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cool, cheers guys!

well thanks again for the responses, guys. I appreciate the honesty especially. I think I shall have to continue to restore pianos in my abject way for many many years to grow experience, and I'm sure your advice on the forum will continue to sustain me. I shall book a tuner, I think, for some advic...

My pi-ah-no is a Zender, but I can find precious little about who the company is/was, when it was manufacturing, what country they were based in etc.

If anyone knows any trivia about them it would be interesting to know.

thanks a lot

ben

fats waller's aint misbehavin.

(chicks dig stride)

where would you rest your music????

Hi guys thanks a lot for the responses. Barry: do you have any more information about this course in Hereford? Sounds perfik. Bob: I'm in Norfolk - not exactly a hotbed of vocational education!! I like the suggestion of paying a tuner by the hour to watch over my tuning. I guess it all depends on th...

Hello My name is Ben and I'm 24 - I wondered if I could ask the opinion of the professionals on this forum. After much deliberation I've decided I want to become a piano tuner/restorer, however I'm 24; married and with a mortgage, so going to going away to study full time is out of the question. I'v...

Howdy What's the deal with getting a shiny black finish? I've tried a lot of things on scrap pieces of oak, but not sure what the secret is... Is it something that's possible to acheive from home? Can aerosol sprays acheive a propper *ting* finish?? Can anyone recommend a good book or site or someth...

cool. thanks gang

Hi there I have a 1960's Zender upright piano that I'm currently restoring... I've only had it a few months but now it's getting colder one of my keys is sticking on the pin on the front rail... on closer inspection it seems like some liquid has been spilt on the keys at some point in time and cause...