The Piano
Guide to the construction technology of grand and upright pianos
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Dearest Pianoexpert, first of all, HAPPY FERRAGOSTO from me, who for the sake of the country has remained at work... what a shame!! Listen, seeing a Bosendorfer mod 2.00 1986 piano action on...
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Thesimon
Dear Paolo, watching the action models in your video tutorials, I had a "feeling"—using one of your legendary words—that the keys of both actions (upright and grand) are mounted tilted downw...
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pianoexpert
Dear Pianoexpert, I would like to know the general design of a piano, where does one start??? THANK YOU regards saverio
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Dear pianoexpert, reading some notes from "The Piano, a maintenance guide" regarding the ideal arrangement for upright pianos, I read.... it is therefore about 30 cm from the wall.. in this...
First of all, compliments on the site and especially for the tutorials! My problem: I have a Yamaha C7 piano that gives me the impression of having a heavy action and an excessive amount of...
Dearest Pianoexpert, could you do a lesson on piano "preparation", perhaps on the upright piano which is what, alas, most of us possess. As always, I greet you and thank you in advance. Hell...
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Dearest MY FRIEND Pianoexpert, to celebrate Christian's younger birthday, I gave him a refurbished 1989 Yamaha U30BL, the year my son was born, paid for with the resale of the B1 mod, 3500 E...
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pianoexpert
Dear Pianoexpert, there is a reason why some grand piano actions have 4, 5, or 6 repetitions of the action frame, so that the hammer compartments are divided into 3, 4, or 5 registers. Thank...
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pianoexpert
Dearest Pianoexpert, could you help me understand in simple words how keyboard blocks work? From the figures I have, I notice they have a kind of brass plate with a brass screw; what is that...
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pianoexpert
Dear Pianoexpert, I have a doubt that is bothering me; reviewing many, many times a video on Y.T. about the dynamics of key action and the subsequent movement of the repetition lever, hammer...
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maquieto
Dearest and most kind Pianoexpert, I wanted to ask you if it is possible to make a tutorial where you explain how to extract the keyboard from your magnificent piano and the functioning of t...
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Very kind pianoexpert, compliments on your "fantastic" Steinway B 211, by the way, what year is it? can you tell me a bit about its action, and why is it the most loved among pianists? THANK...
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pianoexpert
Dearest pianoexpert, I wanted to ask if you could kindly update your PRECIOUS ARTICLES!!! reading those on the introduction and the escapement helps the mind (mine) in this case to better as...
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Dearest pianoexpert, is it true that the key levers of a grand piano are mounted at a certain angle of inclination? and why.... THANK YOU regards saverio
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pianoexpert
My dear friends, pianoexpert and thesimon, I have a question for you: regarding the pivots of the white keys and those of the black keys, I noticed that they are NOT pivoted at the same dist...
Dear pianoexpert, thesimon... I miss you... I mean.... Paolo's magnificent video tutorials and your technical articles accompanying the tutorials; we hope to see you again as I have a great...
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pianoexpert
It is a key that, after being pressed, does not return to its normal position; it stays pressed, in short... what can I do? can it be resolved by myself or should I call a technician? thank...
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pianoexpert
Hello! as already mentioned on Youtube, I would need photographs of the grand piano key, both in its normal state and when pressed... I remember that I have to do an animation, so the photos...
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Dearest pianoexpert, I purchased this manual of a guided itinerary into the womb of the grand piano, by your famous colleague Bettin Giovanni; what can I say for myself, as I am a novice but...
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Dearest pianoexpert, I wish to ask you a few little things about piano mechanics.. why do the hammers of a grand piano have a shank that is not cylindrical like that of an upright, why does...
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pianoexpert
Dear pianoexpert and thesimon, I have a wish: would it be possible to have a lesson on a technical glossary of the piano and its terms? Sometimes it is so useful to know them, as our tuner o...
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Thesimon
Dear pianoexpert and thesimon, I take this opportunity once again to thank you for the remarkable effort, for the video tutorials and the splendid teaching of thesimon's music; my friends, I...
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Hi Paolo, I just finished "enjoying" your fifth video on piano mechanics; I must tell you that you've answered some of my questions about mechanics, but one remains: as far as you know, has...
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pianoexpert
Hi! Lately, a persistent curiosity has arisen, especially while watching your video tutorials on mechanics and reading some books The History of the Piano by P. Rattalino and What every pian...
Compliments to maestro pianoexpert and his beautiful villa immersed in the greenery of the capital.. sigh sigh lucky him, dear Paolo here I am again trying to understand with you the detaile...
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