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Offline bridgerb

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Thinking about getting a free piano
on: August 17, 2020, 09:03:29 PM
Hello Everyone!
I have been playing piano for about a year now and I want to get an upright, at the moment I'm playing on a fairly nice keyboard. I plan on keeping the keyboard, but getting an upright to supplement the keyboard. I was looking on craigslist and I came across a free piano. It's not in great condition, but it doesn't look horrible. I am willing to do work on it, but I am not very experienced and I don't know what to look for to know if it will work. It is branded as a "Mendelssohn" but it appears it was painted over some time ago and I don't know the serial number. The tuning pegs appear to be either somewhat rusty or dirty. I really like the look of the piano, but I don't want to take on more than I can handle.

Offline quantum

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Re: Thinking about getting a free piano
Reply #1 on: August 17, 2020, 10:29:30 PM
Hi and welcome to Pianostreet.

Have a piano tech check out the instrument.  Do you want to get this piano to play, or restore yourself, or both?

Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach

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