SERVICES
Tuning
Pianos require regular tuning in order to maintain the correct pitch; at least once a year have your piano fully tuned. When Ralph Thorn tunes your piano, he will advise on any necessary and recommended adjustments or repairs which will allow the piano player to fully enjoy the instruments potential, thus maximize the enjoyment of playing and listening. This will help maintain the value of your investment in the piano and in lessons.
Repairs
A piano contains as many as 12,000 parts, of which some may need repair or replacement in time. After some years of use, dimensions of various felt, cloth and wood parts will change, requiring some adjustment and eventual replacement to allow the mechanism to function as it was designed. You can expect that some parts will wear out or break under stress of repeated strong use, or if subjected to the effects of high temperature, low or high humidity, or visits by moths and mice.
Rebuilding
Rebuilding is a full-scale return to original condition, or even better than new. This is a lengthy process, undertaken only after a thorough evaluation of the entire piano and its value as a musical instrument, and thus as an investment. A complete rebuilding of an upright or grand will likely be far less expensive than replacing the piano with a fine quality new instrument. At the time of rebuilding, many customers elect to have the casework refinished since it is already out of the house and in pieces. Ralph Thorn Pianos does not do case refinishing but will facilitate that process.
Special services offered by Ralph Thorn Pianos include:
- piano appraisal for purpose of sale, purchase or insurance
- touch regulation to maximize tone and performance
- ergonomic re-design
- straight-strung piano rebuilding
- historical material use, including velum hinges and age-appropriate wire
- structural re-design for musical or aesthetic reasons
- reed organ and player piano repairs
send an email to our piano movers - Ian's Cartage
send an email to our refinisher - Robert Dressler Cabinetry
- Nunn square piano
- Broadwood 507 grand
- Kirkman 8712 grand
- Bespoke cabinetry - special lyres,custom design work
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