble ones have actually been made and assembled in part by Yahama anyway so you may be disappointed if you don't like the genuine Yamaha silent pianos.

These pianos are usually quite reasonable pianos and may be suitable for a student. If the piano has been in store for a long time then chances are that its going to need some work done to it before it'll be playable again. You mention in your post about cleaning and tuning the piano. Get your tuner...

Does the piano have any other information on it, such as Dunham & Sons or John Dunham etc.? What you describe sounds like a Dunham & Sons square grand piano from the 1870s. You might be as well to post in the History forum (if you haven't done so already where Bill may be able to give you mo...

I've no experience of these pianos, however its fair to say that although the Chinese pianos aren't particularly brilliant, they have come on in leaps and bounds over the last 10 years or so, and are actually producing value for money in their pianos.

I think it's a B Squire the piano in question. Certainly from my experience they're usually quite reasonable pianos, hope you managed to find a tuner that can look at the piano for you. All the best.

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Ok I'll get back to you soon, I'm away for a few days so will write again shortly.

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Hi Mark123

If its an Eavestaff piano I would expect the serial number to be six figure number.

With all good wishes

Chris.

This is very old and should be approached with caution. It may well be that the seller has had the piano restored and is hoping to recoup the cost of having it restored. Its hard to say without seeing the piano but you may well do better by opting for something of say early 20th century (that has a ...

Have a look at http://www.uk-piano.org/history/eavestaff.html click on the 3rd photo and you should see that from the 3rd photo in the sequence you should be able to locate the correct serial number which is on the sound board.

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How much are they asking for the piano? The piano's serial number can oftern be located by opening the top and is situated either on the sound board or frame of the piano, or the top of one of the side panels. You say the piano was recently tuned. It is likely that he/she will have given the custome...

I have found the 1980s imported Yamahas to be generally good as well. Another good period is the early 90s through to about 94/5.

The serial number will help us to determine the piano's age and from that, we may be able to give you an idea of what the piano might be worth.

Usually if the piano had mouldings on the top door (above the fall or keyboard lid) then a modernisation process usually removed these together with any other decoration to give the piano a more plainer look.

Great! Sounds good to me.

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