Pianos

[Tom]

I want to buy an upright Piano. I used to play keyboards and synthesizors a long time ago, and got 'quite good', but now I have the space and time I would like to learn to play properly. It needs to be pretty, I don't want some functional plywood piano like the ones at school Something around 100 years old would be nice.

Has anyone here got a piano? There are plenty for sale on Ebay, what common problems should I look out for? My budget is £200 tops, and that probably includes the van hire for getting it. I would have it tuned at a later date.

/edit: something like this

 

[gremlin]

Learnt on an old upright like that when I was a wee nipper. Sounded really old and tinny just like school assembly pianos, classic. Just make sure you have understanding neighbours, the vibrations really travel.

 

[Tom]

I'll most likely isolate it from the floor, but thanks for the tip.

 

[Tilda]

We (my family) have a piano, its an upright, I dont have a clue about it.
Our piano tuner gives us alsorts of advice about it, It might be worth phoning a music shop or piano tuner and asking about what to look for in a piano. But then I guess that these qualitys may be hard to judge from ebay.

Tilda

 

[Tom]

Well, I got one It cost £122 from Ebay, add about £90 for the van and fuel.

Its well tuned, but some of the notes aren't correctly damped, and one or two keys are a little insensitive. Not bad for a piano made between 1881 and 1883. Still, I'm quite enjoying playing it, I'm going to buy a tape/book combo or something, and start learning scales etc.

 

[Darthshearer]

Nice Piano Tom

 

[Nightchill]

looks great (and very cheap at ~£200), hope you enjoy it