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Well, this must be a common occurrence, but I have had my piano delivered and found that in situ it doesn't sound as good as when I tried it in the shop. The piano I have bought is a Kawai US-50 (think Yamaha u5) and having put it in place in my dining room I have a problem. The treble between middl...

Nearer 1K for polyester I'd have thought. lol...I realised you meant the whole case :D I didn't realise you'd be able to give me a more detailed estimate, sorry. I assumed (wrongly!) that I wouldn't be able to get a ballpark figure for a small repair without someone seeing the piano... As for aesth...

For reference, should anyone else be looking for polyester repair costs, I have had a quick chat on the phone with a french polisher. Inevitably they wanted to take a look before discussing it, but such is life and after some gentle prodding they started to open up. I would describe the damage I hav...

Answered my own question after some searching... http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/vi ... ight=pages

How do you deal with not having page retainers (the little metal bars which pivot out to hold back the pages of music books) on top end pianos? I am used to a small fold down music rack on a Welmar upright with retainers and I am now faced with a large wide music rack (like on a grand piano) and lot...

aw..come on folks, give me a ballpark idea £100 or £1000? I won't hold you to it!

I have found a piano to buy but it has some marks on the case which have been poorly repaired and some surface scratches. I am interested in buying the piano and either getting the case repaired or reducing the price accordingly. How much does it cost to have these kind of things repaired? It is a p...