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- by vernon
- 09 Jul 2016, 23:04
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: type of glue for bridle staps
- Replies: 13
- Views: 26255
Re: type of glue for bridle staps
The adjustment of tapes is one of the many actions done by the skilled regulator as a mater of course and is no cause of discussion
- by vernon
- 29 Jun 2016, 22:33
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18792
Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play
You did mention that the una corda pedal seemed to affect it and wondered if it was a damper problem. The una corda mechanism has no connection with the dampers so,if you get another tech calling, if they are not now all in hiding, get him to probe there. Just along shot. That seems to be all you ha...
- by vernon
- 23 Jun 2016, 20:17
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18792
Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play
Did not Yamahas have an acoustical problem with their C3 s in the 80s?
I am am sure there was some correspondence here on the subject.
I am am sure there was some correspondence here on the subject.
- by vernon
- 21 Jun 2016, 19:29
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18792
Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play
I don't envy your tech guy tomorrow.
If he's a young technician(under 60) he will be sent crackers.
If he's a young technician(under 60) he will be sent crackers.
- by vernon
- 17 Jun 2016, 23:18
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when playing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18792
Re: additional high pitch bell sound to some notes when play
It could be a hundred things. Most likely is a sympathetic resonance. As it's appeared since delivery it could be a resonance in the room. look at; electric fire grills, glass windows in cabinets,piano lid, components,ornaments, glass in pictures,bits of paper behind the frame,hair grips, paper clip...
- by vernon
- 14 Jun 2016, 21:41
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Help with old upright piano
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6552
Re: Help with old upright piano
In old pedal organs you could raise the pitch by simply moving each reed up one socket. If your piano is almost past it you could remove the keys and the frame that supports them. Saw off the approprite length at the the top,shed a key and move the whole lot up. If it'e a straightish strung there ma...
- by vernon
- 17 May 2016, 21:23
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Double Striking Hammers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20836
Re: Double Striking Hammers
you're in denial.
get the dealer to fix it.
That's what our mark-up is for.
get the dealer to fix it.
That's what our mark-up is for.
- by vernon
- 17 May 2016, 19:27
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Double Striking Hammers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20836
Re: Double Striking Hammers
If you were my customer, I would exchange your piano straight awayfor another one and sort the the regulation out properly in my workshop,-not your front room.
Mind you, it wouldn't have left us in that condition anyway.
It's only going to get worse,not better. The faults won't heal up.
Mind you, it wouldn't have left us in that condition anyway.
It's only going to get worse,not better. The faults won't heal up.
- by vernon
- 16 May 2016, 23:18
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Double Striking Hammers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20836
Re: Double Striking Hammers
This is a routine job for a tech---not neccessarily for a tuner. Different trade
- by vernon
- 06 May 2016, 21:36
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 41062
Re: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
The Lindner story is very sad. When they came out in the 70s they incorporated so many innovations that the conservative piano industry couldn't cope First they came "flat packed" years before Ikea, with the keyboard folded down and the whole lot in a stout cardboard box. They were cheap. ...
- by vernon
- 30 Apr 2016, 20:16
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Danemann logo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5620
Re: Danemann logo
I remember in the early 80s one of the Danemann brothers would call as he was their rep. I remember he had a wooden leg! He would huff and puff into the shop and slump onto a stool, produce his order book and say "what am I putting you down for today!" I always called him Mr "Danemann...
- by vernon
- 28 Apr 2016, 20:53
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Danemann logo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5620
Danemann logo
A new one on me. I saw an early 1900s Danemann u/r with ornate case today ,unfortunately with split plank and completely useless. However, on removing the delightful "Arts and Crafts" style plate on the fall it revealed underneath an inlaid brass name " T Edwards" What's going on...
- by vernon
- 25 Apr 2016, 20:59
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Who's the Manufacturer ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7481
Re: Who's the Manufacturer ?
and hiding the knots and cracks and old bits of firewood used occasionally.
- by vernon
- 18 Apr 2016, 22:13
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Piano key
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7093
Re: Piano key
Most tuners carry them--or should do
- by vernon
- 16 Apr 2016, 20:28
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 41062
Re: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
Korrect.
- by vernon
- 15 Apr 2016, 20:55
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 41062
Re: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
I look down on you. I look up to him!
- by vernon
- 14 Apr 2016, 23:11
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 41062
Re: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
What about the fortunately rare ones where your trained assistant plays the keys while you squat at the back and tune the loosish long through wrest pins?
I remember those times when our family was living in a cardboard box on the M1
I remember those times when our family was living in a cardboard box on the M1
- by vernon
- 13 Apr 2016, 21:16
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 41062
Re: Mahler; Lindner in disguise?
I know this is about Lindners but.. I've got a teacher in the wilds of w scotland who has an Eavestaffe Miniroyal that is built into an alcove. You can just raise the coffin lid enough to tune it. There is a broken jack b flat that cannot be accessed without a builder. She just says " I just av...
- by vernon
- 03 Apr 2016, 21:19
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: James Brunskill's Musical instrument Shop, Berwick
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12580
Re: James Brunskill's Musical instrument Shop, Berwick
better than Crotchet I suppose
- by vernon
- 27 Mar 2016, 22:50
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: APG7 piano?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7962
Re: APG7 piano?
As Bill says, don't think it's modernised----three pedals,88note etc and lid is recessed and not pruned off.The columns aren't the standard modernised sort tho' similar.The pedals appear to be in a satin finish that I have never seen.
Very intriguing. Hope someone recognises it
Very intriguing. Hope someone recognises it
- by vernon
- 23 Mar 2016, 23:29
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Arthur Allison Piano
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20082
Re: Arthur Allison Piano
Not strictly relevant but my Dad worked at Allisons during the first War and he suggested that they closed then due to some sort of lock out or strike.
This is just a vague memory of him talking as we cleaned out old pianos in the workshop tea break.
I bet Bill Kibby will know!
This is just a vague memory of him talking as we cleaned out old pianos in the workshop tea break.
I bet Bill Kibby will know!
- by vernon
- 04 Mar 2016, 23:16
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Buying a piano: is this a good price
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5428
Re: Buying a piano: is this a good price
These are all quality instruments and tested by time.
Follow your heart and choose the one that suits you best. Touch ,tone, looks,cost. .etc.You are the final arbiter and you will be hapy ever after.
Follow your heart and choose the one that suits you best. Touch ,tone, looks,cost. .etc.You are the final arbiter and you will be hapy ever after.
- by vernon
- 04 Mar 2016, 23:12
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: T.Betting - Recognizing the piano
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12914
Re: T.Betting - Recognizing the piano
What a fantastic joanna
- by vernon
- 14 Feb 2016, 14:54
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Polyester repair question.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13855
Re: Polyester repair question.
If I were the dealer I would just send you the new one when it arrives and repair the damaged one back in the workshop with all the equipment to hand and no rush.
The amount of jars,colours burnishing gear,resin etc needed for the smallest blemish is amazing
The amount of jars,colours burnishing gear,resin etc needed for the smallest blemish is amazing
- by vernon
- 09 Feb 2016, 22:52
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Kemble upright - is it worth anything
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6469
- by vernon
- 20 Jan 2016, 22:47
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Advice on Boyd Piano
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15649
Re: Advice on Boyd Piano
I can't think anyone would want to forge a Boyd. I think it's more likely that Boyds used a different font sometimes.
Most other makers have over the years.
viz; Broadwoods,SteinwayChappell et al.
Most other makers have over the years.
viz; Broadwoods,SteinwayChappell et al.
- by vernon
- 17 Jan 2016, 20:04
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Keeping a piano in a van - mobile piano teacher!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7721
Re: Keeping a piano in a van - mobile piano teacher!
Add a trailer with a few pianos for sale or hire behind the van.
- by vernon
- 15 Jan 2016, 00:06
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Erard Piano - Serial Number 83454
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17724
Re: Erard Piano - Serial Number 83454
That seems pretty definitive.
Wasn't there some scandal with Broadwood White?
Wasn't there some scandal with Broadwood White?
- by vernon
- 13 Jan 2016, 23:32
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Erard Piano - Serial Number 83454
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17724
Re: Erard Piano - Serial Number 83454
Why would one forge an Erard? Seems a lot of trouble to go to.I would have thought Erards would have them assassinated in those wilder days.
- by vernon
- 13 Jan 2016, 23:29
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Elcke 33612
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19009
Re: Elcke 33612
The sloping/opening top door indicates a Canadian influence. This feature(to increase the volume) was often worked by a third pedal or hand lever. Check for these. Never seen the principle in any other nationality. Heinzmann used them. Interestingly,some ancient harpsichords had a pedal or lever tha...
- by vernon
- 10 Jan 2016, 19:49
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Valuing a Piano for Insurance purposes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8027
Re: Valuing a Piano for Insurance purposes
A competent tuner/technician/ dealer (must be all three)will give you an indication of it's replacement value for a fee.
An excellent example will only be in the low hundreds mind.
An excellent example will only be in the low hundreds mind.
- by vernon
- 09 Dec 2015, 20:15
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Bechstein upright strung back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8453
Re: Bechstein upright strung back
Colin You've not seen nothing not yet! I've got an ancient upright in Ullapool that fortunately is past any hope. However, I can't find out how the action comes out and I do know a few tricks. Admittedly, I controlled my curiosity for fear the whole lot would disintegrate on the floor leaving me wit...
- by vernon
- 08 Dec 2015, 17:56
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Bechstein upright strung back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8453
Re: Bechstein upright strung back
I'll keep the action and keyframe. Good idea re agraffes Thanks
- by vernon
- 05 Dec 2015, 20:21
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: B Squire and Son upright
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12116
Re: B Squire and Son upright
Right on
- by vernon
- 05 Dec 2015, 20:20
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Elcke 33612
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19009
Re: Elcke 33612
that piano can't be younger than the first World War from the case alone
- by vernon
- 05 Dec 2015, 14:01
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Bechstein upright strung back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8453
Re: Bechstein upright strung back
Colin Gone years ago. I would have had them! It fell over with the carriers and started all the seams so reluctantly I have written it off.I think I'll keep the key frame.. Even the Bechstein trapwork has gone and that would have been handy. Somebody had tried to fit a pedalboard I suspect,using a k...
- by vernon
- 05 Dec 2015, 12:52
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Bechstein upright strung back
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8453
Bechstein upright strung back
Dismantling a damaged Bechstein upright overstrung,newly strung,gilded frame etc, tied action Don;t know the model. Set of excellent white keys.
Free to a good home before I demolish
Free to a good home before I demolish
- by vernon
- 29 Nov 2015, 23:07
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Early Bluthner Boudoir - a good purchase?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16085
Re: Early Bluthner Boudoir - a good purchase?
I really hope people listen to this sort of practical advice from technicians with years of experience between us. One can counteract the ravages of time on any old piano if no expense is spared but the result will be nothing like the original except in cosmetic appearance. Sure, we still have an ol...
- by vernon
- 25 Nov 2015, 22:14
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Early Bluthner Boudoir - a good purchase?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16085
Re: Early Bluthner Boudoir - a good purchase?
roger to that good sense
- by vernon
- 14 Nov 2015, 19:55
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Knight vs kemble vs danemann grand piano
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6340
Re: Knight vs kemble vs danemann grand piano
As I remember,Knights never really "did" grands. Similarly, neither did Kembles or modern Broadwoods. However, Danemannn made superlative grands- top of the tree in 60s= 70s. Indeed, Mr Ogden when he won the Tchaikovsky Piano prize in 70s(?) picked a Danemann for himself from all competito...
- by vernon
- 13 Nov 2015, 22:25
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Monington and Weston
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4249
Re: Monington and Weston
No Monington and Weston ever had eight octaves.
If the lowest note is as you describe it then it has suffered some trauma and has been re-constructed but this will not affect the integrity of the rest of the piano.
If the lowest note is as you describe it then it has suffered some trauma and has been re-constructed but this will not affect the integrity of the rest of the piano.
- by vernon
- 13 Nov 2015, 09:50
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: My Calisia's history?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7994
Re: My Calisia's history?
It is clear that you are "abroad" by the power socketnext to the piano The spiders to be seen in the piano should keep any moths at bay. If the piano is newly installed, I suggest you leave it in a warm room for a couple of weeks. It may get worse briefly but there is a good chance much of...
- by vernon
- 10 Nov 2015, 21:39
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Kessels, Tilburg Holland
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10964
Re: kessels
Never ever come across one in70 years
- by vernon
- 07 Nov 2015, 22:22
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Challen London
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6962
Re: Challen London
We've just given a new lease of life to an old Bechstein upright upon which some herbert had installed some sort of pedal mechanism. This entailed chopping off large bits of the innards and giving us a nightmare trying to restore the original Bechstein pedalwork. His work seems to have been accompli...
- by vernon
- 01 Nov 2015, 21:16
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Bluthner awards labels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6838
Re: bluthner transfer jiggery pokery
Bill Kibby
Thanks for the comprehensive reply.
You should charge everyone for the prodigiuos information you supply
bw Vernon ( letter in the post)
Thanks for the comprehensive reply.
You should charge everyone for the prodigiuos information you supply
bw Vernon ( letter in the post)
- by vernon
- 31 Oct 2015, 22:23
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Bluthner awards labels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6838
Bluthner awards labels
We are doing up a Bluthner grand aliquot 70000 ish (1906?). However, on the belly varnished over, it lists prizes at exhibitions up to 1929!
Was there some skullduggery about this?
Was there some skullduggery about this?
- by vernon
- 29 Oct 2015, 21:37
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Yamaha 'sound'
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20045
Re: Yamaha 'sound'
ref Colin's recommendation to test the pitch with a tuning fork; most of the new pianos seem to come in at A444 nowadays for some reason and it is anathema to a tuner to lower the pitch as that will happen on it's own with time if not religiously maintained.
- by vernon
- 29 Oct 2015, 21:29
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Planning on a new Kawai K-15e - some advice please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8057
Re: Planning on a new Kawai K-15e - some advice please
Yes, the Kawais are serviced in the UK before dispatch to their dealers with the result that we don't have to spend ages setting them up properly.
They are super pianos and knock spots off their rivals in my opinion.
They are super pianos and knock spots off their rivals in my opinion.
- by vernon
- 26 Oct 2015, 00:00
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Yamaha 'sound'
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20045
Re: Yamaha 'sound'
For goodness sake look at the Kawais they wil knock spots off the Yamahas
- by vernon
- 25 Oct 2015, 23:56
- Forum: Piano Advice
- Topic: Secondhand Reid Sohn
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24866
Re: Secondhand Reid Sohn
why not just but proper Kawai K 15
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