The piano just needs tuning!
“It hasn't been tuned for quite a while, I think my wife’s mother had it tuned while they still lived in Upington, but it's fine, it just needs tuning!” I have seen 3 pianos in the last 2 weeks in the Helderberg Basin, which people have bought privately, or from second hand furniture shops, which have serious structural defects. In all 3 cases I have had to tell the somewhat shocked new owners that nothing can be done with their beautiful instruments. PLEASE – if you are buying a piano privately, get a technician to check the piano before agreeing
