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At grave risk of heresy :lol:, might I suggest a keyboard with smaller keys? One of those cheap casio keyboards in my opinion would entertain a child for quite a while. Alright, the main negative bit is it's not a piano. BUT, if it spurs the child on to play the piano once he/she begins to appreciat...

Hi all! Am currently abroad in another career, but have been wondering about a change. If I wanted to pursue being a Piano Tech in the UK/Eire what's really the best way to go about doing it? Where should I look to getting my training? What sort of qualifications should I aim for? Generally is it ha...

Thanks, Barrie, that's very helpful. The picture - if I recall correctly that's exactly how the piano in question looked like except that it had 'Spencer' stencilled on it instead. So it's most likely made in Gloucester by Bentley and not knocked up in China or Korea. That's probably good isn't it ?...

Re: Ad libbing a song... You might want to have a look at this book, been looking for a book like this for quite a while. How to Play Piano Despite Years of Lessons : What Music Is and How to Make It at Home by Ward Cannel and Fred Marx http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385142633/qid=10...

Could I trouble the techs and tuners amongst you out there for some clarification? I understand that nowadays most pianos are tuned to equal temperament, but I also the process is largely aural and by instinct and experience and allowances have to be made for the overtones or partials. How is 'equal...

Dear All I happen to be in Oz at present and am shopping around for a proper 'real' piano - on a budget of course, ideally I'd like to spend less than 1500 quid or so. I went into one of the big dealers locally the other day and they had these Kawai KX21 verticals (studios) on 'sale' which they were...

Dear All, I wonder if anyone in the know knows anything about vertical Spencer pianos made AFTER 1942 (when the orginal Spencer company ceased business I gather). Basically, 1. where it was made? (I have suspicions the far east) 2. history and average quality, problems if known. One of my relatives ...