The Piano
Piano restoration, craftsmanship, questions, comments and experiences.
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good evening everyone, we have already discussed this piano in the past (regarding the hammer voicing, it is a Schimmel c 2 08), a problem subsequently resolved thanks to the intervention of...
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pianoexpert
Good morning to everyone present, I was particularly intrigued by the presence of enthusiasts of piano technique and technicality; I am actually an engineer specializing in acoustics (compet...
good evening everyone, I wanted to ask a technical question. In the course of this passion of mine, I have always tried to accumulate experience in tuning, regulation, replacement of strings...
Good evening, this thought has been buzzing in my head for some time. Would it be possible to replace the piano's struts with Steinway struts, and adjust the lead weighting like this manufac...
Hello everyone! I tuned a piano whose action was decent, but it has a major problem regarding the keys: they are plastic, many keytops have come unglued and it is not possible to reattach th...
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pianoexpert
Hello! I noticed that in my quarter grand piano, some cracks have appeared in 4 or 5 points of the middle register on the bridge. They are very thin and less than a millimeter in length, but...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Bechstein 1/2 grand piano from a private seller, I think it's a V model, 200 cm long, built in 1888. Before buying it, I went to see it, and due to my...
Hello everyone, I wanted to ask you a question regarding a price proposal made to me by my current tuner. Basically, the hammer heads of my piano are worn out and therefore need to be replac...
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I have a problem with the resonance pedal. It creaks, especially if I press it slowly. I tried coating it with graphite using a carpenter's pencil. It improves, but after about two weeks it...
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Good evening, Today I had some steel strings replaced (9 in total) on my 3/4 grand piano because they were buzzing and had lost a good 30% of their sonic performance. Perhaps this will conti...
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pianoexpert
Good morning, in your opinion, apart from the parent company, is it possible to replicate the bridge of a Steinway A 188? Who could do it? (apart from the parent company) Does anyone know it...
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pianoexpert
Almost all pianists, after 4-5 years of intense study, must come to terms with the instrument they purchased or inherited. Tuning is important, but adjustments can be even more so. Knowing y...
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pianoexpert
Good morning everyone, I am new and I would need some opinions regarding the potential purchase of a Bösendorfer that I saw at a piano restoration company. I have only tried the piano once a...
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Andry
I am posting the link to the video of my Chickering under restoration. A few months ago it was practically unplayable, but thanks to Mr. Ferrarelli's video courses, I managed to get it into...
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hello everyone could someone kindly recommend a good piano craftsman/repairer in Milan or the surrounding area for an original condition Schiedmayer grand piano for a restoration? I am tryin...
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Itrifrati
the high keys, those without the damper (on my antique piano currently being restored by mi6) after the mechanical adjustment appear to be always a little too easy and light for my taste, ev...
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pianoexpert
following a friend's advice to stabilize the tension of some strings in the treble of an antique grand piano that were losing about 20-30 cents of tuning, I hammered three tuning pins. But s...
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Sergio
Hello, thank you for your tutorials, I think they will be useful to me. I was thinking of purchasing a piano to restore and while searching I found a slightly old upright one; on the lid it...
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pianoexpert
Hello everyone! I wanted to ask if anyone can recommend a workshop where I can deepen my knowledge of piano repair and restoration, perhaps even through a full immersion internship or anothe...
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Valchiria
Good evening i noticed that even though the keyboard has been felted, the problem of incorrect distances between one key and another has not been resolved, and they are not even completely s...
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pianoexpert
I had the hammer rail changed on my Bechstein, and after the change, the sound was very angular, especially in the highs where it even crackles if chords are played. Last week I happened to...
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pianoexpert
I would like to indulge the whim of changing my piano's pedalboard with one shaped like a lyre, as I recently found one on a website; I have always liked the idea quite a bit. after having f...
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pianoexpert
Hello! I have always been interested in purchasing a piano but I absolutely do not have the ability to evaluate its price. In your opinion, how much could the piano in the attached photos be...
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Hello everyone, i am a new member and I would like to ask the experts for some information: I own a Schulze & Pollmann Bolzano mod 136 (numbered) upright piano that is about 30/40 years old....
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Hello while I was attempting to tune my piano, I snapped a tuning pin and only after buying an extractor was I able to unscrew it. Now I am asking you: is it enough to just get the same one...
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