We offer a Wide Range of Repair Services
And can generally fix Anything on nearly Any Type of Piano!!
From small Spinets to Consoles and Studio Size Uprights...even the 5 Ft tall 'Upright Grands' can be Repaired, so they Play and Sound Beautiful!! Baby Grands---Antique Parlor Grands—even Concert Grands... All can be fixed and adjusted to Improve their Musical Performance. Regardless of Age, Rob has a large stock of new and used parts on hand, and can special order as needed.
Specializing in Antique Piano Restoration... Tuning and Repair.
Price for Repairs is quoted in advance before any work is performed...upon approval.
Good Piano Maintenance also includes Cleaning the Instrument, both Inside and Out!!
Rob is an Expert at Cleaning Pianos. Prices are quoted before any work is done.
The Serial Number used to find the exact Date of Manufacture, shown in bold Black numerals. Located above the right side of the Keyboard, near the Tuning Pins.
You Name It - We Can Fix It!!!!!
Call Rob Gardener Today for more information!
856-701-4064
REPAIRS INCLUDE:
- Sticky Keys and Sluggish Keys
- Broken Notes.... Broken Hammers... Chipped and Broken Keys
- Broken Strings
- Loose Wobbly Legs and Benches
- Improving Key-touch and Sensitivity through 'Action Regulation'
- Noisy Mechanism
- Poor Tone....Rattles.... Buzzes....Notes not Sounding.... etc
- Piano Cabinet Repairs-- Loose or Broken Lids--Keyboard Cover, etc.
- Felt and Spring Repairs and Replacement
MISC REPAIRS
- Voicing
- Hinges: Tighten and/or Replace looses Hinges
- Grand Piano Lids: Adjust as needed
- Lid Prop on Grands: Check for Safety, Tighten and/or Replace loose hinge
- Bench Repair: Tighten Loose Legs
HAMMER REPAIRS
- Alignment to Strings and Spacing of Rubbing Hammers
- Tighten Loose Wobbly Hammers
- Voicing of Hammers to Improve Tone
KEYBOARD ADJUSTMENT
- Leveling Keys
- Mushy Key-touch... or 'Lost Motion'
- Rattley and Wobbly Keys
- Crooked Keys.... can be straightened
PEDALS REPAIRS
- Pad and Adjust Noisy Pedals
- Fix Broken Pedals
- Adjust Pedal Rods and Levers for Smooth Quiet Movement
- On Grands: Repair Broken Lyra (wooden Pedal Frame)
- All types of Pedal Repair !!
Piano Voicing
What Is Voicing?
After a piano is properly tuned, a technique known as 'Voicing' can be used to drastically change and improve the tone of the instrument. An excessively bright tone can be mellowed, eliminating harshness. Likewise, if the tone is too mellow, the notes will not 'sing'. The correct balance throughout the 8 octave range from the bass to the treble will give a well-rounded sound that is full and expressive.
In voicing, old worn hammers are often filed and reshaped to their original teardrop shape, eliminating old grooves and string-cuts, so that the hammer strikes the string with clean felt. The hammers are then aligned to the strings so that they strike correctly, with full force. (If you have a Grand Piano, the soft (left) pedal will not work properly unless the hammers are properly aligned to the strings.)
Finally, the hammers are 'needled' (if needed), to soften the felt and eliminate excessive brightness and harshness. Additionally, it may be necessary to harden the hammers if they are too soft, using chemical solutions.
Notice how clean these 40 year old hammers are in the picture, after Rob Filed them smooth for good string contact.
(This is the first step in 'Voicing' )
Hammer Repair
Here is a front view shot of piano hammers
Piano Regulation
Grand Piano Action, shown out of the piano on workbench.
Ready for Regulation !!
Contact Rob Today to Schedule an Appointment
Landline: 856-795-4128
Cell: 856-701-4064 Basic Inquiries
Email: rob@crystalclearpianos.com
For Questions or Photos
Appointments are booked ONLY by Phone!!
No Text appointments accepted without prior verbal discussion.
NOTE: I cannot answer long Technical Questions by Text,
so Please call me and Let's Talk the Old-Fashioned way!!!!