Hello, I have been following this site and this forum for almost a year and I believe that your experience, passion, and impartiality can best answer my question.
A few months ago, I purchased a used Asahi Hamamatsu brand piano, serial number 65145, 130cm tall, approximately 25/30 years old.
At the time of purchase, to evaluate the condition of the piano, I requested the intervention of a tuner.
The tuner told me that the piano was quite good, Japanese, and with mechanical parts similar to Yamaha pianos. Furthermore, he told me that tuning that piano would require more time than usual and that it would cost 140 euros instead of the standard 80.
After the purchase, to perform the tuning, I turned to another tuner because the request for 140 euros seemed excessive to me.
When the second tuner arrived at my house, he told me that he had already seen that piano and refused to tune it because he believed it was not possible.
He added that, in his opinion, that model of piano was poorly made and constructed with very poor materials and that it could only be used as an ornamental object 🙂
I was quite disconcerted, also because reading many forums before the purchase, I thought I had chosen an acceptable piano.
On the other hand, the out-of-tuneness was very homogeneous, the action was quite sensitive and responsive, and the sound was pleasant. The only thing....I noticed a couple of low copper strings that were slightly oxidized...perhaps due to humidity.
In your opinion, is it possible that a piano like this cannot be tuned?
I hope you can give me your opinion.
Thank you.
Livio.
