Piano Tuning
Piano tuning is an essential part of taking care of your piano and keeping it in peak condition. Tuning is an adjustment to the pitch of the individual strings on a piano that all have to work together in harmony to keep the piano in proper working order. Over time, a piano's pitch falls; this change in pitch can be accelerated by varying humidity, moving your piano, or various other factors. Generally a piano requires a tuning twice a year or more often if it is being used for performances. If you wish to learn more about tuning, or any of our services, you can read more about it in our 'More Than the Basics' page.
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Voicing
Voicing determines the tone quality your piano is capable of. Every piano has its own unique sound and quirks that make it different from every other piano on the planet. Some individuals prefer their piano to have a hard, robust sound, while other prefer their piano to produce soft, flowing tones. This tone can be affected without adjusting the pitch of the piano and our piano technicians can adjust this tone in varying degrees. The amount it can be adjusted really depends on the piano itself as design, manufacturer, and age all affect the degree to which this tone can be affected.
Repair
Like everything else, pianos have to be repaired for various problems from time to time. This can involve anything from chipped key-tops to a broken hammer or any number of other problems that can come up. These issues can sometimes be difficult to diagnose, so we can send a piano technician out to you to help you figure it out and fix whatever problems come up.
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Action Regulation
Piano action regulation is a regular part of piano maintenance. It is an adjustment of over 9000 different mechanical parts within a piano action and helps keep it in good repair after time and use take their toll on your instrument. This ensures that the piano does not feel sluggish and allows the piano to produce much more diverse dynamics. When an action needs a regulation varies and often depends on an individual's taste as well as the recommendation from a certified piano technician.
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Rebuilding
Pianos are one of the longest lasting instruments that exist. Not many things can be rebuilt and work like new over 100 years later, but pianos can. Complete rebuilding requires a piano to be taken completely apart, fixed, have parts replaced when necessary, structural work (like sounding board, pinblock replacement, and stringing), as well as refinishing and then putting it all back together looking almost brand new. The piano pictured here was badly burned in a fire and was completely rebuilt. We also do partial rebuilds that only involve fixing specific structural problems that your piano might have, such as replacement of aging pinblocks, repairing cracked sounding boards, or various other issues. These problems just need to be diagnosed and then fixed separately, rather than rebuilding the piano as a whole.
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Digital Player Installation
Digital player systems are what allow pianos to play without an actual person sitting behind it and playing. Player systems can often be added to new pianos and can usually be retrofitted and added to older pianos with the same quality as a factory installation, if not better. Each one is unique and has to be adjusted depending on the type of piano, age, and condition. Travis has been installing player systems since 2000 and has a specific player workspace in the shop.
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