If it is a Young Chang, you may have at least a little room to negotiate if you still want it at all.

etc.? I'm not sure of Webers history and what year they sold out. Of course, no one here can tell what the extent of rust you're talking about without seeing the piano, but of the tone is really nice, the action is smooth and pleasant to the touch, the hammers don't have excessive/uneven wear andĪnd a lot of green stains on the strike point from oxidization, the piano might be a good buy.ĭoes any one else out there know if a Weber from that year is a US built or a Young Chang reproduction like the new Sohmers, Kohler and Campbell, etc. Touch a new bass string with an ungloved finger and the salt from your hand will stain the copper. If they were that brittle, I'd either quit or spend my life splicing broken strings. Most of the pianos I tune are much older with original strings. I've played pianos with strings way older than that that still sound good and don't snap from tunings. Light surface rust on the strings and pins do not necessarily mean the piano needs strings or are brittle. Stable temps and humidity, lightly played in its parlor away from the kitchen, a/c and big windows and radiators. Some pianos live in a very clean environment and look virtually new after 20-30 years.

It all gets to the metal and felt parts, making the strings rust, actions stick, permeating the felt bushings and getting to the flange pins. Salt, smoke, airborne kitchen schmutz can all have an affect on pianos and their action. When we were done, it was as good as new. Got it for a steal, sold it for a great profit. We also changed all of the flange pins too as well as the bushings. The piano was hardly used at all, however, the owners lived across the street from the beach. I restrung a 1988 Steinway S (5'1') with a registered tech that had rusty strings and pins. They are not the best of the best US built pianos, but they are well built work horses of good quality and craftsmanship. Not sure about ones from 1989, but I've played some 60-80 year old Webers that really perform nicely. Twenty years old is not old at all for most pianos but it really depends on its environment and care throughout its life.

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