Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
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The Ivory Act 2018 will come into force on 6th June, 2022. From this date, the ivory ban will be in place, and it will be illegal to deal in ivory items unless they have a valid registration or exemption certificate. Items which meet the exemptions can now be registered online.
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The keys on your keyboard can be divided into several groups based on function: Typing (alphanumeric) keys. These keys include the same letter,...
Read More »The Ivory Act 2018 will come into force on 6th June, 2022. From this date, the ivory ban will be in place, and it will be illegal to deal in ivory items unless they have a valid registration or exemption certificate. Items which meet the exemptions can now be registered online.
Can an old piano be tuned? The answer is yes. In most cases, every piano can be tuned. The real question is how much the piano is worth. Oct 21, 2018
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Since there's empty space inside the keycaps, the sound has a lot of room to echo, resulting in a loud noise when keys are pressed. If the plastic...
Read More »Section 10: Portrait miniatures, which pre-date 1918. Miniatures must not measure more than 320cm squared. Items with a low ivory content, which pre-date 1947. The ivory needs to be integral to said item, and the volume of ivory must be less than 10% of the total volume of the material of which the item is made. Pre-1975 musical instruments where the volume of ivory in the instrument is less than 20% of the total volume of the material of which the instrument is made. This will not include anything that, although capable of being played as a musical instrument, was not made primarily for that purpose. It does include bows, plectrums or other things made for the purpose of playing a musical instrument. Items being sold and purchased by qualifying museums. ‘Qualifying museums’ are defined by various factors, depending on where in the UK the museum is. If the museum is outside the UK, it is required to be a member of the International Council of Museums to be ‘qualifying’. All these items will be required to be registered with Animal Health & Plant Agency before being sold. Registrations cost £20 and can be applied for now here. Upon registering the item you will receive an immediate registration number which must be listed on all online and in all printed catalogues, and advertisements, alongside the item. Silver Italian School tureen and cover, circa 1910, with ivory mounts, sold by Lyon & Turnbull for £938 (including premium) in April 2021. In order to meet the exemptions requirement of the act the ivory must be less than 10% of the total volume, and pre-date 1947. The exempt items will therefore still retain a value in the open market, and should not be dismissed when being considered for insurance, probate or inheritance tax valuations. Another factor which we should also be aware of are possible changes to the rules surrounding other types of ivory, beyond elephant teeth and tusks. In 2021 DEFRA (The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) launched a consultation regarding extending the ivory ban to include narwhals, hippos, walruses, killer whales and sperm whales. This will affect antique works of art such as scrimshaw tusks and teeth, and narwhal tusks. Results of the consultation are still pending, but should the Ivory Act be extended then we may find that all ivory, in the widest use of the term, will become valueless also. For now, it’s all a bit of a waiting game… Registering exempt items is something which Lyon & Turnbull can do on behalf of our/your clients. Please get in touch with Theodora Burrell should you have questions, or would like assistance with selling or valuing ivory at: [email protected]
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Read More »For more information and to see the Ivory Act in full, please visit: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/contents/enacted *The EU will be advising member states to stop importing and re-exporting ivory from 19 January 2022. There is an exemption for important pre-1947 items sold to museums and pre-1975 musical instruments currently used by performing musicians. N.B. for the purpose of this article ‘ivory’ refers to elephant tusks or teeth, unless otherwise stated. Theodora Burrell is a specialist in Fine Furniture & Works of Art and Decorative Arts: Design from 1860. She also specialises in European ceramics and glass, taxidermy and tribal art. Theo joined Lyon & Turnbull as a specialist in the Antiques department in July 2011, where she ran the seasonal antiques auctions for over a year before introducing the Interiors sale format. She now works primarily on the Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts auctions.
Will An Upright Piano Fit In A Car? No. Please do not try to fit an upright piano in a car. Jan 26, 2020
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There are 12 unique named tones in Western music; all pitches are one of these 12 tones. Thus, from a purely sonic perspective, there are only...
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Yes, any piano can be tuned after years of no use, as long as it is working condition. Keep in mind, however, that a severely out-of-tune piano...
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Use a small, flat-blade screwdriver to pry the key off the keyboard. Insert the blade below the key and gently rotate the screwdriver until the key...
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