Piano Answers

i’ve just started playing again after about 7 years. I believe we bought my Yamaha upright piano about.. 10years ago. I’ve noticed that starting from the keys around the middle C to the left side of the piano, the sound doesnt linger when you take your hands off the keys. probably needs to be tuned?
how often are you supposed to tune your piano? & how much is the price range in the denver area?

I live in Sussex, England.
Please help

i have an upright alex steinbach.

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It is a Wurlitzer spinnet piano with bench. It is not the most beautiful example, but plays well. The missing string is the lowest G# on the piano (not played much). Was going to have it replaced the next time the piano was tuned , but that never happened.

$$50000$$

So, my piano is in need of a repair. It’s a Zender, I don’t really know how old, we didn’t buy it new & it’s been here all my life, so is definitely 16+.
I don’t know much about how pianos actually work (apart from the basics obviously) so was wondering if I could state the problems with it & then someone could advise me what repairs need doing & who might do them for me.
So, the problems:
It’s sound is too ‘bright’, to the extent that gradually it’s turning into a ‘honky-tonk’ piano. It lacks the softer, less overly-resonant sound of a good piano.
Sometimes the hammer bounces back on the string creating a ‘double note’ when I’ve only hit the key once.
It’s terrible at playing quietly & is very light to push the keys. (but perhaps this isn’t something repairable & is only becoming more of a problem as I become better & more aware of the sounds I making).
Ok thanks!

i haven’t really played my piano that much in about 1 or 2 years & i just recently decided to play it to match it up with the song “Apologize” from One Republic & it doesn’t match up well
how can you tell when it needs tuning?