Thursday, September 11, 2008

Denver Tuning, Repair and Rebuilding

DenverPianoTuners is proud to offer piano services ranging from tuning to major rebuilding and everything in between! Scroll down the page to read more about each piano service that we specialize in.

We service all types of spinet, console, upright and grand pianos including:

  • Steinway & Sons
  • Mason & Hamlin
  • Baldwin
  • Kimball
  • Sohmer
  • Stieff
  • Ivers & Pond
  • Kimball
  • Kohler & Campbell
  • Wurlitzer
  • Henry F. Miller
  • Cable
  • Aeolian Family
  • Yamaha
  • Bechstein
  • Bosendorfer
  • Ibach
  • Petrof
  • Samick
  • Young Chang
  • Kawai
  • Schimmel
  • Welte-Mignon
  • Hyundai
  • Bluthner
  • Shumann


  • Piano Tuning-


    Tuning is the most basic part of regular piano maintenance. Most piano manufacturers will suggest that you have your piano professionally tuned at least three times a year (every four months). This insures not only that your piano stays in tune as the seasons, temperatures and humidity change but also that no undue stress is placed on the sound board, case and other tension dependant portions of your piano.


    Notes on your piano are made up of three strings each in the treble section and typically two strings in high bass and one in low bass sections. The process of tuning involves muting all but one of the strings in a note and tuning that note to pitch. After that string has the proper tension, the mute is placed to where two strings are free and the second is tuned to the tension of the first and finally the third string is un muted and tuned to the other two. This process is repeated across all 88 notes until the entire piano is tuned to A440.


    Read more about tuning in our piano tuning FAQ area.

    Piano Repair & Maintenance-

    Piano repair & maintenance is basically everything between tuning and a complete rebuild. On top of replacing broken parts and repairing broken or stuck notes, there are some regular piano maintenance requirements. These maintenance items occasionally include procedures such as:

  • Hammer Reshaping
  • Felt Replacement
  • Action Regulation
  • Screw Tightening
  • Etc.


  • Unfortunately, not all of these items can be replaced or repaired on site and may require your piano's action to be taken out and brought back to our shop for the procedure to be correctly carried out.


    The good news is that your piano can be closed up while the action is out and these procedures will not typically take longer than a week to perform and can be expedited in special circumstances.


    Read more about repairs in our piano repair FAQ area.

    Piano Rebuilding-

    Piano rebuilding is a large task that may involve the complete overhaul of the entire piano action, sound board, strings, and case. In most cases a complete piano rebuild will require our team to move the entire piano to our shop and may take up to a month to complete.


    Pianos are built to last a lifetime but after decades of use and regular wear and tear a piano can become quite worn out as it's action is mostly made of wood and felt.


    Lanier Piano offers a wide array of piano rebuilding options that involve everything from just getting your piano back up to par or restoring it to like new play ability and sound quality!


    Read more about rebuilding in our piano rebuilding FAQ area.

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