Piano restoration in 24 simple stages...
I’ve had plenty of time to perfect a rigorous restoration methodology over 2 decades of refurbishing all types of pianos. I guarantee you’ll be pleased with the outcomes of my meticulous workmanship. A professional restoration of your piano is done as 24-stage process:
- Dismantle the cabinet and its components.
- Remove the cast iron plate from the piano.
- Bridges and soundboard should next be sanded and refinished.
- Cabinet, furniture items, and bench should all be stripped and sanded.
- Replace or restore the original key cover.
- Finish with multiple coats of lacquer in the original color
- The plate should be cleaned, sanded, re-gilded, and dressed with the proper felts.
- Remove the pin block and inspect it (duplicate if needed).
- Remove the underlever tray and inspect it.
- Tighten the underlevers and inspect the damper guide rail and felt bushings.
- As needed, rebush the action parts.
- The cast iron plate should be reinstalled and aligned.
- Install new strings and tuning pins after adjusting the down bearing.
- Perform concert pitch tuning of the piano strings.
- Refinish the damper blocks by removing the original felt.
- New damper felt should be cut and installed.
- Regulate the sustain pedal and the dampers at the back of the key.
- The hammers should be shaped, filed, and spaced.
- Dip for suitable after touch after determining the hammer height in relation to the key height.
- Make adjustments to the let-off, drop, and back checks.
- Professional piano tuning is done in the workshop, gradually increasing the tension until it reaches concert pitch.
- After they’ve settled, fine-tune the damper regulation.
- Clean and buff all cabinet hardware before putting the piano together.
- Fine-tune your instrument to concert pitch.
Once the piano restoration process is completed, we will carefully transport i via our specialist piano removals / relocation service to your home or premises and set it up in place. Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the pleasure and good fortune of performing restoration procedures on 100’s of fine pianos. You can trust to me to resurrect your piano to its original glory.
