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Evaluation

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.

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Stringing

Includes all-new custom-made strings, new or existing pinblocks, new Julius Klinke Neuenrade tuning pins, plate felting, and more. 

 

 

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Soundboard & Belly

Includes repair or replacement of the soundboard & bridge, refinishing the plate & soundboard, replacing the pin block, tuning pins, strings, and more.

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Life Saver System

Protect your piano from the undesirable effects of extreme or fluctuating humidity levels. Dampp-Chaser System works automatically and silently inside your Piano.

 

 

 

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.

PianoDisc Installation

The PianoDisc System can be installed on any new or used upright or grand piano.

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Cleaning

Includes cleaning of the soundboard, strings, plate, tuning pins, keyboard, key bed, action lubrication, tightening of all action screws, and more.

 

 

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.

 

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Action Rebuilding

Includes all-new Genuine action parts hammer, shanks, and wipen, key repairs, key top replacement, action frame repair & felting, action stack repair & recondition regulation, and more.