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Gill, try David Fry piano services www.davidfrypianos.co.uk as he used to F&N trained and recovers keys. He uses the Steinway stuff and can use others to hand. Id charge around £300 to send off, have the work done, and put it back in the job. Charge about 2-3 hours to regulate the height + touch...

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the P121 is not the same. It is very easy to tell the difference between the two.

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When I left the special forces to join the piano tuning corp, I decided that i would never use my tuning lever in anger again. But for you Mr PG, I'll make an exception.

merry xmas

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heard Newark are not going to close now. Im happy

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My desk system is very much like the old ones. It is fixed ( dosn't swivel)and all you need to do is lift the top lid and hang it on the top door. Very simple design which can be mass produced cheaply but we do them to order to we can make it to the right height, length and colour. What you need, is...

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brings a new meaning to "shed sale"

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Im glad Im not the only one moaning about this.

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Thanks Barrie, I wasn't moaning

. I try not to advertise my services via these forums as i think its a bit cheeky

but try and give my advice on my experiance ( only 15 years of it but Im sure it helps).

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My pet hate for new pianos is the lack of music book support. How come new pianos have come in leaps and bounds in terms of quality and tone design etc but they all have rubbish music desks? Have the designers every tried to put a music book on their design? It dosn't work. The worst thing is that s...

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I wish Kemble would do the Motzart in some other finish as well, Im not loving the Black version either. I like the look of the Mahogany and the inlay sets it apart from other pianos but not everyone likes inlay. A nice walnut satin/luster( not the rubbish mahogany stained stuff) would be nice and p...

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Horsham ain't the only ones stocking Kawai and Kemble down in the south you know! I stock them and next year I will be getting Wendle & Lung pianos. There isn't many Samick 131WSU out there but I think they are very nice.

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I always say that we (as a company) do our own removals which stops uness. damage. I will come and tune the piano 2-3 weeks after delivery, check it over and from there on, look after the servicing for you. As regards to pricing, no dealer wants to turn a sale away so I would guess most dealers will...

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I am amazed at the number of 40-50 year olds (all male) that are addicted to ebay and other internet sites and the the other half complains about the amount of rubbish coming through the post. I am sure that people will realise( some time in the future, in a gallaxy far far away)that the internet is...

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I am encouraged by some peoples comments on wanting to buy local. I do have to come close to some idiot price but I feel that if you try and beat/match the internet people then only they will win as they have no overheads to worry about. I do get calls from people asking my best price on brand name ...

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I like soda bread

And leave the water out for a few hours, the chlorine tast goes away.
At least when the system is fitted, it won't go out of tune that often.

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I agree with PG, I used to be a tech for a piano shop who stocked Petrof and they always needed loads of regulating and I couldn't see where the extra money went? The Petrofs would be OK if they dropped the price and stopped trying put themselves on a higher level than what they should be. Kembles a...

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I thought the Irmlers were a Bluthner design but built in China? Are they just a rebadge Pearl? aka Waldstein?

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def. try a Kawai K6 at around £5,800RRp The Kemble 131 is nice but pricey. The Kemble Motzart is very nice, if they have some still available as its limted to 250 units. A Samick 131WSU is nice and a little cheaper at around £5k. A secondhand U3/ U3X 5million upwards (from 1990) Remember, each piano...

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damage to any piano occurs when humidity fluctuates and the wood fibres expand and contract. This movement over time will cause damage and tuning stability problems. The best option by far is fitting an automatic climate control which will keep the piano at a constant 42%RH. I would recommend a 2 ba...

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The new yamaha system is good but a new retro system will be a lot better than an old factory system. The Piano disk or Gabor systems are OK with the lastest improvements. But the good thing about a retro system is that you just need a new stop bar and the system can be fitted to another piano. The ...

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only get it if its UK model but at that price, it might be quite old. The U1 is a better piano (depending on the treatment its had) than the B1. The U3 is a great instrument but its very loud in a small room, so think where its going to go. You might be better off spending the money on a good UX1 wh...

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true. better set up but where's the sound?
At least you can see it checking and escapement

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Try this out, its a great way to show people how a grand action works.
I take my hat off to them!
The only thing is that it dosn't go into check, but hey, still think its good.

http://www.rennerusa.com/VirtualActionModel.asp

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The only answer to remove scratches it to create scratches but to make them smaller and smaller until you can not see the scratches ( unless you have a microscope). Polyester is a modern finish so its very hard wearing and general polish is not going to get rid of a scratch. Black T-cut is a mild ab...

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why is the inside of a piano harsh? I do not understand? Anyway, my tutor always said, if it works, leave it! Man made materials are not always good. Anyway, isn't using wood as oppose to chemically made materials greener?? Im sure that I wouldn't want a piece of plastic in my living room, and it wo...

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OK, the reason that MI Pro made this announcement was through bad information given to them by someone with a grievance with Kawai. (Industrial sabotage?) Mi Pro have said sorry as they put this up without doing any further investigation and were wanting a News breaking story and now there're in tro...

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wood is a good transmitter of sound, a pianos tone is very important. The Kawai CA-91 is an electric piano with wooden keys and a spruce soundboard. Its the only digital piano with a wooden soundboard. Speakers are directional, sound from piano is un-directional and makes a fuller sound. The keys in...

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very true, how many pubs have a piano now? I can think of 2! Most of the hotels along Eastbourne seafront have pianos and are played during the evenings for the old dears

It does supprise me though the amount of people who are supprised to learn that pianos are still being sold.

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I remember a Baldwin piano in the practise rooms at Newark college, no one wanted to tune it. It was difficult to tune and had no quality to it, funny looking case though

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sorry, but I can not see how you can learn this trade over long distance. I spent 1-3 hours a day, 4-5 days a week during terms for 3 years learning to tune a piano to a standard which was acceptable for comercial work. After every piano I tuned, it was checked and discussed by the tutor one to one ...

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soon, the only way to learn the trade will be to go abroad. This is total madness. The way the market is, this dosn't help! Who voted them in? I didn't. There will soon be no fully trained tuners but people with electronic tuners who did a weekend course. How about getting trained via U-Tube? I thin...

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Hi all, I have just found out that Newark & Sherwood college is closing its piano course. I did my training there 1992-95 when DT was running the show. What a shame, that means only the London course is left. I haven't been able to contact John yet but Im a bit upset about it. Started the course...

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bigger is sometimes better

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is there going to a removal firm willing to move it? I doubt it. Unless there's a lot of money being thrown around. They were very stupid buying a big grand to move around. When are they going to invent a carbon frame? I had a long conversation with an engineer who said it can be done but it will co...

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get a hygrometre, a digital one from B&Q is about £8. This will give you a reading of the max and min. A night, when the temperature drops is when to get a reading but I prefere to sleep at night so the unit will give the max since resetting it.

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bigears,
you are looking at the 7 place number but it is the 6 place numbers you need to look at.
267482 is 6 places
2674820 is 7 places

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no doubt there will be some info in Music trade, Pianist etc some time soon.
so PG, do you speak German and read the Austrian Times then?

Or do you know a few people in high piano world places?

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What I ment by " only in it for the money" was that some dealers are only interested in profit and not customer service or aftercare. The ideal piano shop should be a place where you are made welcome, treated with respect and not blinding you with science, making sure the piano you have is...

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was once asked to do a TVR purple Steinway once, but i refused, didn't need the money that bad.

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no, its def. 1963, I checked with my mate Pierce.

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no, its def. 1963, I checked with my mate Pierce.

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as long as it plays well, and sounds nice, should be a nice piano.
Lets say, if its all in good order, £1500 ish. In a shop , pay around £2000 but you don't get the service, delivery etc.

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where's the spell checker??

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name and shame the dealer! Some dealers are only in it for the money. You can contact Yamaha but they might just send you back to the dealer. You have a 5 year warranty and that means a lot. Write (regestered) to the dealer to say what is wrong and threatern with legal action if it is not taken care...

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you do reliase how much the casework is going to cost? Reveneering the piano is not an option unless you own an oil well. Burr walnut is very expensive, not to mention finding someone to veneer it. Good veneerers are very hard to find. A cheaper option would be to try and repair the existing veneer ...

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The RX models are very good. I think Kawai are on their way to the top. I think Guild Hall are also getting some Kawais. Kawai make the Boston piano for Steinway, but I have been told that its not anyway near the quality of the Kawai. The rim is thinner, the actions are poor and there are other area...

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I think your in the wrong room, this is for real pianos but I would suggest Kawai MP4. Its got a good touch, sound and Muse and other bands use them. Its around £1k but you get what you pay for. Might be able to get a secondhand one, try ebay. The MP8 is better with wooden keys but more money.

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oh dear, reminds me of the "My Family" when the son buys a tuning kit down the pub and tunes the family grand piano, and every note is the same.
He must be on some crusade, before we all know it, tuning levers will on sale at BP and Tescos.
30 points gets you a rubber wedge!

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Im glad you bought it. Its a great piano. Polyester is difficult to repair so thats why it was cheap.
good luck

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I remember restoring a lovely Bluthner grand. I used new Renner hammers ( hammer weight is very important on this type of action) with mahogany heads, I weighted the levers and regulated it to perfection. It played beautiful and sounded great. It brings a smile to a restorers face when you've spent ...

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