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Do you mean the Petrof III 125 with a Bohemia spruce sound board if so I believe the RRP in the is USA $7,000 However, I have never worked on one so I could not comment but the Petrofs I have see have seen are nice for the price They use Renner hammers

Barrie,

My son is severely visually impaired (he is a braille user) so would have to learn by ear I assume. No there is Braille music the music teacher will need a braille primer available from the RNIB www.rnib.org However, there music department is not as helpful as it should be. Contact Visually Impaire...

You may get some money from a local pianos dealer for the case parts as good veneer is hard to come by, or at least they will take it for free I would not fit a new action and keys into a straight strung piano just not cost effective However, they do make good computer desks, writing desks and cockt...

Thanks Enjoy your new piano

Barrie,

Muir Wood & Co Will have been theor main dealer in Scotland that’s all and most dealer did and still do place a decal on the fall Why are you curious about the date Warning: As to the glue be careful I was going to experiment with it others who have tried it have had some disasters – this proces...

See http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/vi ... ight=steck

As to quality I have always found them well made pianos

Barrie,

no.12634 would indicate it was 1927 in c1928 Brasted merged with Boyd and later Brasted was taken over by Barratt and Robinson and according to their numbers the date is 1927 some refrace books tell us to look to B&R for the serial numbers for Brasted And others tell us to look at Eavestaff whic...

Stubinger is listed in Puerce. However, that is not a guarantee it was a real manufacturer you need to seek advice from a tuner who has inspected the piano and that goes for all makes as you could be buying a money pit

Barrie

I would start at your local music shop see what second-hand pianos are selling for, ask the local tunier and pianos teachers as it is all down to local market forc.

Barrie,

Put it in the pinos for sale General Public link to the left

Barrie,

First you must realise when this piano is restored unless you change the sound board it will no way sound like a modem piano, Also it has an English direct action which is only single escapement and one long centre pin on the hammers and velum hinges on other parts most rebuilders will walk from it....

The Piano Man charges &150 for delivery and &50 for tuning whereas my source includes all this i his price Not on all pianos only the cheep uprights on the new prices However, Yamaha have no GA1E in stock in the UK at the moment only what is on shop floors so go for the one you can get Barr...

Don't blame you also I do know the Piano has or is about to change his prices. He is doing a GA1E at 5,039 inc vat

Barrie,

Who was the cheaper one it is handy to know if others are looking

Barrei,

First of all the only 4.5 wide piano was a 6’ 11” long and was A to A production started in 1868 7’ 3 Grands only started production in 1836 and that was F to F Threaded Wrest pins started in 1862 They did not make a piano with a compass of A to E ? or if they did it is not mentioned in any of their...

If it is a Semi-Grand then the date would be c1886 what is the length and width of the piano and what is the compass A to A ? As to the tuning pins they can be a pain if you are not use to tuning that type of oblong pin changing strings on that type of pining system is a little more complex than on ...

First thing I would say is what is the dealer selling or trying to sell you it would not be the Samick by any chance !!! the Yamaha GA1 is their entry level grand for the price they are very good they are made at the Pearl River plant. You do get a 5 year guarantee with the Yamaha plus the resell va...

The No. is: 51045 = c1919 Williams Piano Co took over Ennis in 1930 so if your piano says made by Williams then the data is incorrect in Pierce However, Pierce says that the number were provided by Williams, Williams could have been making pianos for Ennis long before the took them over I would ask ...

serial number 131508 for Cable piano Co is c1909

Barrie

Est 1815 was know as George Astor his brother Johon emigrated to the USA in c1789 The last address was 79 Cornhill London However, Bill may have more info on them. As to it being worth restoring you will need a local piano tuner to look at it However, with the piano being in Portugal woodworm is a b...

Peter Jackson wrote:Have you any information on and likely age of our piano?

Not listed in the usual places and if it was I will ask you the same question!

I have a Ford car made in Liverpool how old is it ?

Thanks Chris and Barrie, I seem to be getting a feel for the piano and its problems, which I didn't have before. The real reason for getting it up and running, CJR I spoke to the tuner who visited you, you have an undamper tied action not your normal spring and loop over damper, he told me he had t...

There are no gaps on the serial numbers on Brinsmead Pianos so it is ether 84131 or 18413 that is of course if you are looking at the serial number and not a stock number if it was 18413 that would date it c1874 but I don't think you are looking at the correct number please do a search of the forum ...

Well you can phone around the trade who are looking for pianos see what they offer and double it Chappell grands round here with the case in good condition under 6 ' sell private for 1,200 to 2, 000 But if you are after a quick sale then the trade offers is your quickest way to get shut, you are com...

Made by Chase Hackley S/n 77467 = c1918 As to the bass strings they are bass strings, the only difference between grand and upright strings is the length, looking at the size of the piano I would say that the bass strings are just as long as a baby grands and that is probably the sales pitch that wa...

Ask the tuner who tuned it last what he/she thinks it is worth they have the background of the pianos condition and local market forces.

Barrie,

Piano tuner (Listed under the Assoc. B. P. T.)looked at it today and said with his limited vision it was beyond him to sort. More like what Brian said as all member can repair with or with out their eyes open However, quite a few don't simply because they have too much straight forward work on, mor...

I would be grateful for some advise on who to contact to repair/restore a30yr old Bluthner piano situated in the bham area thanks I would use http://www.bluthner-piano.co.uk they send them back to the factory in Germany they do nice work Or if you would rather have some on local Contact Chirs one o...

The price of the piano is not important it is the condition that counts. Was it the same tuner who tuned it the second time and did they comment about the tuning pins - when you have the piano tuned the first time the pins may have been OK but with the CH on the piano may have dried out making the t...

Brian Lawson, RPT wrote:Hammer line probably 1 7/8", let off 1/8" shall I go on?......

You have been posting to too many US sites should be
Hammer blow 57 mm set off 3 mm ...

Barrie,

Established in 1880 was taken over by Kohler and Campbell in 1929 do you have the serial number.

Barrie,

Not listed in the usual place you could try on of the German sites

Barrie,

Hi, I've just bought an Eavestaff royal (seven octave job) which sounds fab. The only problem is that a couple of the keys stick. Is this a major problem or will it be cheap (ish) to fix? Could I get it overhalled or is this going a bit far? Cheers John I would agree with Brian in most cases a stic...

Who actualy manufactured this piano, which has a, by appointment badge on the iron frame. Is it German Gotha, American, or English. As far as I can tell it is half Duo-art Aolian and still in good heart. Looking forward to a reply, Best regards to all, Roy Good. German makers George Steck and Weber...

I am trying to find information about a Kingsbury Inner Player from The Cable Company Chicago. It is numbered 148625. I would be interested in any information people are willing to pass on, including year of manufacture and the music roll size it accomodates. Thank you for any help. Date c 1910 as ...

Does anybody know the year or approximate value of this piano? I am about to give it away because it came with the property I just bought. However, if it has any value.. I would be bummed out if I gave it away. It is in good condition, dark wood, all original ivory keys. Thanks angelam Texas USA[/b...

angela wrote:Does anyone have any information about our piano?
It is a "Mass produced vertically strung piano late 19th Century Walnut case
inlaid with flowers ". A beautiful piano.
Please emailwith any response.[/list]

That describes most stencil pianos some photos of the inside may help

Barrie,

camonette@adelphia.net wrote:How old is my piano? It is a Hobart M Cable number
225270. Any help would be appreiated.
Thank You,
Don Monette

Est in1900 La Porte Indiana Pianos later made bt Story and Clark number 225270 would make it 1951

Barrie,

janet dobbs wrote:The only serial number I can find is imprinted on the sound board. It is #23716. Thanks Barry.

23716 = c1916

Barrie

I inherited a 1937-38 Kemble Minx Miniature piano with cream(painted flowers) casework. From my research this particular casework is rare and finding the matching stool even rarer. Any ideas on where I may find one? Also, any idea on what this piano is worth? I've only seen one being sold by Bedham...

31855 = c1900
81855 = c1906

Barrie

Nigel Alltimes wrote:I am sure there must be someone around here who can do it though - I'll just have to keep looking.

Nigel

Good old Yellow pages

Barrie,

You need a true French Polisher they hand paint on the wood effect the guy who works with me is brill at it but too far to come out to you the other way would be to do it black. One of the Polishers form Woodchesters may help but you would need to find out who they were are the company is no longer ...

Good luck with your project. I am sure both your client and yourself will be proud of the end result once it's finished. I wonder how a Grand of that history would sound? Must be fantastic to play on a Grand, though. Regards WSL it is a stock piano but it is one of them pianos you wish you had not ...

They just supplied pianos to the Royal Family most UK manufactures held the Royal warrant at some time Broadwood have it at present see

http://www.uk-piano.org/history/eavestaff.html
for Eavestaff

and

http://www.royalwarrant.org/
about Royal warrants

Barrie,

Thanks We use to have 15 members in Essex. But most are now dead not may folk coming into piano tuning there is going to be one hell of a shortage in about 15 years most of the tuners in may area are over 60 there are a few who are under 50 My next big project comes into the workshop tomorrow 7' 6 R...

http://www.pianoworld.com

you can sell from there as well have moved this post to General

BTW we are haveing problems with outgoing mail from the fourm

Barrie,

We don't allow photos to be directly uploaded to the site However, if you post them to me at
forum at uk-piano.org

I will upload them and place a link in your post

Barrie,

There will always be freshly made coffee (or tea) and chocoloate biscuits on offer whenever you are down this way. This is also an open invitation to Barrie. :D best wishes and warm regards[/quote] I will pass on the chocolate biscuits tea no sugar Nice to hear you have been able to revive your pian...

Have you sorted out a teacher -some teachers will not teach you if you don't have a real piano as to a keyboard so long as it is a true weighted keyboard
you should be OK when you come to play a piano a little odd at first but OK

Barrie,

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