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Guide to the construction technology of grand and upright pianos
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Dearest PIANOEXPERT, excuse my devastating ignorance, but does the upright piano with bayonet action differ from the "normal" one only by the damping mechanism located above the hammers, whi...
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Good morning, i found a very good (perhaps too good?) offer for a BACHMANN 114 upright piano on the "mercatino musicale" website. The seller has made available a photo of the purchase certif...
Good morning. I found a used B&J upright for 2900 euros. Height approximately 120 cm, serial number NF 06382. As far as I understand (very little), it is in good condition, the cabinet is be...
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pianoexpert
Good morning everyone, after a quick search, it seems to me that the question I am about to ask is not present in other discussions; if it is, please forgive me, but I am new and the forum i...
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GiuseppeSantucci
I will briefly tell my story. My grandfather bought this upright piano in 1967 for his daughters, but I never paid much attention to it when I passed by it.. now I have found the purchase re...
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pianoexpert
The history of keyboard instruments in a row. https://www.facebook.com/cembalaro/videos/10155876753875417/?pnref=story
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone and congratulations on this very useful forum! For some time now, I have been managing a B&B located inside a 16th-century villa. In one of the rooms, there is an Erard piano...
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pianoexpert
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mike
Innovative pianos http://www.cremonapianoforte.it/2015/06/08/pianoforti-innovativi/ The new Barenboim parallel-string grand piano has brought attention back to the innovations that are still...
Dear friends of Pianoconcerto, I have found a website, which is this www.pianotechacademy.com, that offers the possibility to those interested to enroll in and attend a course for piano tuni...
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On my 1939 Petrof, the repetitions are ovalized; 2 years ago I had the repetition levers completely replaced with others of dubious origin, with disastrous results. I had the old levers rein...
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pianoexpert
If anyone missed it, yesterday Google honored Bartolomeo Cristofori's piano with a lovely Doodle: http://www.soundsblog.it/post/397996/google-doodle-4-maggio-bartolomeo-cristofori-inventore-...
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Hello everyone. Looking at the following photos depicting the interior of a 1984 Krauss R2 piano of 118 cm, I would like to ask you: what can you tell me about the state of the action? Is it...
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Andry
Good morning, in your opinion, are used instruments coming from recording studios worth considering or are they very worn out? I am asking because I received an offer from a recording studio...
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Thesimon
Good morning everyone, I went to see a few pianos in a well-known workshop in Casalecchio di Reno and my inexperienced ears perceived a Nordiska upright as the instrument with the most beaut...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone. I would be interested in better understanding the differences between the Kawai Kg 2 and the Kawai GS 40. If I am not mistaken, the dimensions are similar (178 vs 182) and I...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone, i found a picture of an American upright piano with ankles mounted on the upper part of the soundboard. i would like to ask; does this type of construction increase tuning st...
Greetings to all the little piano players, I humbly ask for your help because I am incompetent with computers, the internet, and all these devilish things; if, please, someone among you poss...
It's horrible.. maybe the sound... who knows. A new 'human' piano is unveiled in Budapest http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2015/jan/20/boganyi-piano-budapest-sound-beyond-time...
I happened to read on the web that a piano with a heavier keyboard allows for greater expressive variety compared to one with a lighter keyboard. I was wondering if such a statement can be c...
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pianoexpert
On wiki I came across this photo that traces the evolutionary history of the piano http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/EVOLUTION_OF_PIANO.jpg I would like it to transition from the...
What do you think about the Pearl River / Steinway & Sons agreement regarding the Essex piano line?
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Thesimon
I came across this system: http://www.pianolifesaver.com/italian/ItalianoDamppChaser.pdf Given that my topic has no advertising intent, I would like to know your gut feeling (or if you have...
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Andry
I would like to know what the differences are in the mechanics of the Erard, Renner, and finally modern pianos (as can be found on a Steinway or a Yamaha) A propos, I am attaching images of...
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Chopinauer
