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lpt100 · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:31 pm Post subject: Astor Grand Piano

Hello, my school has 3 Astor grand pianos, two nice black ones and one white one, enough sed. Any way i've been looking around the internet trying to find some infomation on them cause i've really fallen in love with the one in south block, (even nicer than the concert grand Bechstien in the assembely rooms) Rolling Eyes

and would like to find somewhere to purchase them. i have asked at school but hte purcheser isn't avaliable anymore. Any infomation on this brand would be great. Thanks.
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Barrie Heaton · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:

There has been quite a few Astors over the years, the one I have tuned was made by Young Chang and was very nice indeed it was a hire piano so I only got to tune it the once I would try a Young Chang dealer

Barrie,
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lpt100 · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject: astor

Thanks, i'll look into that. My favorite one is a beautiful instrument especially when fully open in the concert hall, unfortunately we have a problem with kids hammering it at break times. We cant lock it because they'll force it open and we cant lock the room as people who need the hall wont be able to get in and theres 4 doors so its a fire hazard things. Have you any suggestions? also the action seems a bit funny. When the key is pressed lightly on some of the lower abused notes 'stick' to the strings. I've been shown how to adjust this, by taking of the key cover and screwing up some wooden dowl type thing, this sloves the problem for a bit but it seems to come loose again. I've done my best in trying to protect this piano, even spent a hour cleaing it the other day so any suggestions on its protection would be greatly appriciated. Thanks
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Barrie Heaton · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: astor

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lpt100 · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject: piano locks

Thank you, i'll put this idea forward to the people with the money but it looks like our design tech department will be given the task of building one Razz

hehe they'll love it.
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