Piano for a School

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briesmith
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Piano for a School

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A friend is a music teacher in a Lincolnshire school which has no money. She really needs an acoustic piano to give her students, particularly those going on to grade 5 and above, a chance to get used to the feel of an acoustic such as they will encounter when doing their exams.

I want to donate a piano but have a limited budget; say £400 or thereabouts. Is there a make/model you would recommend as suitable for this purpose? It must be good quality, likely to survive in a school environment, have accurate intonation and feel, and so on.

I can't contribute here because my own experience is on digital pianos (because of room size limitations).

Anything you can help with will be much appreciated.
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Explain your situation to local piano dealers, hopefully they will be able to advise you based on the stock of pianos they keep. There is a well established dealership in Sleaford called White and Sentance and also one in Lincoln.
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you can try the local primary schools many of them are getting rid of perfacly good pianos as they dont use them in asembly now

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And best not forget the outrigged wheels if it's going into a school eh?
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