Piano Tuner in Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, the West of Scotland and beyond .
Tel: 07714959806 David@piano.plus.com
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Some further technical articles.
Replacing a worn-out set of hammers can make a huge difference to the sound and the responsiveness of a piano . It's a time-consuming and expensive job, so the piano has to be of a quality to justify the expense. The procedure for an upright piano is described here.
This newsletter gives an overview of various routine maintenance tasks that may benefit older upright pianos. The piano featured is an American upright. There are small style differences between USA and European uprights, but the basic aspects are the same. More detailed descriptions are given of some of these tasks in other Newsletters here, but this one is useful as general information.
Here is a description of general maintenance for the small grand piano.
Very short, or low, pianos became popular in the USA where this style was called the Spinet piano. Pianos like this were never quite as popular in the UK, but there were a few makers who produced 'mini pianos'. Eavestaff made the MiniPiano and the Miniroyal. There was also the Kemble Minx. This newsletter describes some tasks relating to these pianos, although the UK makes don't have the plastic 'elbows' described here. All of these spinet-style pianos are troublesome if action repairs are needed, because it is difficult and time-consuming to remove the action from the piano.
