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good morning everyone, I own a yamaha U1 piano that for a long time has given me much satisfaction both in terms of timbre and mechanics (touch). It is not a refurbished one but original, if...
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I am writing in this section because I would like to restore a minimum level of functionality, for purely educational purposes, to an old school piano. I am attaching images of the instrumen...
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pianoexpert
Dearest PIANOEXPERT, I would like your wise advice on how to prevent my wall piano from an attack by "parasites" moths and woodworms... I read somewhere that someone empirically solved the m...
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Hi everyone !! browsing the internet I happened to see a Chappell brand grand piano in very good condition and at a very convenient price .... Could I have some information regarding this ma...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone! This time I would like to propose a question that is perhaps not so related to Music... In a room in the church where I go every Sunday, a room where almost no one enters, th...
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Hello, I am building a small celesta, I already have the keyboard and everything required, it's just that I cannot find the hammer nuts with fork, stiletto and hammer, could you tell me wher...
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Hello everyone. I need to build a piano hammer rail with only 6 strings Its function is similar to the one shown in the photo below: Does anyone have an idea where I can find the components...
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A big hello to the whole forum!!! Wandering around the web, I found a used Knabe grand piano, dating from around 1934. I read that its timbre is compared to a Steinway! š I would like some...
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lorbell
Hi everyone, I would like to know if any of you are familiar with this piano brand because my neighbor has one and wants to sell it. It is an upright with a nice cabinet, NON-drop action mec...
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lorbell
Hi Fabio 73, I read that you are looking for a piano workshop in Tuscany to gain experience and learn the trade. I tune pianos in the areas of Pisa, Lucca, and Livorno and perhaps I could re...
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maquieto
Hello everyone. I own an old Japanese grand piano from the early '80s... The years spent under my hands preparing for exams are all felt: in the action, which is now excessively loose, no lo...
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pianoexpert
