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The Journalfrom the showroom

Plain answers on choosing, buying and caring for a pre-loved Japanese piano. Every piano we sell is hand-picked in Japan and checked in our Mount Waverley workshop, and these are the questions we're asked most along the way.

5 articles filed under Piano care

Reconditioned piano meaning, and what to ask a seller

Buying guide

Reconditioned, refurbished and restored are used interchangeably in the piano trade, and only two of them have a definition from an industry body. Here is what each label covers and the questions that settle it.

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How long do pianos last? An honest look at age

Buying guide

A well made acoustic piano can stay playable for 50 to 100 years, but its playing parts wear out long before its frame does. Here is what each figure really measures, and what to check on an older instrument.

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What do piano movers in Melbourne cost?

Melbourne

What Melbourne's piano movers published in October 2026, read side by side, and the questions that decide whether the quote you accept is the price you pay.

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What humidity does a piano need in Australia?

Piano care

Pianos want 40 to 60 per cent relative humidity, held steady. Through a Melbourne winter the dry air comes from the heating rather than the weather, and this is what to do about it.

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What does piano tuning cost in Melbourne?

Piano care

What Melbourne technicians listed for a tuning in September 2026, how often a piano actually needs one, and why a long-untuned piano costs more than the rate card suggests.

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Play themside by side

Every piano in the showroom was hand-picked in Japan and checked in our Mount Waverley workshop. Book a private visit and play as many as you like.

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