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A sad tale from the BBC (:-/)
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Pete
Oct 22, 2012, 9:43:33 PM10/22/12
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... but a rather interesting one, I thought:
"Why so many old pianos are dumped"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19706812
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J. B. Wood
Oct 24, 2012, 9:01:24 AM10/24/12
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On 10/22/2012 9:43 PM, Pete wrote:
> ... but a rather interesting one, I thought:
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> "Why so many old pianos are dumped"
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19706812
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> -- Pete --
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Hello, and assuming one wants a playable instrument (not just a static
> ... but a rather interesting one, I thought:
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> "Why so many old pianos are dumped"
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19706812
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> -- Pete --
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antique in the room), many old pianos are just not worth the effort and
expense of restoring. Many pianos were substandard even when new.
Cracked/warped soundboards, rusty strings, loose tuning pins, sticking
or stuck keys and many other things figure in. A piano is arguably the
most mechanically complex of acoustic musical instruments and if
properly maintained can last a very long time. But underline "properly
maintained". Sincerely,
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polymod
Oct 25, 2012, 6:50:09 AM10/25/12
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laraine
Nov 23, 2012, 2:53:18 PM11/23/12
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I still don't understand how pianos get in
the condition one sees. Do people stomp on
the keys with their boots on?!
C.
Unclefred
Feb 11, 2013, 10:36:54 AM2/11/13
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1915. It's listed as worth about $1200. About seven year ago I spent
$2500 to get it rebuilt. Not many people would do that, but it was my
fathers, and before him my mothers family that owned it and I remember
dad playing it all through my childhood and up to the day he had the
stroke that killed him a week later. There are nicks in the wood at the
top of the keyboard made by dad's fingernails. It was well worth the
investment. Now I have a piano that is virtually as good as the year it
was made, except for some scratches from various idiot movers. Always
use professional piano movers if you can afford it!!!
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Regards,
Fred Williams
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