Services for Piano Technicians

25 years of precision, small production run, woodworking and machining offers technicians the expertise and equipment that can allow them to efficiently undertake work they otherwise might “pass” on. I can help you do the “hard stuff”.

For example, some Steinways particularly Steinway B’s, and some Mason & Hamlins, have challenging non-parallel strike lines. I can achieve a true half-stroke design throughout the scale, offering a level of touch-weight control which is difficult to achieve otherwise.

I highly recommend the Rib Crowned and Supported Soundboards I design and fabricate. In our piano unfriendly New England climate these boards have a much greater chance of survival than compression crowned boards.

“Belly” Work

• Rib Crowned and Supported Soundboards
• Radiused laminated ribs 4m, 5m, 6m, 7.5m, 9m, 12m radii
• Custom radii on request
• Custom Bridge Roots
• Epoxy impregnated/laminated bridge caps
• Pin blocks/Restringing

Actions

• Action Geometry design, optimization and correction (Autocad & proprietary software)
• Touch correction in Steinway B, D and other instruments with non-parallel strike lines
• Low and controlled inertia actions
• New and restored actions and keyboards
• Full keyboard and action design and fabrication for missing or unserviceable actions
• Steinway action rail replacement and relocation (precision drilled on a Bridgeport milling machine)

Woodshop Facilities

• Full woodshop facilities calibrated for precision joinery
• Custom or matched molding profiles
• Precision milling machine drilling and machining