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Several people have already given you valid advise. I note from your comments of “Your Prompt Reply please”, and your repeated requests for advise that you would appear to be in a hurry to buy an acoustic piano. BIG mistake! There are some important rules which should be observed when starting the s...

Many choose an upright over a grand because they take up far less space and generally (but not always) cost less. As you are a beginner there is no certainty that you will keep playing for years even if you intend on having lessons. In that case I would suggest you consider renting a piano for a yea...

I'm certainly no expert, but suggest you do a search on this forum using 'Bord'. Having just done that and reading between the lines, I'm sure that your friend is UK is far nearer the mark quoting hundreds, instead of thousands. Even at a round hundred this could well turn out to be a liability rath...

Hi,
Pretty good result considering your comments.
Incidentally, are those cigarette burns on the treble keys, or finger guide stickers?
Regards

Openwood wrote:.........I'm intrigued by the castor, oil certainly investigate. Geddit?

With a comment like that you should be castorgated............

I spoke to my dealer over 10 days ago about a Dampp chaser. They had the brochures available - which I picked up and studied. Dealer said they weren't popular, and couldn't recall ever being asked for one. That surprised me as it's an important, long established store in the region, for both acousti...

Crispin, As always some good (and reassuring) advise from PianoGuy. I was initially concerned about the unpleasant out of tune of my new piano delivered last year –even after two contractual post-delivery tunings performed at 4 month intervals. I’d seen hygrometer humidity readings from high of 68% ...

Openwood,
I guess you should know best, but with a population of over 160,000 people, I’m amazed that there is no reputable tech in the Channel Islands.
Do those hotels, music schools and private individuals (with pianos) pay for techs to travel from the mainland?

Perhaps somewhat off-topic, but you may find this of interest. I wonder how many piano/keyboard players here have at one time or another wished they could play a guitar. I certainly have. :? I searched for a hybrid ‘Keytar’model for quite some time, but the one which most appealed to me - the now di...

Yep, I prefer it too. Good work Barrie.
I just needed the search function, and that's working again. Custie!

Hello, From your picture it would appear that this piano has not been tuned for some considerable time, witnessed by the absence of bright spots on the tuning keys – all of which are very rusty and may prevent satisfactory tuning to concert pitch. This coupled with oxidation on the strings, the bad ...

.........don’t know any related Kemble and Skoda jokes, but for any devotees of trivial nonsense or anagram lovers, ‘Kemble and Skoda’ gives you ‘Naked Mad Blokes’.
Not many people know that..........

When is someone going to invent a "soft" peadl that works? .....I propose we organise a naked mud-wrestling match between Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez. Openwood: Great posts. Keep ‘em coming! But eh, for added interest why not make that a verbal mud wrestling contest between Cameron Di...

I noted a short while back that the subject of lock-keys was addressed by the experts in another interesting thread.


http://www.piano-tunerd.org/piano-forum ... hlight=key

http://www.piano-tunerd.org/piano-accessories-shop/

Enjaydee/ Crispin:
Hygrometer checked daily. Steady at 47 RH (for recommended 40-70 on Sauter’s built-in unit).

Hinting of cotton-wool & audio samples did you have this in mind........?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDNy4YuCxdk

ATG, Thanks for the comments. 1. Afraid I’m unable to give a reply to your first query, as my son (who was playing at the time) just sat down and rattled these off from memory. He often improvises from tunes he’s heard, or from general chord progressions. I’d give my left hand to be able to do that....

When we were kids, we got old celluloid key tops from dad, wrapped them in newspaper and lit them. The trick is not to let them burn but to blow out the flame so it just fumes. They make excellent smoke screens. Setting fire to celluloid key tops, smoke, fumes - don't tell me you ended up like this...

It was a standard ‘cheap & cheerful’ stool which came as part of the piano deal Too late now but you sould have asked them to knock the retail price on it off the piano price. As it was I had already 'aggressively' negotiated what I thought was an excellent deal, so was more than content. No re...

Pers.Poster, You’re right, there’s no mistaking the creaky piano stool which bothered me too during the recording session. It was a standard ‘cheap & cheerful’ stool which came as part of the piano deal - to be replaced in due course. During my extensive search for an upright (to replace a G.S. ...

On this forum recently, Genaa made our mouths water with the news of his new Sauter piano. And I probably along with others, eagerly await to hear some audio recordings of his Masterclass 130. In the meantime, for those who are unfamiliar with these splendid, relatively unknown pianos, I attach a fe...

Hi Genaa,
A marvelous choice!
This piano knocks most baby and many larger grands for a six.
Congratulations, this will surely be an exciting week for you.

Thanks Genaa.

Here's a resend of my previous links.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMmJfG0-bU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLjS3gzHetA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btS7-UoK2Oo

I note that my previous http links were not active. Can anyone pls explain why?

Nuttier than a mad hatter, just about sums up this Raymanboy character. Has anyone yet figured out what language he’s writing? It makes me think of Unwinese, developed by Stanley Unwin - who old timers like myself will recall was popular in the 50’s-60’s. [/url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMmJfG...

Hi, I recently took delivery of a new Sauter Masterclass, which came with the following documentation:- Val di Fiemme soundboard certificate. Guarantee card. Polishing cloth. Handbook of 20+ pages giving maintenance tips (including ideal temperature & relative humidity range), Sauter history and...