appraisal’s
At Chicago Piano Restoration, we would be happy to provide you with a formal assessment of the value of your piano for insurance, sale, or other purposes. During an evaluation, the piano technician will inspect every piano component, including all action parts, belly(plate, soundboard, strings, tuning pin stability, etc.), cabinet, structural integrity, and the overall condition of the piano.
pianodisc installation
The PianoDisc System can be installed on any new or used upright or grand piano.
complete rebuilding
soundboard restoration
Includes repair or replacement of the soundboard & bridge, refinishing the plate & soundboard, replacing the pin block, tuning pins, strings, and more.
stringing
Includes all-new custom-made strings, new or existing pin-block, new Julius Klinke Neuenrade tuning pins, plate felting, and more.
tuning
Piano tuning is the act of making minute adjustments to the tensions of the strings of an acoustic piano to properly align the intervals between their tones so that the instrument is in tune.
Action rebuild
Includes all-new Genuine action parts hammer, shanks, and wipen, key reps, key top replacement, action frame repair & felting, action stack repair & recondition regulation, and moreair
action regulation
Adjustment of the mechanical aspects of the pianos to compensate for the effects of wear, compacting, and settling of cloth, felt, and buckskin, as well as dimensional changes in wood and wool parts due to changes in humidity.
cleaning
refinishing
Includes taking apart all case parts then striped to bare wood, we will treat the wood and sand it down, the piano is then stained to costumer preference, after allowing the stain to fully dry one light coat of sealers is applied, once the sealer has dried, we will sand it down and apply 8-10 coats of lacquer (sand between each coat) piano then is stored in a special room to dry for 30 days, after drying procedure we will sand it down using 320, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000 grit sandpaper, we will then rub it out using special compounds.
Voicing
Adjustment of the tone or quality of a piano sound. Chicago Piano Restoration can voice a piano to change its tonal personality from mellow to bright or robust to delicate.