This vintage Bechstein grand piano was purchased by the Cheng family but exhibited unwanted noises while playing. The source of these noises was traced to the mechanism, which contained many older components. We replaced the hammer heads, shanks, and knuckles, as well as the underhammers. Additionally, the bass strings were rusty and no longer produced a pleasing sound, so we installed a new set of bass strings. All work was carried out using the Precision Touch Design method.
What the customer has to say
We had been playing with great pleasure on our 1906 Bechstein grand piano for several years when we decided to change tuners, and Rani and Joachim came to visit us. When we asked them what they thought of our piano, they told us it was a beautiful instrument, but that there were a few improvements that could be made if we wished. They pointed out that the weight of the individual keys was not entirely balanced, which caused the piano to play unevenly, and that the mechanism had worn down and been affected by moisture. Additionally, the bass strings were outdated, which caused them to lose their clarity.
Joachim and Rani gave us a detailed explanation while working on the mechanism, pointing out what they felt would be most beneficial to address. They took plenty of time to answer all of our questions and even demonstrated how the piano mechanism actually worked.
The result of their renovation was fantastic. The bass strings sounded amazing, and the keyboard played much more smoothly and easily. The stiff feeling we had always associated with the piano was gone, and we realized it was never characteristic of the instrument at all. After all these years, we hadn’t known that our piano could have such a fine touch and could sound so beautiful and clear.
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