What can happen to your piano over as year pass?
The piano is made of very fine diverse materials. Such as selected and exotic woods, felt, leather, ivory, plastic, steel, cast iron, copper, brass etc. With time all of these components age and change. The environmental conditions for each piano may vary widely. In general, the older the piano, the more work can be expected in its repair. Felts and leather can be eaten by moths, worn or become compressed from use. Iron can rust, wood joints can separate, become cracked or suffer other forms of damage. Strings lose their elasticity and tone. Pinblock can become loose and not support the tuning pins making the piano untuneable. Soundboard damage can include cracking, separation from the bridges, ribs and rim, loosing its crown. The whole action can change its geometry and functionality. Action parts could be loosed, worn, missing or broken and become out of regulation. Especially affected are: hammers, backchecks, knuckles, key bushings, keytops and dampers. Veneer can become separated or missing, paint will burn from sunlight, and become faded or peeled.
A piano may require anyone out of a potential 450 different repairs. A piano is assembled from over 5000 parts. Most of the individual parts are located in the action which requires more than 20 different regulations and adjustments on each key and about 10 other for the rest of the piano.
The good news is that as experienced factory trained piano rebuilders we have the solutions for any of your piano problems. All the way, from the smallest of repairs and tuning, to the complete rebuilding of your instrument. Our goal is to preserve this wonderful instrument for your future playing pleasure and for your next generation.
Our company has restored hundreds of pianos including all of the fine brand names, grands and uprights. Including but not limited to: Steinway & Sons, Mason & Hamlin, Baldwin, Bechtstein, Bosendorfer, Seiler, Schimel, Grotrian Steinweg in our 25+ years of professional service experience. We regularly service not only professional musicians and musical institutions, but also piano hobbyists, and even clients that do not play themselves but may have a deep personal appreciation for the piano. Lets bring your piano back to life so that it will play well, sound great, look smart and be complete in the tiniest of detail.