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Good morning, on some keys of my piano (a late 1800s Lipp&Sohn grand), some ivory plates have detached and become damaged. Is it possible to find someone who has them for sale as spare parts...
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pianoexpert
good morning, I purchased a new Kawai K200 piano a few days ago, built in early 2020, and I have encountered some problems. First of all, the complimentary tuning performed before shipping w...
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good evening, I would like to know please, why the grand piano hammers MUST NOT rest on the rail, but must remain raised. Thank you Camillapiano
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Good evening and compliments on the forum, I have just joined and I have two questions to ask in the hope that the problem can be resolved. It is a well-maintained Sholze piano from the 80s...
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Good morning, I kindly ask how the procedure for replacing hammer felts works and where they can be purchased, many thanks.
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Good morning everyone, I am sharing for anyone interested a booklet on the repair and regulation of upright and grand pianos:
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Good morning, the original graphite on my grand piano is green; can you explain this color to me? Can I use liquid graphite over the green one? Many thanks to everyone.
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Good morning everyone, the heel felts are worn down to the point that a small hole has formed, can the felts be replaced or does the entire heel need to be replaced? Many thanks for the advi...
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Good morning everyone, I started replacing the center pins; I noticed that the styli move a little bit laterally, but by inserting a pin with a diameter that is too large, the stylus and als...
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Hello, I have read many posts on this forum and felt the urge to register. I am a happy owner of a '79 Schimmel 208. I bought the instrument about a year ago at what I would say a reasonably...
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Hello, i wanted to know if it is possible to change the weight of the sustain pedal in a grand piano? Thank you Denis
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Good evening everyone, I want to replace the very worn central mortises; I noticed that they are glued in an L-shape where the horizontal part is inside the key. I am asking if I should repl...
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Good evening, I have finished regulating all the mechanics following your videos; the instrument has improved tremendously, the hammer-to-string distance is 45 mm. Now I would like to regula...
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Good morning everyone, I have a B.STEINER grand piano; I noticed a loud noise from the pusher upright button hitting the knuckle. If I am not mistaken, it should be a problem with the bridge...
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Good morning everyone, I am making some adjustments to the regulation of a C3 to compensate for some wear and settling, and I have noticed that on several keys, after the escapement, I do no...
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Good evening everyone, I am kindly asking if you can explain to me how to adjust the dampers of a grand piano when operating the right pedal, as I have noticed that they do not all rise at t...
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Good evening, when the hammers of a grand piano bounce, what has happened and what should be checked? Thank you Camilla
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good evening, while recording the mechanics of my piano, a Steinbach 136 cm height year 1940 (among other things I have never found the serial number, and the piano has always been in my fam...
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And basically, in a keyboard that until recently was balanced at a certain point some hammers start to "shoot" [strike too hard] and others remain instead at the level they were at before wi...
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francescochopin90
Good evening, what needs to be adjusted to ensure the correct spacing between the various keys? And how do you adjust the vertical inclinations so that they are all perfectly straight? (I am...
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I have a question prompted by my curiosity to pose to you, regarding the depth of the black keys compared to the white keys. Aside from all the existing methods to determine which is correct...
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francescochopin90
On the FTP site http://www.ftppianoforti.com they sell: Conical FELT ROSSETTES, for the front part of the key, white, extra hard diameter 22
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I am taking the opportunity once again to ask a series of questions regarding the regulation of the various pedals, in particular: LEFT Pedal: according to the manual, when the pedal is pres...
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Hello, i extracted the action of my upright piano and, while checking the various tolerances, there is a lever that has excessive play compared to the others before bringing the escapement f...
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Hello, i need to remedy some defects: 1- upon release of numerous keys, a dry noise is perceived which I have identified in the pusher hitting directly against the knuckle due to the lack of...
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