Urgent Freebie Piano to take or not to take?

Annukya · Post by **Annukya** » 08 May 2006, 02:55

Hi guys,

Well heres my problem. I am an experienced piano player but have moved interstate to study and thus my piano is back at home. I can't afford to buy a piano on my budget, but would like to have one just to play on every now and then.
I saw an ad in the paper for a freebie piano that was in 'good condition' so I went to have a look. The piano looks good from the outside. It is a wagner (not sure how old) and the keys don't stick at all. However, when a key is pressed the note hangs on (almost like you have the sustain pedal on) this occurs on ALL the keys on the piano. The man who is giving it away says it is a tuning problem but a piano tuner told me this was not the case. However, none of the piano tuners will tell me what kind of problem it might be and whether it would be costly to fix. I am just wondering if i should take it?
PLEASE HELP!

Post by **Barrie Heaton** » 08 May 2006, 07:28

The problem is that it can be a simple fix action not seted correct or if it is an undemper more complex like springs or felt thats why is not easy to give you an idea on price get a tuner to look at it

Barrie

Annukya · Post by **Annukya** » 08 May 2006, 09:02

thanks for your reply, problem is i can't get a tuner to look at it because they want it out of there a.s.a.p, just need to know whether i should take it.

Post by **Gill the Piano** » 08 May 2006, 17:56

Have you looked inside? If so, look to see whether the action is in contact with the strings; sounds as though the action may just have fallen away from the strings. Push the action in as far as you can, and make sure any action bolts/hooks are fastened as tight as they can be.