My mothers' parents had it 'modernised' in the the 50's or 60's, which included removing walnut panels, candellabra's and 'giving it a sleek modern look'.
When it was returned to me after the recent renovation I was horrified, because it looks like a brown painted lump of wood - I couldn't accept it in that state. Apparently, the modernisation removed the veneers completely in some places and the new panels were of different wood. The modernisers had given it a paint effect and polished it, which looked very acceptable. When it was retuned to me the polisher had stained it a dark brown to make it even all over.
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The person who renovated my piano know's no-one who can reproduce this paint effect and I am desperate to have my piano back. Does anyone know of such a person - ideally not too far from Gloucestershire.
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