Piano Repair

Over 40 years experience with Yamaha, Kawai, Baldwin, Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Petrof, Samick, Young Chang, Heintzman, Mason & Risch and many more.....

People will often make an appointment to tune a piano because something is squeaking, rattling, sticking or not playing at all. It's a good idea to combine the repair with a tuning rather than pay for a separate service call. Often these small repairs only take a few minutes to remedy when the piano is already opened for tuning. It's always best to mention any additional problems with your piano when booking a tuning so some extra time can be time can be allotted to address the problem.

Some of the most common small repairs are sticking keys, broken action parts, missing or cracked keytops, pedal problems and broken strings. Most of these can be addressed during a tuning appointment. I carry an inventory of hundreds of parts with me on all tuning visits so I am able to remedy most common repair issues on a single visit. Of course, not all repair issues are small. Some pianos may need more extensive work. I will only recommend more extensive restoration if I feel your piano is worth the investment.    More on repairs...

Send me an email - tune@pianotech.ca

Call or Text 905-945-9455 

Restoration Services

Hammer Replacement
Often as a piano ages, the hammer felt packs down , the hammers flatten out and a piano can become excessively bright and metallic sounding. These hammers can be improved with reshaping and voicing but often replacement is a better option for 30 to 40 year old hammers.

Restringing
Most pianos will never have their original strings replaced . However, a high quality instrument over 40 years old can be improved significantly but replacing the old dull and brittle strings with new strings. This is particularly noticeable in the bass section where the wound strings can become dull and “thumpy” sounding.

Action Restoration
Action regulation can often bring new life back to an older instrument but some piano actions are worn to the point where they are noisy or feel excessively light and uncontrollable and may need new centre pins, bushing felt or even new action parts to restore touch and responsiveness comparable to a new piano. This kind of restoration is usually reserved for valuable instruments that warrant the investment.

Key Bushing Replacement
Replacing the felt bushings on a set of keys restores a firm solid feel to the keyboard

Key Top Replacement
Replacing a whole set of key tops with new is often preferable to replacing missing or chipped key coverings especially when there are many to be replaced or the original keys have yellowed significantly.