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This piano was refinished, hardware polished, new case felt, pedal felt, replated predals, new decal and case buttons, and full interior and exterior cleaning and lubrication.

The original finish was old, and crackled, the piano needed a pick me up!
The end result was quite stunning! You never know what is under that old finish hiding such a beautifully stunning instrument and piece of furniture.

Grinell
The following are before and after pictures of restoration projects that have been done by Pianovations fully trained staff.
Baby Grand Piano damaged by water Rusty Strings and Tuning Pins, Damaged Dampers and felt, and Discoloured Plate
Because this piano was so badly water damaged it also needed a new pinblock, new strings, new tuning pins, new dampers, new hammers, shanks, flanges, and knuckles.
The Action was damaged by the water, causing the glue to loosen the parts. The hammers, shanks, knuckles and flanges were replaced.
In the end this piano will be as good as new.
The piano was refinished, the soundboard cracks were repaired and the soundboard refinished. The pinblock was also replaced.
This picture shows the refinished plate back into the pianos, the new strings, pins, and dampers installed.

Should You Restore Your Piano
Nothing lasts forever. Even the best built of buildings or tools eventually wear out. So you wonder, "Do pianos ever wear out?"
A good piano is a very tough piece of equipment. It can stand up to an enormous amount of use (and abuse) for many years. A few things it can't stand: children pounding the keys with hard objects, water spilled into it, extremes of heat and cold, moisture and dryness; these are a piano's arch enemies.

Under normal use, a good piano will last a couple of lifetimes. But eventually, wear will show up. The hammers will become flattened from hitting the strings and must be reshaped or replaced.
Old Hammers Reshaped
New Hammers Installed
Felt parts under the keys wear thin and must be renewed, or they could be damaged by moths and mice. This nice looking little piano when it was evaluated looked like this from the outside, but when it was taken apart and evaluated internally looked like this. The moths had eaten every bit of felt in the interior, under the keys, and in the action.
Apartment Size Cecilian
Interior Moth Damage
Yes the piano was able to be cleaned and refelted
Old and New Pinblocks
Hardman Bridge Rebuilding
The first thing to determine is, "Will this piano be worth the cost of rebuilding?" This can be determined by an evaluation of the piano to see how much work and money it will take to make a worthwhile lasting difference. Sometimes sadly, you may be better off to look into a new or good used piano piano.

But, if the piano is a high quality instrument and very valuable for musical or sentimental reasons, it may be worthwhile to undertake rebuilding. This may be partial, simply replacing the worst of the worn out parts or it may be total, stripping down the piano completely and rebuilding almost everything.

Piano rebuilding is an exacting job, requiring special equipment and extremely careful, knowledgeable workmanship. Done right, the results can be very satisfying and almost all of the original beauty may be returned to your piano for many more years.

Here at Pianovations we offer free estimates, so that you can be given the option of rebuilding, refinishing and restoring your piano. We will perform a piano evaluation at your convenience and go through the evaluation of the piano step by step with you to determine what needs to be done and from what aspect you are interested in having the work done. We will help you determine if your money will be spent wisely on your current Heirloom instrument or if the money should be spent on a new, or previously enjoyed instrument.