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by Aly
25 Feb 2008, 00:28
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Oblique strung
Replies: 4
Views: 7216

It's a Bechstein. We did talk to the man who runs the shop. It had yet to be looked over by the tuner so it wasn't available to be looked at at the time. This is what it says about it on the website "We have in stock a Pre Owned Bechstein piano In Black Satin. The piano, made in Germany, is Iro...
by Aly
24 Feb 2008, 21:54
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Cracking soundboards
Replies: 14
Views: 15922

When the tuner declared our piano dead she said it was because the soundboard was cracked. She said, and showed us, that she couldn't tighten the pins any more as they just un-tightened themselves again. There wasn't anything for them to grip. It was funny to watch at first, the pins moving her big ...
by Aly
24 Feb 2008, 21:51
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: Oblique strung
Replies: 4
Views: 7216

Oblique strung

I'm going to see a piano on Thursday that is Oblique strung. I've never heard of it before. The man in the shop did try to explain it to me but I didn't really understand. Does anyone know anything about it?
by Aly
11 Feb 2008, 00:59
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

ok heard back from the repair man. He says from what he's heard it will cost over £2000 to fix and its better just to get a new one. So I have a new question now. I really don't know much about pianos and I'd like to know which make of piano I should go for. It would be wonderful to get one that wil...
by Aly
09 Feb 2008, 18:02
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

Barrie Heaton wrote:Make a piano bar


Barrie,
I can see my parents loving that!

I've found someone in my area that does repairs and will contact him to see if he thinks its worth repairing
by Aly
04 Feb 2008, 19:09
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

I like the image of someone strolling into Steinway Hall, writing a cheque for a Model D and just before they leave saying, "Oh, by the way, would you take all those wires and things out before you deliver it; my Japanese Koi do so like their space." I'm not sure you'd make it out of the ...
by Aly
31 Jan 2008, 18:47
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

Well if anyone wants to try it... It's something I'd love to do if we had the space, time and know how! It has three panels that would come out of the front so you could have three separate tanks with the two on the outside with like a single big colorful fish and the one in the middle with a little...
by Aly
30 Jan 2008, 22:13
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

Thank you for the replies. Lighting it on fire is not something I really want to do :P Don't want a brand new piano either, i prefer the sound of the older ones, they seem richer. I will see about getting someone else to have a look at it. We know the Aflat key cannot be returned, we watched as she ...
by Aly
29 Jan 2008, 18:38
Forum: Piano Advice
Topic: On its death bed
Replies: 24
Views: 21381

On its death bed

We have a piano that has recently been diagnosed as dead. We were having problems with some keys sticking, some were not making a noise when played, and others were just plan out. We had a tuner round and she told us that it was acting as if half of it was damp, and the other half dried out. She tri...