Piano Tuning: A balanced aural approach with fine tuning and voicing.

Piano Voicing: A synergistic approach using needles, filing, and building piano hammers with lacquer and acetone/keytop solutions is used to ensure even voicing across the piano register. All differing piano hammer type(s) are voiced to the style of piano hammer produced.

Piano Regulation: A systematic procedure is used to insure that all parts are regulated to factory specifications or better. Actions are inspected on a regular basis for normal wear and regulated when appropriate.

Rebuilding Piano Actions: All piano actions are properly mated to historically accurate parts. After analysis of action ratios, all parts and hammers are weighed for uniformity. Then, the piano hammers are weighed from heaviest to lightest and charted to a tolerance of 0.20 of a gram. The rebuilt piano is then weighed-off for an optimal 50 gram downweight (DW) and a 20+ gram upweight (UW). Inertia issues are addressed during analysis.

Piano Tone: Piano hammers are chosen for the type of instrument and soundboard system. As of 2008, there are now more options for tone production. The reintroduced Weickert felt from Wurzen is perfect for recreating the tonal palate of the the early 20th century.

Piano Soundboards & Bridges: Eastern White Spruce or Sitka Spruce is used for soundboard panels. Ribstock is typically Sugar Pine or Eastern White Spruce.  Older instruments used Eastern White Spruce and newer instruments use Sitka spruce. All bridges & bridgecaps are made from 1/4 sawn hard rock maple. Hard Rock maple is used predominantly in historical and modern day instruments.

Consulting: All facets of piano procurement, appraisals, room evaluations, damage assessment and estimates are offered. Please call for prices.