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                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: ABRSM MUSIC EXAMS AT FORSYTH! – Saturdays 14, 21 & 28 March 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: LET'S PLAY THE PIANO! The Meetup group for adult amateur pianists – Saturday 14 March 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: EPTA WORKSHOP WITH SAMANTHA COATES – Sunday 15 March 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: LEARN TO PLAY DAY: Free Musical Instrument Lessons! – Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 March 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT: John Hutchinson (violin) & Daniel Ropota (piano) – Monday 4 May 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT: Benjamin Frith (piano) & Andrew Brownell (piano) – Thursday 11 June 2020
                                                                                                                            • POSTPONED: EPTA ONE DAY EVENT: Beyond Beginners – Sunday 5 July 2020
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                                                                                                                                • Relative Humidity and Acoustic Pianos - "What's humidity got to do with my piano?"
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                                                                                                                          How to Guides for Acoustic Piano Players

                                                                                                                          All you need to know to correctly look after your acoustic piano

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                                                                                                                          • Relative Humidity and Acoustic Pianos - "What's humidity got to do with my piano?"

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