- Artisan
approach to re-building pianos. With only a few crafts people working
on a piano, close attention to detail and coordination of large projects
is achieved. It takes someone who can voice and tune a piano to know
how to build the best soundboard.
- More
for your money. Because there is no sales staff, marketing personnel
etc., all of your money goes into re-building your piano. You are dealing
directly with the craftspeople doing the job.
- We make
our own soundboard panels from carefully selected spruce aged a minimum
of two years in the shop. We use only traditional hot hide glue to glue
the panels, important to the long-term stability of the soundboard.
- We make
our own soundboard ribs and glue them with hide glue.
- Our pin
blocks are made of solid quarter sawn hard maple in the classic five-ply
configuration; a duplicate of the classic pre-war Steinway piano. For
improved durability we add a layer of densified multiple ply beech to
the top surface.
- Our
Bass strings are custom made for us in a small shop using German Copper
and steel on a low-tension hand winding machine.
- Our treble
wire is the best available German Roslau brand.
- Our tuning
pins are the best available German Diamond brand.
- Renner
makes our action parts, shanks and repetitions. Renner is a German company
that provides action parts for many of the world finest pianos including
Bechstein, Bosendorfer and the Hamburg Steinway. The parts are available
in several configurations and are selected to precisely match a variety
of action designs.
- Our
hammers are custom made duplicates of classic pre-war Steinway hammers.
Just as the originals they are cold pressed on a hand screw Dolge hammer
press. The moldings are sapele mahogany, the sides are fully tapered
and they are compression wired. We are involved with many aspects of
the hammer making process including making the molding, sanding to final
shape, compression wiring, boring, coving and tapering
- Our standard
finishes are sprayed gloss lacquer either clear or black. The wood pores
are fully filled. All finishes are hand rubbed to the final sheen.
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