This was the clients childhood piano, she wasn’t a top pianist, but enjoys playing and had played and played this piano for years and years. In her semi-retirement she bought a lovely grand piano for the main lounge… but this was for performance, sometimes you just want to play alone. Asking advice many said by […]
Robert and family play really well – they have a good upright and this Broadwood sat in the lounge. Stable tuning was an issue, the action was a roller but an early ‘comb’ continuous -centre action and alignment was an issue and playability was poor. The case and lots of veneer issues and was very […]
Tammy’s family Bechstein Grand she learned to play on resided in a remote sea-front home near Auckland in New Zealand – it was the other side of the globe, literally. It was bequeathed to her… but could it be brought back to England and restored to a condition that her own daughters to also enjoy […]
Charlie had purchased an Erard Upright from 1066 in the 1990s – a lovely rebuilt instrument from around 1900 and as a family they had really enjoyed it. When they moved from Cambridge to London the Erard upright went downstairs in a living basement area and was still much enjoyed. On the ground floor in […]
Louise and her sister were clearing up their parents’ home as circumstances meant they had to go into care… and being local and recommended they contacted 1066 to ask what to do about the piano. They thought it had been in the family from new – but they weren’t sure. It had a good tone […]
The tuner in Wales told Mrs Jones either she would have to restore the piano or get another – it would no longer hold pitch and the playing action was poor. Furthermore, it was her late husband’s family piano and on the piano among others stood a photo of her daughter’s wedding day and her […]
Chris Norman, 1066 Director and restoration expert explains, ‘I was called out to see a fire damaged baby grand piano in the north of England, and to this day I have never forgotten the atmosphere in this once lovely little period cottage. The main room of the house had caught fire, started electrically. It had […]