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The tuner said the birdcage thing is making the keys inconsistent and that some of the springs are worn out. He honestly said he hasn't had much experience with them (4 in 25 years) and has been able to consistently tune 1 which he still tunes to this day. He said that whole component should come ou...

Hi, I just acquired a piano originally made in London that I got for free. The piano tuner just left and said that he may have been able to tune it except for a major problem with something called a birdcage. He says it needs to be completely replaced but he hasn't seen many of these in 25 years so ...