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Its a job for a specialist and not hugely expensive...if the burn is all the way through they will patch it and re polish, the only trouble will be that the newly polished lid will make the rest of the case appear in need of attention.

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Thanks for that hammer man, I am inclined to agree that they are very expensive...they are all very expensive...I think the Bluthner is a more likely candidate...still pretty pricey though...

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A Chucklebutty & Sons ZY56YPDQ, damn I could have gotten one of those only last week...if only I had known :lol: To the OP, I hope you are pleased with your Piano, at the end of the day it all boils down to what you are happy with and it seems you did ok price wise and got a nice new stool in th...

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sirprize wrote:How can ANYONE - criminal or otherwise - tolerate such a catastrophic collapse in THEMSELVES as to persist in this utterly worthless, pointless, brain-dead activity?

I have no idea, does it actually achieve anything, do people respond to it I reaaly couldnt say...it is rather tiresome though..

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Hi Barrie, I think you and the other mods have a thankless task, I know only too well the hassle involved. On the board I used to (note past tense) moderate not only did we have to contend with the occaisional spammer but the insane people and the rows that broke out..it was like handling children i...

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The moderator situation is always going to be tricky, getting cover so the board can be checked regularly...Maybe some of the regulars who have been here a long time might willing, it just depends on how much time they can commit... I used to moderate another forum awhile back and I am sure we had f...

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I've never seen such prolific spamming like this, Pianos for sales page has half a dozen or so items which are plainly nothing to do with this forum...
Surely there must be filters to rid us of these wretched people...

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I must confess I am not entirely certain whether the point illustrated above is as it sounds...Either it implies that If one is male and therefore being a male in a male dominated world...i.e.all the chaps sticking together would be advantageous.... or does it imply the possibility of being an almos...

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Thanks for that I will start looking round and get busy...

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It all boils down in the end to a simple process of playing as many Pianos as possible, narrowing it down and taking the main points of all this type of debate into consideration. I also think that whilst what we like and believe to be best may well be for one but not another it is highly subjective...

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:lol: :lol: Porn site... pay per view...I've finally made it I didn't see that coming :lol: sorry if this has got a little off topic folks. Just a bit of painter talk...not overly exciting unless you like tickling things with a dirty great brush (OOOOH errr MISSUS) Like the Smart Car Gill, I've alwa...

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Thats interesting Tom, I have never used feathers in graining only ever brushes...in truth the techniques vary all over the place. Rosewood is I think one of the prettier woods to grain in, my favourite grain to paint was feathered mahogany sometimes called flame or crotch mahogany, often used on pi...

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Hi Andy, we are in the majority, amateurs that is, some it would seem very knowledgable I have read a lot and learned an awful lot. The Main makers are all out there offering something special, Steinway offering magnificent Pianos with great heritage and reputation. Bluthner the same...Yamaha...yes ...

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Hello there, I cant help you but someone here will be able to...I just wanted to say how sorry I was to read about your mother. You will I hope get a lot happy times from the Zender... As a thought have you googled zender Pianos, that may reveal some information for you...many makers have a serial n...

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Thanks Andy, I fear you have opened my eyes to these wonderful Pianos, but like you unless I have a bit of luck I doubt I will ever have the pleasure. The web link you posted was very interesting re the aggraffe system, not being a technician I will have to do some reading and get to grips with all ...

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Somebody must know someone or something, is it that much of a closed shop? I have searched the web, even searched the makers but the HR or sales depts contacts seem non existent...

C'mon help a person out here please...

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Hello Pianophiles... Question...Stuart and Sons Pianos... I am interested to hear if anyone here has played one of these apparantly extraordinary Pianos...what was your opinion, was it a great experience, how did you feel it excelled...I gather Stuart and Sons have been described as having "re-...

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Well ok I capitulate, if I'm going to be called anything then " A flash so and so" will have to be it...and I appreciate your "Bravos" :D Am looking forward to meeting Mr Shackell, he is well regarded by many and has a reputation that just gets more and more respect, I am not sur...

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Yes Tom is right up to a point, you can grain with a rubber graining comb though a feather is generally and more usually used for marble. The downside using a comb is that you get very little depth in the graining, it can appear very flat and two dimensional. As for true trompe'loeil graining, well ...

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well I don't think its been dropped on a car, it looks remarkbly well and undamaged. As for getting it tuned I would send a PM to Barrie Heaton the Moderator, tell him whereabouts you are in the country I am sure he will know of someone. I wouldn't reccomend posting your address online juts to be on...

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David B wrote:
Barrie Heaton wrote: the highest I have seen was 92% the piano was in the kitchen of a Chinese chippy
Ye Gods, what was a piano doing in any kitchen, let alone a Chinese chippy?

Dare I say....Chopsticks

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OH NO NO NO Openwood, I didnt get you wrong, I hope you didnt think I did, I really did appreciate your comments on how fortunate I was...I only have me, no family, no real commitmments and only my dogs and ample room. I did appreciate your comments about "Go for it" re the Steinway D so p...

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Can't tell you a thing about it but what a lovely looking Piano... Does it play well, does it need a lot of work, the case looks great I suspect Walnut or Rosewood, though the colour is very light, from the look of the grain but its hard to tell without seeing it up close, having had another look I ...

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Oh yes the Stuart 290...that really is some Piano but way Way WAY beyond my budget though some here might presume otherwise :lol: I think the Steinway D is probably a little big soundwise as the room is only 70m2 so a B is more likely. The same could be said of the Bluthner 1 or for that matter a Bo...

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I almost object to being referred to as a "Flash so and so" :shock: I wouldn't describe myself as that, I am in the happy posistion that I have the funds...its a once in a lifetime oppertunity..so why not? I am not some rich twit... :roll: I have an appointment with Jeff Shackell, seems li...

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Oh yes....How funny, I sincerely doubt it,

How that thread came up I have no idea, especially seeing as it is so old...never mind he will be getting loads of e-mail notifications and may stop by...alternatively someone else may find this useful...

Cheers

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Thanks for the above.. I tried a couple of Pianos today actually..A Yamaha C7 and Schimmel 213... The yamaha had a huge amount of power and good tone, maybe a little too clear tonally and the top was just the teensiest bit tinny but very nice...The keyboard ivorite was fair but the sharps (a wood co...

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I have to say that if you can get a Piano french polished for 250-300 pounds,(which by the way is cheap) and that the piano is, in its current state only worth about 200 and needs work doing to the action...that if I were you I would cut my loses and sell it as is, let someone else pay for the resto...

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For what its worth, you really need a Trompe l'oeil painter somebody trained in the art of woodgraining "Faux Bois", they would need to match the original timber and probably blend the two together...The Phrase Trompe l'oeil means to trick the eye...so it looks real but is in fact painted....

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Thanks for that I will try both when I go to try the Bluthners...

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Thanks I appreciate that I have to try many different Pianos and pick the one that (a) I like and (b) note the serial number, i.e buy the Piano I played... To be completely truthful, I didnt think the Bluthner were overly expensive in comparison with some of the other brands, Steinway Boesendorfer S...

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Hello, I am shortly to try some Bluthner Grand Pianos (new) they have been highly reccomended to me and I am interested if anyone here has played a modern Bluthner and what they thought... I seem to remember that the older Bluthners tended to be slightly wooley or a little soft but I am reliably inf...

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Oh yes so there is...

there you go!

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Hello, I am not familiar with Hoffman pianos my guess is that it is probably east german or chinese... I just took a peek at Chris Venables website, he has a Yamaha GB1 new and well within your budget at £5195 leaving you enough for a nice Tozer stool, hell you could have the concert duet ...

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Slightly of topic, but still in Bluthner vein... I am about to try a new Bluthner 4, 6ft 10 at Bluthner in London. They come highly reccomended. Has anyone any experience of the new Bluthners, apparantly they are superb and not like the old dare I say slightly wooley toned instruments of old.... As ...

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You could ask Jeff Schakell the Piano dealer in Oxford , he's excellent I hear and if he can't do it I am sure that he would know who could...if not You could try Russels removals based outside Andover, I gather they move Pianos for Chris Venables.... if not then G&R will be your best bet, sure ...

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Hello, I am hoping that some of the members here (UK) can possibly advise me. I am looking to work within the Piano industry, in all probability in sales but preferably for one of the manufacturers as say a rep.. The Piano auction world is also a possibilty, I have over 20 years rostrum experience, ...

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