STEVE'S PIANO SERVICE ONLINE

Twenty Years of Experience Tuning and
Repairing Pianos in Michigan, Arizona,
and Tennessee-- What is that good for?
Answer: Steve can help you Repair and
Tune your own piano. Lots of folks are
doing it. We have been helping our friends
online since 1996. Can we help YOU?

© Copyrighted by Stephen Van Nattan- 1996

We help you do the repairs and tune the piano.

Here are some samples of our instruction area online.

Granados-- Spanish Dance No. 5

INTRODUCTION

Are you a Do-it-Yourselfer?  
This Table of Contents lists many tasks in repair and care of your piano.
You will learn to do these repairs yourself. 
The Online Catalog offers tools and parts to repair your piano.

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This number only for orders please.

Technical support: CALL (865) 717-0962
We prefer to only give technical support to our own customers.

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WARNING:  

Caveat Emptor-- Let the Buyer Beware.

You are the one responsible to determine if you will try to follow our
instructions and try these repairs and tuning techniques. We will not in
any way assure you anything we have included on this site will work for you.

Having said that, we want to make it clear that we have tried to make this site
plain and interesting, without overly technical jargon, so that you can succeed.

Steve also makes himself available to you by E-MAIL to answer your questions.
Steve asks that you look below for the topic you should study before
sending E-Mail.

TO OUR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS:

We try to use international English, but some American idioms will be found.
If you have trouble with the English here, SEND MAIL, and ask questions.

Chapter One- KNOW THY PIANO

Chapter Two-  THE WAYS AND KINDS OF PIANOS

Chapter Three-   WHAT IS A GOOD PIANO?

Chapter Five-  GETTING TO WORK- OPENING YOUR PIANO

Chapter Six-  TROUBLE IN YOUR PIANO?

A sticking keys

Two keys cling together as you play them

Key is Down-- Broken Key

Hammer is Dead
How to Replace Bridle Straps

Hit and miss key strokes, Double blow of a hammer

Hammers Flop Around

Hammer Head Broken Off

Bending a Crooked Hammer

Tuning Pins Are Loose

Rattle, Clatter, and Twang 

Chapter Seven-  GENERAL REPAIR TASKS

Sub-topics in Chapter Seven:

Alignment of grand piano hammers

Back checks of the Action-- Repair

Bench Needs Repair

Bench- Upholstering the top

Board just in front of the keys-- (Key Slip)

Bridge of the Piano-- Repair

Bridle Strap Replacement

Broken Wire Repair

Buckskin Use and Replacement

Buy a Good Used Piano

Casters- Servicing and Replacing

Center Pins Loose-- Repair and Install New Ones
Included Flange Bushing Replacement

Clatter and Noise Prevention

Clean the Grand Piano Sound Board

Cleaning an Upright Piano

Damper Use and Repair

Decals- Replacement

Desk-- Repairs for All Pianos

Dismantling or Destroying a Trapped Piano

Flange Bushing Replacement

Fire-- Repair a Damaged Piano

Funny Quaver in the Voice of the Piano

Front Board (Key Slip) Warping Corrected

Falling Parts-- Loose Parts

Hanging Pedal Stick- Trap Problems

HAMMER WORK-

Bend a Crooked Hammer

Hammer Back Rest

Hammers- Repair after it is Broken

Hammers- use a Brass Sleeve to Repair

Hammer- Replace a Broken Hammer
Reattach the felt head of the hammer.

Hammer- Align a Grand Hammer

Hammer- Voice and Buff Worn Hammers

Harp- Make Shift Rescue of a Broken Harp

Harp- It is Cracked-- Is it junk?

Jacks- Replace Springs

Jacks- Repair them and Solve Loosening

KEYS

Key Drop (Dip) Adjustment

Keys- How to Level Them

Keys- Installing New Key tops

Keys- Lever Repair

Keys- Ivory Replacement of Tops

Keys- Clean the Key Tops

Keys- Grand Piano Keys will not Depress

Loose Tuning Pins

Lost motion- Adjusting to eliminate it

Lyre of a Grand- Repair and Reset Pedals

Moth- Prevent Damage

Name Decal- How to Apply a New One

Pedals- Replacement and Trap Servicing

Pedals- Grand Soft Pedal Fails or Will Not Return

Piano Used Outdoors

Piano Tuners- How do I become one?

Pin Block- Separation From the Wood Frame

Pin Block Replacement-- LINK I SUGGEST YOU STUDY

Plastic- Old Plastic Problems in Pianos

Plastic Elbow Replacement- Vagias Elbows

Prevention of Moth and Critter Damage

Refinish Your Piano

Restring You Piano- Coming Soon

Rubber- Replacing Bumpers

School- Care and Defense of Pianos

Sell Your Piano

Sound Board Problems- Clean a Grand Piano Sound Board

Sound Board Problems- Repair a Cracked Sound Board

Square (rectangular) Grands

Store a Piano Without Damage

Tune Your Piano- Do it Yourself

Tuning Pin Troubles- Tighten Loose Pins

Veneer- Repairing Damage

Wires- Replace Broken Wires

Wires- Turn a Dull Bass String to Brighten it

Wood Frame Damaged-- Repair

 PLAYER PIANOS

Lubricate a Player Piano

Maintain of the Player Piano

Regulate a Player Piano

Bellows Repair in Reed Organs and Players

Stalled Player- Get it Going

PIANO MOVING, INSTRUCTIONS, AND SUPPLIES

ORGAN AND PIANO MOVING

MOVING SKID BOARDS, STRAPS, AND SUPPLIES

MOVING PADS, STRAPS, AND CARRY SUPPLIES

Ordering Tools and Parts
Piano Tool and Parts Catalogue
Tuning Levers - Meters For Tuning

Diagrams of Grand and Upright Piano Actions  

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