Author: Francesco

When confronted by tone problems, many piano technicians seem overly anxious to find a quick remedy by using voicing needles or lacquer. Both needling and lacquering are important elements in the over-all voicing picture; a skilled technician must know when and how to use voicing needles, as well as how to prepare and use lacquer…

QUIZ Does regulating the jack height to the balancier affect the strength of the repetition spring? Does regulating the let-off affect the backcheck distance? Which of the following affect the amount of after-touch: key height, blow, jack alignment, jack height, let-off, drop, backcheck, repetition spring? Do you know for certain as a particular grand regulation…