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Studly

Trad climber
WA
Feb 6, 2016 - 06:44pm PT
Sometimes you just have to follow your instincts, and it sounds like this is a sweet piano. Just think of all the time you will spend at it...quality time, beautful music, nice...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2016 - 06:59pm PT
hey there say, studly... thank you... i know that comes from someone that really know, too... :))


say, here you all go:










HERE'S WHERE i had to pull the whole BIRDCAGE off, and
out of the wall, :O




and covered it on the ol' sofa:


wow, okay...
now to go play and paint, and eat soup...


:)



oh, by the way, my neighbor just let me borrow this auto-tune thing, for
my little quitar here, that is one loan, from a long time back...

i can even hit a few notes on both pianos and it will say which are in tune... will be fun to watch that 'needle' move, with a few keys, :)



just for fun, of course, :)
and to tune the guitar though, i 'kind' of was a bit able to do that one, :)


Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Feb 6, 2016 - 09:20pm PT
Heck, even if it didn't work it was worth it - it's beautiful!
If it is even remotely tunable it's a steal! :-)
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2016 - 11:36pm PT
hey there say, reilly... oh my... i been playing it for a few hours and wow...

i am in awe...

to others, it may sound rough, not sure... but i love the deep louder sound...
wow, that other one, was really dull, compared to this
(gordon laughead) but i was so greatful to have it...
my mom's sounded better and in south texas i had a really neat old
deep one... no oak carving, but wow, i NOW wonder what it was... will find a pick of it...


say, THIS ONE... wow, the PEDALS actually WORK...

I CAN use loud ringing petal and then, very soft, mutes the whole thing,
into a soft hush gentle play, and then, one that is
toned down JUST a tad and works good with the 'ring' petal..

wow, you get to really work with this one...

and, you do have to push a bit more on the key, IF you use the really SOFT pedal...

but wow, this is really something, :O :)

wow... i am a very very grateful person...
i never knew i could have something like this, i really missed the one i had to leave behind in south texas, ...
this one, is better, too, i am sure...
see:
back when we had kids, i got one from a used furniture store...
but, when we moved back to calif for a bit... i had to leave it, :(
my then husband's COUSIN unknown to the fact that we HAD
a piano, answered the add, and
what a surprise, when he saw it was
someone ACTUALLY in the family = thus, she bought it... when we moved...

:)

this is my seeds of the past old plant, growing NEW now, for me...

well night all!
got chores to do ... :)
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Feb 7, 2016 - 08:09am PT
Neebs, that's a mighty pretty piano! Pianos are not like violins, they don't age well generally. The strings exert a lot of tension and just pull the piano apart.

But you got a good one! The main thing is that you enjoy it.

A few years ago, my g/f worked at a hospital, and she was invited to a doctor's party in San Marino. I went along. It was culture shock for this hillbilly to be at a party with waiters walking around with drinks and food on platters. Anyway, this doctor had a Steinway. He said no one played it. It just sat there.

A few weeks later we were at a potluck of desert rats. There was a cheap POS Korean grand piano tucked into a corner, sheet music piled around it. There was a book of Diabelli sonatinas on the music desk. The owner told me she LOVED Diabelli and would get lost in the music for hours.

Now which piano do you think was the most valuable? The expensive one that was mute, or the cheap one that sang?
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2016 - 01:15pm PT
hey there say, gary... oh my... wow, say, NOW, this is the icing on the cake... :)


thank you... very much, i SURE DO KNOW...

just as i played it last night, i thought about who it must
have belonged to ...

and if the 'wood' or strings, were even
glad TO BE played again,and to be kept busy now...


now, what a perfect timed thing for you to share...

well, my friend needs my help, so off i go...


god bless to you all, for being part of my new OLD piano...


(glad they said this one is 'bullet proof' hopes that means it still
has some good mileage, ahead, :))
'Pass the Pitons' Pete

Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
Feb 7, 2016 - 03:57pm PT
Hey there, say .... let's hear a recording of you playing a Scott Joplin rag or two!

I can bang a few of them out - Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, Pineapple Rag, etc - to varying degrees of quality, but mostly in the "not so great" range.

I think ragtime sounds better on a slightly out of tune tinny upright piano. In fact, a lot of the modern electric pianos have that sound saved inside of them, and you can use that sound when you play piano rags.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2016 - 05:13pm PT
hey there say, pete... will do... got to practice first... had not played since oct, :O

but am busy practicing now...
i had so many things i was doing, i had to put my
fun off...

sadly, when i put playing off, i don't keep the memorized stuff, as clearn, :( and the reading music is not fluid anymore...

:(

but my new year resolutions, has THAT upkeep in it, too!!!
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Feb 7, 2016 - 06:04pm PT
and if the 'wood' or strings, were even
glad TO BE played again,and to be kept busy now...

Pianos are organic creatures, I believe they are more than pleased to be allowed to sing.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2016 - 11:20pm PT
hey there say, gary... thanks for sharing again... :)

say, pete... i put a bit up for you, at the facebook...
i don't think it will load here... it is not youtube... and i do not know how to do private youtube, etc...


but you can go see it there, however... it is very short, as,
i am just starting to relearn it, after not playing for SIX months...

i am trying to re memorize it, too, fast, so thus, my mind just
goes blank... i will have to go back to the music... :))
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Feb 11, 2016 - 02:15am PT
That has a very DEEP and HEARTY sound to it, listening to the video you posted on Facebook. That would be from the size of the soundboard and the metal frame. It probably weighs a lot, too, comparatively. I'm judging it from the viewpoint of a piano mover, though. I did that for extra cash in the nineties going to Merced College.

Have fun and Practice! Practice! Practice!

"I had a practice once...""...before that one-armed guy came along."
Gary

Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
Feb 11, 2016 - 05:28am PT
"...before that one-armed guy came along."

[Click to View YouTube Video]
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2016 - 10:33am PT
hey there, say, mouse... and gary...

say, thanks for the shares...

great video to see, there, too, gary...


when folks want to reach a goal:
you take it a step at a time, and the victory,
of winning, is so wonderful... :)


say, and mouse, thanks for the info, on the sound board stuff, i
may go read up on that too, and learn...



three guys moved it in from a truck... over a ramp...
and into house (after i pulled the birdcage off the wall--i had forgot that when the first piano was moved in, there was NO birdcage in the way) ...


then, through the door, into the room...

ahhh, you might be glad to know:

i was praying the whole time and they never said:

uh, lady, will you please BE quiet...


:)


that piano moved so smooth and nice-- the nicest piano move i ever
seen and i have SEEN a few (one really kind of fun, as, it would not budge, and a prayer resounded and flew across the room into midroom, from being STUCK on the door thresh-hold--talk about a wow!)... :O


well, the three guys, two did most the moving and the older guy, adjusted, and checked positions, etc, as they did so... well, we all stopped
and prayed and were thankful no one got hurt, and piano was not hurt, and:

please, to god, that if help came here, for a wooden piano, and us, that
when help is needed:

please send some to their families and loved ones, when needed...
for a 'thank you' to them...

amen... :)


*and of COURSE i had borrowed a good delivery fee for them, as well...
which they skillful DID earn!!!! was only 60 bucks... for that
HUGE PAINO... (it was in a thrift store, that USES the funds, to help the community) ...
:)
Sparky

Trad climber
vagabond movin on
Feb 11, 2016 - 01:01pm PT
http://antiquepianoshop.com/online-museum/kimball/

Looks like more than likely a version of style 6
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Feb 11, 2016 - 01:23pm PT
Wow! I finally got a chance to scope this thread and your facebook posts, neebee. It looks like you've done well. As an owner of two pianos, one bought new in 1974 (a Knight studio (vertical)), and one, maufactured in 1926 and purchased in 1990 (a Steinway grand), I can say from experience that good pianos may not last forever, but they last a lot longer than most other things with that many moving parts.

Somewhat surprisingly to me, the Knight still sounds good with mostly its original strings (I tend to break a string every other year or so), and its action is still in good regulation with minimal upkeep. I spent several thousand dollars re-stringing and rebuilding most of the action (everything but the wippens) on the grand when I got it, and then one complete regulation about ten years ago, but it's a delight to play now.

As long as the action is in decent shape, you should be good for quite a while. One of these days we need to play for each other.

John
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2016 - 04:28pm PT
hey there say, john! i would love that... hee hee, i need lots of prayers, though... as a 'performer' i do great with dance, street, entertainting' etc, but... whenever i play the piano, IF I KNOW that anyone can hear me, my whole brain seems to GO BLANK...


:O


very odd... you would think some kind of old recitatl days might haunt me, but--i had a teacher down the block, a greatly nice regal italian lady...

never scared me, :))


now, if the person is IN the next room , that is fine, :))


will get back to this post and add more, i got to leave now,
be back and tell you more...

:)


EDIT:
false alarm, friend was not here, it was a phone call from
another person..



well, what i wanted to say:

i am glad to hear of your piano buy, upkeep, and all that, thank you so kindly for sharing...

as to tuning, etc... that might get to happen, too, for me...
maybe for christmas, next year, i hope...

or, perhaps, i should just be happy , as it is...
it IS far better than the other one...



say, as to broken strings, and you breaking one/etc, WOW...
could not imagine that ... oh my... :O


and wow:

as to this quote:
I spent several thousand dollars re-stringing and rebuilding most of the action (everything but the wippens) on the grand when I got it, and then one complete regulation about ten years ago, but it's a delight to play now.
and i KNOW it is well worth it...

hope you can share some pic, on the ol' facebook, :)


and i am sure you are much better player than i ...
i am just getting 'back to par' ... :)
and this certain has encouraged me...

and then... the big ooops:
i like to THEN change the pieces and play them how i FEEL,
after i have learned them the RIGHT way...

oh my, what WOULD their composers have thought of me, :O
however, i DID read that with ragtime, it is
acceptable, as, there is a repeat on nearly every part...

thus, play it right the first time, and on the repeat,
embelish, :))


say, and repeat again and again, if you like, until someone
throws an old shoe your way, ;)
Gnome Ofthe Diabase

climber
Out Of Bed
Feb 17, 2016 - 11:27pm PT
Hey hey hey
Kiddo, , hi from Me , , , , .... xo xo ( that 1st came out reading hi from Mexico! Haha, if only )

As I was stroll in' taco land tonight
I found a share that demanded this bump

it is way past is way past 2 AM
but on the thread from gunks Jesse, ,,I just bumped it...
So for you to see it
it ( the 2nd response so look for the no(#)2 in the last column of the menu)
where he speaks of having - c _- cool classic gear sale -
he links an. eBay link - - "flashoflight2"....
in/on that link on the side I found 2 one hundred year-old plus
Kimball pianos scroll down - _- look for recently looked at...

now this I hope you see after I get to be more helpful

I'll Return to make it all right and more coherent.....
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 18, 2016 - 01:41am PT
hey there say, gnome... thank you so very kindly for trying to help me out...

hope the eve, has been a good one, for you...
night now and god bless...

piano time, is 'always time' :)
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 18, 2016 - 05:31am PT
Our 1909 Stienway and Sons upright, getting a professional tuning just a few days ago. The workmanship on this piano is amazing.

Hi neebee!

I like your piano and this thread.

I was a little bummed when my wife inherited an old upright. She barley played and the piano weighed a ton.

We were very young and flipping houses, so dragging this thing around was a major pain. To justify hauling this beast from house to house, I made sure my youngest son took lessons.

Fast forward several years- The old upright is the center of our family activities. Our 17 year old son plays every day, often accompanied by our older son on guitar. As it turns out, this piano has been in my wife's family since 1911. It was made by Steinway and Sons in Queens New York.

PS- It sits on the second floor of our home and we're never moving.

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