Piano Care

Piano Care Brochures

• How Often Should my Piano be Serviced?
• The Special Care and Maintenance of the Teaching Piano
• How Should I Take Care of my Piano?
• Basic Rules of Piano Care
• Tips on Buying a Piano

Technical Drawings

• Vertical action
• Grand action
• Cutaway view of grand piano
• Picture of well-shaped piano hammer
• Picture of worn piano hammer

Piano Care Bulletins

• Definitions of Rebuilding & Reconditioning
• Action Regulation
• Finish Care
• Humidity Control
• Pitch Raising
• Rebuilding/Reconditioning
• Voicing (Tone Regulation)
• The Keys to Higher Learning
  The Piano, Music & Improving Test Scores

Articles

Broken Plate! Who is Responsible?
The Plate is the cast iron frame of the piano (some people call it the "harp"). A broken plate is extrememly rare but catesrophic for the piano. This article discusses this issue and has a link to a reprint of a whole Piano Technicians Journal issue about the piano plate.

Video

How it's made - The Piano
This is a YouTube video from the Science Channel that shows how a Mason & Hamlin piano is built.