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Square Grand Piano Rebuilding – Overview of Process and Proc

Square pianos are indeed an important part of the history of music. Many great pianist of the 18th and 19th century used these pianos as well as the middle class people. Even today, square piano can still function very well and sound wonderfully if they are properly restored. Rebuilding a square piano involve several steps that will take your instrument into a new and livelier one.

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Square Grand Piano Rebuilding – Overview of Process and Proc

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  1. Square Grand Piano Rebuilding Overview of Process and Procedures

  2. Square pianos are indeed an important part of the history of music. Many great pianist of the 18th and 19th century used these pianos as well as the middle class people. Even today, square piano can still function very well and sound wonderfully if they are properly restored. Rebuilding a square piano involve several steps that will take your instrument into a new and livelier one. Rebuilding can refer to any operation that ranges from adding new hammers to replacing almost all parts of the piano except for its case. It can as well includes the processes such as restringing and replacing of new set of tuning pins, a new pinblock, new hammers, new soundboard or just replacing the old one. Actually, there are still more parts that need to be replaced if you consider a complete square piano rebuilding. Partial rebuilding on the other hand only includes the replacement of one or two piano parts. No matter what rebuilding you choose, they are still necessary to restore the piano to its best playing condition.

  3. Rebuilding a square piano is definitely a more complicated process as compared to rebuilding other types of pianos. The entire process of rebuilding a square includes various steps. Piano rebuilding professionals are more knowledgeable in having this piece of instrument restored to take to its good condition. When we say rebuilding, it is a kind of technique that is being used in the process of restoration which involves a total disassembly, evaluation, and repair only when necessary.

  4. Furthermore, it is very imperative for you to understand the fact that there are no shortcuts in rebuilding your square piano properly. There will come a time that a square piano can no longer perform effectively without repairing its major parts. It is therefore necessary to rebuild a square piano when you notice that hammers can no longer file and produce a voice, or maybe the tuning pins are getting loose. Another important thing to consider when you do the rebuilding is to look for a professional piano restorer. The knowledge and workmanship of those who do the rebuilding will definitely create a huge difference. Although you can’t assume that a rebuilder or a restorer can perform the service on your piano as competent and perfect as originally done by the manufacturer which built the piano, it is generally considered that a professional rebuilder has the ability to rebuild the piano up to 90% of its original condition and quality. The whole rebuilding process normally takes about 1-2 months to complete.

  5. A piano rebuilder should not only be a rebuilder. He or she should possess experience and advanced knowledge when it comes to piano rebuilding especially for square pianos. A rebuilder who specializes in piano rebuilding will truly provide a quality service that you want for your piano. Rebuilding is a way to restore your piano to its original state or even better. This broad kind of job is usually practical for high-quality, excellent, and valuable instruments that need to be preserved and maintained.

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