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Piano Tuning, Repairs & Maintenance

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Regulation

Regulation can dramatically improve the performance of your piano. Adjustments are made to the action, keys leveled and friction reduced. The differences can be day and night!

With a harpsichord tuning coming up I have a reason to round up what tuning levers I have lurking around and see if there is anything that might be the right size. 🔍 There’s still so many more levers I’d like to try! Hibiki, Levitan, Imp

A strange sight indeed on this Knight K20. One wrest pin wound really far out.. 🤨 #wrestpins #tuningpins #pianotuna #pianotuner #pianotuning #pianotechnician #stringinggonebad

This 2012 Bechstein 118 sounds great, such a rich bass for a mid sized piano! #cbechstein #c.bechstein #bechsteinpiano #bechsteinpianos #bechstein #pianotuning #pianotuner #domestictuning

Photos do not do the inlay and marquetry justice on this 1985 John Broadwood grand. #johnbroadwoodandsons #johnbroadwoodandsonspiano #johnbroadwoodpiano #grandpiano #pianotuner #pianotechnician #pianotuning

Throwback Thursday, tuning on a green screen. 🎥#greenscreen #filming #studio #pianotuning #pianotuner #pianotechnician

This Yamaha MX100A from 1988 was the first model Disklavier piano. One unusual design feature was in place of a hammer rest rail each hammer had its own sprung “plunger”. The less discoloured one had become stuck inside its housing, meani

Sometimes I wish I would simply walk away 😂 anyone who’s been faced with one of these will know. There’s a few different styles of Eavestaff Minipianos, this is the worst. 😈The wrest/tuning pins are under the keys and all access to stri

This 1970s Steinway B needs some work, but it still sounds and plays great! 😍 🎶👂#Steinway #steinwaypiano #steinwaypianos #grandpiano #pianotuning #pianotuner

I’m really not a fan of this style of slow fall system. 👎 A flat spring rubs against leather which reduces the speed at which the fall/lid over the keys can drop. Over time the spring rubs through the leather and then into the wood causing all

Handy! #unusualcase #cupboardpiano #oldpiano #pianotuning #pianotuner #pianorepair

A spot of re-centering hammers breaks up the day nicely. #pianorepair #pianotechnician #pianoservice #pianotuner #pianotuning #uprightpiano #pianomaintenance

Throwback Thursday. I’m looking forward to going back to concert tunings, it seems a long way off at the moment... This Bosendorfer had keyframe bedding issues, easily fixed, but surprising no one had noticed, first thing I do is try the extra

It’s common to see one or two fly dampers on large uprights, they’re designed to compensate for the foreshortened dampers and long flexible strings around the bass/tenor break. But there’s a period around 1910 when Steinway used the

I’m very impressed by this Kawai GX-3, and very intrigued by this Hofmann Wigmore Hall Grand.🤔 #kawaipiano #kawaipianos #mysteriouspiano #unknownorigin #pianotuning #pianotuner #pianotechnicians

It is important to choose the correct glue and method when attaching key tops. Ivory comes in different grades, grains and thicknesses. Using brown glue will show through thin Ivories making them look discoloured, and putting a dollop of thick glue i

Broadwood Barless Grand. They are unusual because they lack struts running across the frame. Very interesting but because of the extra thick frame it weighs a ton, even for a piano! #johnbroadwoodandsons #pianodesign #deceptivelyheavy #grandpiano #ol

Throwback Thursday, Royal Albert Hall #pianotuning #pianotuner #concerttuner #concerttuning #royalalberthall