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Guide to the construction technology of grand and upright pianos
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dear friends of the forum, ........the piano market and therefore Italian retailers is based mainly on the 2 Japanese giants: Yamaha and Kawai. Given that the timbre of a piano focuses mainl...
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Hello what do numbers like "TL 80/72 BL 56/48", "TL 88/80 BL 64/56" mean, placed in the description of the hammers? For changing the hammers, besides getting them of the same weight, what el...
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Dear Pianoexpert, while reviewing one of your tutorials on the nomenclature of the pf, I noticed that on the cast iron plate part where the wooden soundboard is underneath—basically where th...
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As you know, most pianos are designed and built with the same string (in the mid-high range) that passes through the pinblock tip and finally reaches another hitch pin. Perhaps even previous...
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I found these beautiful videos on YouTube. I highly recommend watching them...
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Sergio
. . .Sometimes, I say sometimes, some floors with irregular surfaces, not well leveled, create vibrations and sounds accompanied by rattling. Some retailers suggest putting a nice thick rug...
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Thesimon
Dear friends of the forum, in these days, while speaking with an elderly gentleman from my village, once after telling him that I play the piano, he called me a "pianofortista". Then thinkin...
Dear Pianoexpert and to all friends, what do you think about the new technology adopted by this prestigious German piano manufacturer. Warm greetings to all of you saverio
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Dear Pianoexpert and to all the friends more expert than me in piano organology, what do you think of the new technology adopted by this prestigious German piano manufacturer. Warmest greeti...
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Dear PIANOEXPERT, regarding improvements, if any, in adopting the nine additional low semitones beyond the A at 27.5 Hz in the sophisticated Bösendorfer Imperial 282, I have noticed a magnif...
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As a somewhat amateur pianist, I rely on our experts : A friend entrusted me with his Yamaha U3; according to the serial number, it seems to date back to 1959. I expressly asked him to entru...
Dear PIANOEXPERT, it has been a long time since I have wanted to submit to you a doubt that has been bothering me, regarding the difference in the naming of piano keyboard octaves between pi...
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Dear friends of Pianoconcerto, reading a manual on some notions of physics, I found the part concerning the soundboard very interesting, which correctly Pianoexpert in a video gave the name...
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Thesimon
Hello everyone Just today the tuner came to perform maintenance on the piano, a Kawai upright. While checking the tuning of the keys by pressing them, he broke a hammer, specifically the E3...
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Dearest PIANOEXPERT, I am here to ask you if there is a reason for the elliptical shape of the front key guide pin of the grand piano. THANK YOU and BEST REGARDS saverio
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Hello everyone, So, I have a refurbished 1985 Kawai NS-35 upright piano (so the interior is from 6-7 years ago). My problem is that the keys are "hard" in the sense that it's impossible to p...
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Thesimon
. . . I was wondering, and I am asking all of you, but if the term coined at a European level to indicate the escapement lever is MONTANTE [rising] because in the horizontal position it make...
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. . . We are all aware that the mute on upright pianos does not completely silence the instrument; in fact, the piano can still be heard from adjacent rooms and beyond!! Therefore, in order...
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Hello everyone! I noticed that my Schulze Pollmann 1/4 grand piano has a small problem! Many of the treble keys (right side of the keyboard) make noise when they are released! I removed the...
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Sergio
Dearest Pianoexpert, I saw on YT that someone, to restore smoothness to the center pins of the action, used to "syringe" them with drops of alcohol........... is such a practice useful?? THA...
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Dearest Pianoexpert and theSimon, I continuously rewatch the "mythical" 10 lessons on our beloved piano and I MUST THANK YOU if, to this day, my small cultural background has EXPANDED and ho...
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Dear Pianoexpert, I saw on Y.T. an Eastern colleague of yours who, to increase the smoothness of the front guide pins of the chromatic keys of a grand piano keyboard, worked with a special e...
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Hi everyone, I've been looking on the web for a while for books that explain in detail the mechanics of pianos, both grand and upright, how sound originates etc. etc. (almost like a scientif...
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Dearest Pianoexpert, could you please explain the Blutner Aliquot system to me, and how it differs from manufacturers that instead use four-string sets??? THANK YOU in advance. saverio
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