How do you restore a piano by yourself?

The Piano Restoration Process 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 original key covering or replace. Finish in the original color and sheen with 22 coats of lacquer. More items...

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25 Steps to Restoration

With over forty years of experience in restoring grand and baby grand pianos, we have had plenty of time to refine our meticulous process. We guarantee that you will be delighted with the results of our careful work as our craftsmen restore your piano according to our 25 step process as follows:

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 original key covering or replace.

Finish in the original color and sheen with 22 coats of lacquer.

Clean, sand, regild and dress the plate with the appropriate felts.

Remove and inspect the pin block (duplicate if needed).

Remove and inspect the underlever tray.

Tighten the underlevers and check the felt bushings along with the damper guide rail.

Rebush action parts as needed.

Reinstall and align the cast iron plate.

Set the down bearing and install new strings 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 felt.

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.

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.

Professionally transport and set-up the piano in your home or stage.

This restoration process is one that we have had the pleasure and good fortune to perform on over 2,000 pianos. Let us bring your piano back to life! Use the online Price Calculator, or call Michael now toll free at 844-PianoRestore (844-742-6673).

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The C7 vertebra sits directly below the C6 spinal vertebra and is part of the lower levels of the cervical spine, near the base of the neck.

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The C6 and C7 cervical vertebrae (and the C8 spinal nerve) form the lowest levels of the cervical spine and directly impact the arm and hand muscles. The locations of C6 and C7 vertebrae are both in the lowest levels of the cervical spine, near the base of the neck. The types of spinal cord injury corresponding to these regions of the spine have the potential to impact everything below the top of the ribcage—resulting in quadriplegia or paraplegia. Though they often have better outcomes than higher cervical spine injuries, C6-C8 spinal nerve injuries are still considered incredibly severe because more damage is caused to the central nervous system the higher up in the spine the spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs. As is the case with any spinal cord injury, the damage is characterized as complete or incomplete depending on the severity.

C6 Spinal Vertebra Defined

The C6 spinal vertebra is part of the cervical spinal cord, located in the lowest region of the neck. The C6 nerve roots, which exit the spinal column between the C6 vertebra and the C7 vertebra, directly affects the control of the muscles in the forearms and wrists.

C7 Spinal Vertebra Defined

The C7 vertebra sits directly below the C6 spinal vertebra and is part of the lower levels of the cervical spine, near the base of the neck. It is the last vertebral level in the cervical spine column, which includes levels C1 - C7.

C8 Spinal Nerve Defined

The C8 level corresponds to the region in which nerve roots exit the spine between the cervical spine's C7 vertebra and the thoracic spine's T1 vertebra. There is not a corresponding vertebra for C8. This nerve root is responsible for controlling muscles in the fingers and hands.

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