'I'm not 100% sure about the sound quality. '.If I keep up with the regular maintenance, when I should expect a major repair or refurbish given your knowledge about the lifetime of this type of piano. Anyway, the tech will give you an estimate for needed repairs (be sure to ask for it). The cost is not greatly burdensome you will not need to take a second mortgage to pay for keeping your piano up. All pianos cost money and take attention to maintain, and to keep them playing and sounding at their best. This is the only question to which the answer is 'No,' unless the tech finds that the parts are of such poor quality or are in such a worn or damaged condition that it WILL cost more. 'Is maintaining MH more expensive than maintaining other pianos?' 'I also wonder what kinds of repairs I should expect to do any time soon, given the age of the piano. That might, or might not, be a big expense or even a deal breaker. And it is evident that the action needs some significant work. This model gets one demerit for having been made during the declining years of the maker, before new owners came in and restored the standards of a great piano marque. You generally will find that a used piano has more usable musical life if you buy one that is no older than 15 years. If the piano turns out to need more work than you are willing to commit to, then it's $125.00 well-invested, in my opinion.Р”В«y all means, try the piano first and then decide if it's worth pursuing further with a technician. Whether it's $125.00 or slightly less, that seems a good price to pay for knowledge and peace of mind. A one-time visit for a tuning isn't necessarily, even with a technician, going to reveal potential problems with the instrument. In light of the above, I think, indeed, that it is very much in your best interests to have an independent technician check out the piano. If this is the case, should I be concerned about the condition of the piano? Thanks. So there is a possibility that the piano had not been tuned/maintained for an extended period time before the last tuning. I understand it doesn't mean that the piano was never tuned/maintained before then, but I was surprised to hear that the owner uses a person who only tuned the piano once as a reference. The technician said that the structure of the piano is good. I contacted the person and found out that the owner only hired him once for tuning. The owner gave me the phone number of his technician who tuned and checked the piano last time.

I hope the piano sounds as good as the one you played, WhoDwaldi. I will go and take a look before asking a technician to look at it. I think it's a good idea to go and touch the piano. This will make you a more informed buyer and give you greater peace of mind. ALSO - you should accompany the tech when he/she examines the instrument so you can see any 'issues' first hand, ask lots of questions, and gain a better understanding of what might need to be done to it in the future. If you don't really care for the touch or sound of the piano - but still wish to pursue it - you can then ask the tech specific questions about how or if any of those things can be modified. Have YOU actually seen and played the instrument yourself? If not, I would certainly suggest that you do so BEFORE paying a tech to look at it. Hi Eric - the $125 is consistent with my own experience - however you might be able to get another tech to examine the piano for slightly less. He said that it will cost $125 for him to go over and check the piano.

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