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Hello, I wanted to know two pieces of information: 1. When a student buys a grand piano and the instrument arrives at the buyer's home, what interventions are performed on the instrument? 2....
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pianoexpert
Dearest all, I purchased a U3H (refurbished Yamaha) from an official Yamaha dealer with warranty and documentation. Serial number almost 3,000,000, which I verified with Yamaha, and they con...
Hello everyone, i am a new entry to the forum and given the vastness of the topics and the expertise of the responses, I would like to pose some questions regarding my newly purchased C3X. I...
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pianoexpert
hi.... just to be informed... how much can a complete tuning cost without replacing components... keeping all the original parts? the technician told me it will take an entire day on site......
I have just started piano studies, I must decide between: yamaha B2 and kawai ND-21 what do you recommend?
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francescochopin90
Hello, i have a 1989 Petrof III and I would like to "compact" the keyboard, meaning I want to feel more resistance in the key dip and especially a greater return weight of the key. Furthermo...
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Good evening, on the F key of the third octave, the hammer is slightly rotated along the axis of the shank. The side of the hammer brushes against the E hammer next to it. The E hammer somet...
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Hello, I bought a good used piano from 1973, a Yamaha C3. Everything is in excellent condition, except for the Abel action it comes with, which is excessively bright despite several voicings...
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pianoexpert
Good morning everyone, I have just joined the forum after closely following the videos on piano mechanics and regulation, for which I offer you my compliments. I started playing the piano at...
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pianoexpert
Good evening, I would like to ask for some advice. I have an old Schimmel piano. It is out of tune, about ten keys do not slide well, and four keys do not return after being pressed because...
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Hi everyone, I am looking for an acoustic piano because I want to abandon my digital one. A seller near Florence has offered me, for a little more, about 6300 euros, a baby grand, specifical...
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Good morning, I don't know if a topic already exists, I would like to ask for advice on a detergent to clean the soundboard after having removed the dust with the appropriate spatula. I read...
Happy Easter Monday to everyone. As in my introduction post, I would kindly like a technical opinion on the setup of the instrument. So, it arrived just two days ago, and for tuning I am wai...
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pianoexpert
I will try not to be prolix as much as possible; in reality, perhaps it is a vast topic and it would be better for me to create another discussion later. I have had a Schimmel 3/4 grand pian...
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What is tuning? How do you find the following answer? Rebalancing and making uniform again the timbre of the instrument which has gradually altered due to wear and the compression of the fel...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone, I called my local tuner to tune, change two strings, and fix a repetition that wasn't working well. After he changed the spring of this repetition because it was worn out, th...
Hello everyone, first of all I wanted to congratulate you on the website and the forum. The video guides are AMAZING!!! I watched the videos about the mechanics of the upright piano very car...
Good evening, so, in March a complete regulation of the instrument was performed, a 5-hour job, where the hammer rail was also combed. But regarding the voicing (that is, at the moment of pu...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone, I recently purchased a used Yamaha G1 grand piano, to which I had a silent system installed. I have placed it in a room that isn't very large, about 18sqm, where the acoustic...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone, I recently discovered this forum, it is really interesting and I thought I would sign up immediately! i wanted to present my recent purchase to get your opinion: i bought a P...
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pianoexpert
Good morning i have an ASAHI upright piano from the 80s whose felts are now hardened. The piano produces a metallic, rigid sound. I have therefore decided to intervene on the voicing. i woul...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone. Reading an old article on grand piano regulation by Francesco Griffa, some doubts have arisen which I am submitting to you. The article lists, in strict order, the preparator...
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pianoexpert
Hi, I was considering having a silent MIDMURO Genio Premium system installed on a grand piano that I might purchase. I wanted to know if any of you are familiar with this model and if you ha...
Good morning everyone, this is my first time writing, compliments on the site. I have a problem with my upright piano, a Steinberg Farfisa that I purchased last year; probably due to moving...
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pianoexpert
Hello, assuming that I am not a technician and understand very little about mechanics, I wanted to ask for opinions regarding my Kawai. I recently purchased a splendid, fairly recent (1994)...
