Articles
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Three Approaches to Piano Restoration
https://www.pianobuyer.com/article/three-approaches-to-piano-restoration/ Conservative, Modern, InnovativeBILL SHULL, DAVID G. HUGHES, and DELWIN D. FANDRICH When rebuilding a piano, the restorer is presented at every turn with questions concerning the extent to which the piano’s original design, parts, and materials should be …
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Piano Pitfalls #6 – Tuners
PIANO TUNERS At present, the old time piano tuner/craftsman is fairly rare. He was the family tuner who cleaned, tuned, regulated and voiced the family instrument for years. The father/son relationship in piano tuning has almost ceased to exist, although …
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Piano Pitfalls #5 – Problems
VERMIN When buying a used instrument from a private home it is not uncommon to be greeted with “it was Grannies, hasn’t been played for thirty years and it’s in beautiful order!!!” Question: When was it last tuned and by …
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Piano Pitfalls #4 – Wear & Tear
IVORY OR COMPOSITION KEYS. by Richard Smith The most beautiful feel to any pianist is the smooth, even and soft touch of an ivory keyboard. In Australia, we may have seen the last of ivory as a keyboard top, due …
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Piano Pitfalls #3 – Strings
by Richard Smith At the turn of the 20th century, most over-damper pianos were “straight strung”. This means that all strings, both bass and treble were stretched vertically. The quality of tone in the bass strings was very thin. Length …
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Piano Pitfalls #2 – Frames
by Richard Smith Mr Richard Smith was a highly respected teacher of keyboards in the City of Wollongong NSW. Frames – Wooden or Iron? In N.S.W. alone, there are literally hundreds of pianos with wooden frames, in my district of …
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Piano Pitfalls #1 – Buying a Used Piano
by Richard Smith FOR SALE Small piano suitable for beginner or student, Reasonable price. Ring xxxxxxx Advertisements similar to this appear regularly in most classifieds. Having seen this ad, most Mums and Dads (not aware of pitfalls and not wanting …