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Openwood

Anyone know how much a BG 228 would cost? I'm currently agonizing over which piano to get for myself on a budget of around £11,000. I'm thinking the BG 228 is probably a hefty hike above that figure but I'd be interested to know. The obvious choice given my budget is the Yamaha C3 - I play one at a ...

Openwood

I used T-Cut on some shallow scratches on our C7 and quite honestly it didn't make any difference that I could see. I also tried some of the Cori range of polishes and although they made the piano nice and shiny I didn't think it made much impact on even the smallest scratches. It's possible I was a...

Openwood

I had a look at the website of Headingley Pianos. I've played a few Kembles and didn't like them that much, but they were all fairly old examples so perhaps things have moved on. I was interested to read on the same website that the Waldstein 108DI is "the best-selling piano in the U.K." R...

Openwood

I've been boring everybody senseless on the subject of celeste pedals in an earlier thread - what a fantastic chance to get back on the old hobby horse! I find them invaluable on the school pianos where I work because when the (rather hopefully named, in my opinion) 'celeste' pedal is engaged it is ...

Openwood

How strange - I'd never think of buying one for school that didn't have that option. Oh well. Still, the Yamaha silent series sounds like a good option - what happens when you want to play duets in silent mode? I guess you could use a headphone splitter box to use two sets of headphones simultaneous...

Openwood

Yes, I think I will actually end up going for one of the Yamaha silent series uprights. I'm not keen on getting extras fitted to the Schimmel because I think it costs plenty enough cash as it is and a celeste pedal should be a standard feature for any school instrument (I'm turning into a right old ...

Openwood

I mentioned in an earlier thread that I was thinking of getting a Schimmel studio piano for school and I nearly did until today, when I noticed that it doesn't have a celeste pedal (if you haven't come across one before it's a middle pedal which brings material (felt?) in front of the strings and re...

Openwood

A440 - thanks for that. I'll see if I can get to try out a Kemble. I don't think I've ever played anything by them except school uprights so I'd be interested to hear what their grown-up stuff sounds like.

Openwood

It's infuriating. You buy a piano because you want to PLAY THINGS on it and then you can't actually PLAY THINGS on it because you spend most of the time FAFFING ABOUT with turning pages and sheet music/books falling all over the place :evil: And another thing: Music trays. I use two Yamaha uprights ...

Openwood

Oh, it's all SO confusing! :? I'm working towards a performance diploma (in the same sense that a snail is working towards a 1-minute mile, but hey, you gotta have a dream, man) and I think I might finally be able to invest in a grand piano - provided that I don't eat for the next two years. I've pl...

Openwood

Hang on a minute; what's the difference between a Steinway piano made in Hamburg and one made in New York? Looking at the Steinway website I notice that they add numbers to the model letters to show that an instrument has been made in one place or another, so they clearly think the difference is wor...

Openwood

I'm sorry, but WHAT is this all about:

http://webvoice.blogspot.com/bosendorfe ... aroque.htm

Please make it stop....

Openwood

How much should I expect to pay for a new Steinway Model B, or a recent secondhand one and who stocks them? I was surprised by how few references there are to this piano on the Internet - I would have expected it to be much more popular. The BBC studio from which Loose Ends and In Tune are broadcast...

Openwood

I might be able to wangle it even at the over-budget cost. The Schimmel sounds like it would be best in our main music room and I would then move the Yamaha upright we've currently got there into the practice room. Something as bomb-proof as the Schimmel sounds like a good investment for a bigger ro...

Openwood

I was quoted £4,400 for the Schimmel by Forsyths. We don't pay VAT so I guess that would bring it down some more.

Openwood

Thanks, Barrie. I had a look at the link and it looks ideal for the practice room. Flippin Eck, you weren't joking about it being a tank! The kids will be too scared to go anywhere near it - perfect! I expect there are a couple of rocket launchers and a flame-thrower in there somewhere. I might get ...

Openwood

Thanks for the input, Fumbler. I looked at the Forsyth's site this morning and thought exactly the same thing about the Pegasus - I used to own an Eavestaff of a similar design and it was about as stable as a plane crash (sounded not unlike one, too).

Openwood

Thanks for comments. I'm interested in the Schimmel piano and I see Forsyth's have a clearance sale, which might be useful. Which model is the 'school' one?

Openwood

I'm hoping to get the go-ahead to buy a new upright piano for a practice room in the school where I work. I reckon I might be able to spend up to £3000. I see from other posts that PianoGuy thinks highly of the Kawai K15. I'd like to avoid the brightness of Yamaha but equally I don't like the 'plast...

Openwood

Thanks for your advice PianoGuy. I guess your advice could be called PG Tips! Sorry.

Openwood

I knew someone who got themselves in the 'very cheeky' situation described above by Pianoguy. The local dealer made his displeasure abundantly clear and I guess my friend got what was coming to him. I would point out however that the dealer's attitude to those who bought pianos online probably lost ...

Openwood

I might be imagining this (in which case I assume the next stage will be howling at the moon) but the B above middle-C on our grand piano seems to be making a faint twangy/buzzy sort of noise when played louder than mezzo forte. Before I call a technician, has anyone out there an idea what could be ...

Openwood

I couldn't agree more with Bill - it drives me to distraction when I'm trying to play a piece but have to keep flattening pages because there are no retaining pins. How are you supposed to play anything with more than a few pages? GRRR

Openwood

Crikey - ugly looking thing. They do rather spoil the curvaceous, feminine lines of the shapely - oh dear, time for a gin....

Openwood

I'm not skilled at posting links but have a look at this and see if there be not a black doughnut shaped appendage on the side of the piano. It hardly matters, I just wondered what they was for.....

http://eng.samick.co.kr/products/produc ... ode=000004

Openwood

I haven't played a Samick but I had a look at the picture - what's the point of the round doughnut-shaped thing stuck on the side?

Openwood

Turned out to be a bloody pencil after all - it couldn't be seen from above. I felt like a right idiot...

Openwood

Thanks for the info - I'll get the tuna in.

Openwood

Some of the keys on my (new) grand piano have begun making the kind of noise you get when a pencil has been dropped into the action and is happily bouncing around as the keys are used. :idea: Suspecting this to be the case, I shoved my big fat head under the bonnet BUT LO, there was not a single wri...

Openwood

Yes, they are a bit on the crap side.

I presume they must have had some improvement in mind by changing the shape of the keys but I can't work out what it could be.

Openwood

Does anyone know the reason why Yamaha changed the shape of the front edge of the black keys on the C7?

Openwood

Bog-standard it is then! Thanks

Openwood

Many thanks for your responses. I had a look for e-cloths online - they make different cloths for different surfaces, do you know which one is best for the piano?

Openwood

We have a new Yamaha C7 at work and despite using a high quality protective cover the polyester finish shows up lots of little 'scratches' in certain areas (they aren't very deep at all - more like patterns of faint lines). Can these be polished out with anything? Presumably this is a common cosmeti...

Openwood

I wanted to make the free-standing modern upright piano in my school music room less loud and was advised to cover the back with felt. In the event I found some of that material the boy racers use to cover speakers in cars. It's pretty thick (as indeed am I) but it seems to do the job. Is there anyt...

Openwood

Having seen the bewildering role discounts play in the price of new pianos I wondered if anyone could give me their opinion on the lowest price I might realistically expect to pay for a new Yamaha CFIII? I've had a windfall which means that instead of the C5 I've been saving for I might JUST be able...

Openwood

A friend of mine has a Bechstein upright, serial no.32597 which she wants to shift. It's had nothing done to it for at least twenty years but the case is in very good condition and a brief look at the action and a play-through didn't reveal any obvious problems. It's spectacularly out of tune so it ...

Openwood

Thank you for the advice - everything points to an A-frame being the answer, but they're just so ugly... perhaps I must just bite the bullet on this one.

Openwood

I am looking for a set of those big brass castors with brakes which you fit to grand pianos so they can be moved around without carving channels into an expensive wooden floor. A new set will cost me around Ł500 including labour so I'm hoping I might be able to find a secondhand pair for less. Any i...

Openwood

Got hopeful when I saw the title of the post - thought you were offering to take us all out on a jolly...

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Unfortunately if I hadn't been on so many jollies I wouldn't need the loan

Openwood

The tuner is due to come shortly so I will raise these questions with him. It would be interesting to see if the bass can be 'opened up' some.

Thank you for the reply.

Openwood

That's the absolute maximum! I want a grand I can use for teaching and practising - what do you recommend? I've been offered a new Yamaha C3 for just below 11,000 and I'm sorely tempted. I'm working towards then LRSM in the summer so I really want to spend the cash wisely!

Openwood

We have a new Bluthner Model 4 grand in our school hall. A few players have commented on a lack of sustaining power and a weakish bass. I like the instrument though when I use it for choir accompaniment I often find myself having to 'play up' even with the lid open. I'd be interested to hear of your...

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