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Slack keys in a Schiedmayer & Shoene model 15

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Why buzzing noise sound the bass string of the upright piano. It's impossible to fix.

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Why is one key pressed on the upright piano only, while a whole dozen sound there?

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The upright piano key (D#) is stuck tightly in 'the front rail pin'. How to fix it DIY.

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grand lid hook

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The upright piano hammer is clicking sound.

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Please help checking this 100s yrs old chappell (London) 85 keys piano

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by Kate25 » 08 Nov 2023, 20:33

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Why the strings buzz in the grand piano? How fix it DIY there?

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Why it's sound of the upright piano is Ugle? How fix the 'Let-off Button'

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Unsure which piano tuner to use

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by pjuniper » 26 Oct 2023, 16:54

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The grand piano strings are not being fully muted

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Why Doesn't the Hammer Strike a Strings? 'An jack of a wippen' (C#3) isn't works

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Shipping a piano overseas

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by ishepherd » 12 Oct 2023, 03:48

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Why stuck the key of the upright piano? How fix it DIY.

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Why Doesn't an Upright Piano's Hammer Strike Strings? 'An Jack of a Wippen' (F2) isn't functioning.

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A position of a tuning pins piano unacceptable there

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When the key (F#3) on a grand piano is pressed a sound produced clearly a chord instead of a unison.

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Upright E. Krause Stuttgart piano

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No fully mutes of the Sound ' The Single Bass Dampers' after A Piano hammer strike. How fix it DIY.

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Hammer Butt Springs on a Bechstein IV- advice?

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by robinh » 05 Dec 2011, 13:26

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'Geyer' Upright Piano Key Restoration After Water Damage: Max's Step-by-Step Guide.

Last post by maxim_tuner « 01 Oct 2023, 06:27

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Can anyone now learn to play the piano or keyboard?

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Why nobody uses frozen tuning pin for the hammering way there?

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Why Doesn't the Upright Piano Hammer (G4) Strike the Strings? How to Fix It Your

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Very tight hammer of an upright piano slowly come back to ' the hammer rail'. How yourself fix it.

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Very tight hammer of an upright piano. How yourself fix it.

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Upright piano 'hammer head felt' stuck to the neighboring hammer after striking a bass string.

Last post by maxim_tuner « 16 Sep 2023, 08:39

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rushworth and dreaper

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How to fix the bass sound muting issue in an upright piano (DIY).

Last post by maxim_tuner « 14 Sep 2023, 11:11

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How to eliminate grooves on the upright piano hammer felt head DIY?

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Fixing Loose Hammer Heads on Upright Piano DIY.

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Why is a grand piano key (E3) sticking? How to fix it DIY.

Last post by maxim_tuner « 09 Sep 2023, 11:45

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Fixing the bobbling hammer in an upright piano can be a DIY task if you are patient and careful.

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by maxim_tuner » 05 Sep 2023, 13:54

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Bobbling hammer in an Upright Piano. Fix it’s yourself.

Last post by maxim_tuner « 01 Sep 2023, 03:16

by maxim_tuner » 01 Sep 2023, 03:16

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01 Sep 2023, 03:16
Exporting a piano

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by Jenni » 28 Aug 2023, 13:37

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The Barless Club

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by sirprize » 17 Sep 2011, 18:24

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Correct glue to fix new key covers

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by Spadger1944 » 24 Mar 2016, 11:24

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differencial tone annoying ( 3ds)

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by Olek » 17 Nov 2014, 13:41

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Newbie question: which piano to choose?

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by Goaskyourdad » 17 Sep 2021, 17:14

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German and Japanese actions

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by amateur » 31 Oct 2006, 13:51

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Broadwood barless grand

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victorian grand desk

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Advice, playing, buying

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by juco » 15 Dec 2019, 23:56

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Monington and Weston Baby Grand

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by Brock » 26 Jul 2023, 05:41

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DIY Refinishing

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by HeinK » 30 Jun 2023, 15:23

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Roberts and son of Lutron

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by Noblegt03 » 23 Jul 2023, 21:59

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London/Surrey Piano Technician

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Help a novice buy the right piano

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Have you ever had a broken bass string on your upright piano? Is it possible to reinstall it?

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by maxim_tuner » 04 Jul 2023, 15:54

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07 Jul 2023, 10:30
To save our 'PETROF', (broken strings of upright piano)

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Konstantin's technique how setting electrical insulating cardboard shim for loose tuning pin

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20 years ago "What is Piano Tuning Pin Tightener?"

Last post by maxim_tuner « 27 Jun 2023, 04:19
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by maxim_tuner » 25 Jun 2023, 16:08

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Comparison of 2 essentially similar techniques for restoring a hole in a pin block of a piano

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Is string design of the zither and the modern (upright and grand) piano have that in common?

Last post by maxim_tuner « 21 Jun 2023, 15:45
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by maxim_tuner » 21 Jun 2023, 04:53

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Old Pleyel piano

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POSITION OF A HAMMER HANDLE WHEN TUNING UPRIGHT PIANO (9-12)

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REPAIR AND RESTORATION WORK on UPRIGHT PIANO. GLUING A BLACK KEY. HOW FIX it's YOURSELF.

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STICKING KEY OF UPRIGHT PIANO. HOW FIX IT YOURSELF.

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by maxim_tuner » 10 Jun 2023, 11:00

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How to Fix a Lost UPRIGHT Piano Hammer YOURSELF

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If only Max had been given the opportunity to speak at the annual meeting of piano technicians

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"Max's cardboard shim" technique method for loose tuning pin

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Grand piano tuning(15-18),"sticking the handle of the hammer into your own belly"

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Brodmann BG-150 grand

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by joseph » 06 Jul 2009, 10:39

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price estimate for Zeitter Winkelmann 11911

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sell ZEITTER & WINKELMANN

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by juan » 12 Feb 2008, 01:52

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NEW HAMMERS, ETC. AS TO SOUND

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by MA. CECILIA M. DE MESA » 03 Jul 2008, 01:51

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Help an old piano

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by rvalacas » 15 Sep 2009, 03:36

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ernst kaps upright piano

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by millyjim » 05 Jan 2008, 12:10

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Worth of a Steinway & Sons Grand Piano?

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Piano Action Regulation

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by Seqpro3 » 16 Nov 2022, 07:36

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The I M I T Annual Lecture

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is my old piano worth restoring ?

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by karenw » 22 Jan 2022, 15:47

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My piano tuning nightmare has begun.

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by Bernie29 » 30 May 2022, 11:25

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Yamaha U1J or B3 regulation specs

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by Elias97 » 23 Dec 2022, 21:23

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Moving piano to London - is it worth it?

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by Berria » 20 Dec 2022, 11:42

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Considering buying a Welmar

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Seeking refinishing advice

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by jlg96140 » 12 Dec 2022, 17:56

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Fazer Piano

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by Sforzando » 13 Dec 2022, 07:37

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