Richard W. Bushey - Piano Tuner/Technician
1694 N. State Hwy 125, Strafford, Mo. 65757
(417) 294-3377 - mobile or (417) 831-0749
(417) 294-3377 - mobile or (417) 831-0749
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Piano Technician's Guild
Piano Technician's Guild
"make a joyful noise..."
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Piano Regulation
As the piano is played and subjected to
humidity changes, it becomes necessary
to adjust it's many moving parts in order
for it to respond correctly. If you notice
notes that seem to double bounce when
you play them; if you notice sloppy keys
that are extra loose and wiggle from side
to side, or are extra sluggish; if you notice
notes that continue to ring when they should be quiet...these are signs that your piano
needs adjustments. As a piano technician, I am qualified to make the necessary adjustments to your piano to make it function and sound it's very best.
For a piano to be properly regulated, it must be in good repair first. Worn parts should be replaced, all action screws tight, and such, in order to give the action a good basis for proper adjustments to be made. If parts are broken, missing, or worn, a proper regulation job is impossible. Refer to my repair and reconditioning/rebuilding pages for more information along those lines.
"Although I was delighted with my newly-regulated Steinway as soon as you gave it back to me, it has taken the past two and a half weeks to fully appreciate what a splendid job you did for me. I could rant all day about the new-found subtleties, even touch, enhanced ppp and fff, but you already know all that stuff. Just know how very much I appreciate you steering me to have the work done. It is as you said: I did not know what I was missing. Thanks, too, for the tutorial as you were putting the action back together. I really enjoyed learning about the complicated guts of a piano". -- Ann
The following YouTube video was created by DecoWorks4u (Grand Piano Action Regulation) and gives you look at what part of the regulating process looks like for a grand piano. While this video shows just a fraction of the regulating process, it does illustrate how a grand hammer should behave when played, the sort of things the technician is looking for and how he can make very small adjustments to correct the action's behavior, and it also gives you a pretty good idea of why a piano takes so much time to regulate.
humidity changes, it becomes necessary
to adjust it's many moving parts in order
for it to respond correctly. If you notice
notes that seem to double bounce when
you play them; if you notice sloppy keys
that are extra loose and wiggle from side
to side, or are extra sluggish; if you notice
notes that continue to ring when they should be quiet...these are signs that your piano
needs adjustments. As a piano technician, I am qualified to make the necessary adjustments to your piano to make it function and sound it's very best.
For a piano to be properly regulated, it must be in good repair first. Worn parts should be replaced, all action screws tight, and such, in order to give the action a good basis for proper adjustments to be made. If parts are broken, missing, or worn, a proper regulation job is impossible. Refer to my repair and reconditioning/rebuilding pages for more information along those lines.
"Although I was delighted with my newly-regulated Steinway as soon as you gave it back to me, it has taken the past two and a half weeks to fully appreciate what a splendid job you did for me. I could rant all day about the new-found subtleties, even touch, enhanced ppp and fff, but you already know all that stuff. Just know how very much I appreciate you steering me to have the work done. It is as you said: I did not know what I was missing. Thanks, too, for the tutorial as you were putting the action back together. I really enjoyed learning about the complicated guts of a piano". -- Ann
The following YouTube video was created by DecoWorks4u (Grand Piano Action Regulation) and gives you look at what part of the regulating process looks like for a grand piano. While this video shows just a fraction of the regulating process, it does illustrate how a grand hammer should behave when played, the sort of things the technician is looking for and how he can make very small adjustments to correct the action's behavior, and it also gives you a pretty good idea of why a piano takes so much time to regulate.
Regular Tuning Rate:$150
(See rates page for more details)
(See rates page for more details)
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