Evestaff pianos

Post by **Gill the Piano** » 14 Jun 2005, 15:42

Everything depends on how the piano's been looked after. If you could find a serial number on it, Bill can tell you how old it is, but that doesn't tell us what the condition is. It's a bit like being offered a BMW; has it been caned by a boy racer and parked in a street, or was it driven to church on Sundays by a little old lady and kept wrapped in lavender bags in a heated garage between church services?

The only safe course of action is to get a tuner/technician out to have a look for an independent informed opinion. Good luck!

A440 · Post by **A440** » 03 Jul 2005, 13:42

Don't even go there. Quit while you're ahead.

Post by **Barrie Heaton** » 03 Jul 2005, 15:00

Sounds like the Royal Model Known problems

Hammer felt coming unglued (very common)
and with a Drop Action they are harder to work on if you need to replace the hammers Get a tuner to look at it first.

tend to sell in shops in the north of England for £900 in good nick

Barrie,

PianoGuy · Post by **PianoGuy** » 03 Jul 2005, 20:06

Those hammer felts are a real pain.

The MiniRoyal was reasonably foul all round. I blame it alone for Pricess Margaret's un-Royal behaviour in later life. In any case, why not buy a piano that looks like a piano rather than a reject Hammond organ?............

PeeGeeX

A440 · Post by **A440** » 04 Jul 2005, 01:01

It is well known that Eavestaff minis were created by piano-technition loathing sadists.
If you need to replace a damper spring you need to set a tent up in the customer's garden.
Just adjusting a damper reminds me of that old joke...

Q. How does a gynocoligist do his (or her) decorating?

A. Through the letter-box.

Hope this doesn't lower the tone (as it were..)