Monthly Archives: January 2015

Once the hammers are aligned to the strings (and travelled & burned) – and, of course, the keys levelled & spaced (with any required straightening, via steaming or planing) – the checks can be aligned to the hammers (hammer tails), … Continue reading →

The Half Blow and its correct adjustment are vital to tonal control and evenness of touch weight (also this latter is primarily determined by appropriate Weighing Out of the keys – on this, more anon). On sensible instruments (alas, not … Continue reading →

I could post pics of moth damage from nearly every piano I service – so ubiquitous is the problem now! (See other posts) On this Yamaha C7 from the 1970s, the monsters had progressed from their usual starting place, the … Continue reading →

The alignment of levers & hammer rollers is, like all adjustable parameters in the regulation sequence**, essential to optimum function – which is in itself a prerequisite for the piano’s voicing. See how bad most of these levers & hammers … Continue reading →