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PIANO
HAUS
RESTORATION PROCESS
Restoring the glory back to life...







Disassemble the cabinet and parts
Remove the cast iron plate
Sand and refinish the bridges and soundboard
Strip and sand the cabinet, furniture parts and bench
Restore the original key covering or replace
Finish in the original color and sheen with 22 coats of lacquer
Clean, sand, regaled and dress the plate with the appropriate felts
Remove and inspect the pin block, duplicate if need it.
Remove and inspect the underlever tray
Tighten the underlevers and check the felt bushings along with the damper guide rail
Tighten the underlevers and check the felt bushings along with the damper guide rail
Rebush action partsas need it
Reinstall and align the cast iron plate
Set the down bearing and install new strong and tuning pins
Chip tune the piano strings to concert pitch
Remove original felt from the damper blocks and refinish
Cut and install new damper felts
Regulate dampers to the back of the key and the sustain pedal
Shape, file and space the hammers
Establish the hammer height in relation to the key height and dip for proper after touch
Adjust left-off, drop and back checks
Tune piano in shop, repeatedly adding tension to concert pitch
Refine damper regulation after they have settled
Clean and buff all cabinet hardware and assemble piano
Fine tune to concert pitch




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