Piano servicing, tuning, and rebuilding : a guide for the professional, student, and hobbyist / Arthur A. Reblitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reblitz, Arthur A., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano--Construction.

Piano.

Piano--Maintenance and repair.

Piano--Tuning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 323 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Third edition.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2019.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

For over forty years, Arthur A. Reblitz’s Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding has been the gold-standard manual for piano technicians and hands-on hobbyists who want to rebuild or maintain pianos. Reblitz demystifies the daunting prospect of working on a piano as he guides readers through every detail of upright and grand piano mechanics and describes servicing and repairs with understandable, easy-to-follow instructions. The third edition of this invaluable handbook includes over 60 new and 300 remastered images of piano anatomy, tools, and techniques; consideration of ivory alternatives and the newest adhesives and lubricants; new material covering the art of tuning by ear and today’s sophisticated electronic tuning devices; new repair and rebuilding techniques; and a brand new glossary of terms. Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding provides piano technician and servicing programs, pianists, and amateur players and hobbyists around the world with an essential twenty-first-century guide to achieving peak performance and maximum longevity for their instruments.

Contents:

Chapter One. Introduction to the Piano: Styles, Shapes, and Sizes

Chapter Two. Inside Information: The Names of the Parts and How They Work

Chapter Three. Evaluating an Old Piano: Is It Worth Buying or Repairing?

Chapter Four. Cleaning and Minor Repairs: Fixing Worn and Broken Parts

Chapter Five. Regulating: Adjusting the Action, Keyboard, and Pedals to Work as They Should

Chapter Six. Tuning Theory and Terminology

Chapter Seven. Tuning Procedure

Chapter Eight. Complete Restoration: How to Make a Piano Perform and Look Like New

Appendix: A. Supplies, Parts, Training, and Other Resources

B. Drill Size Chart

C. Ivory Regulations

D. Baldwin Grand Plate Suspension and Acu-Just Hitch Pins.

Notes:

Previous edition: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 15, 2019).

ISBN:

979-82-16-42479-6

1-5381-1445-3

OCLC:

1097457518