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Steinberg upright piano: from the workshop back home

A walnut Steinberg upright completely dismantled: keyboard, action, strings and frame, all the way to the polished case.

Pianoforte verticale Steinberg
Instrument
Steinberg upright piano
Status
Completed
Work
8 stages

The arrival

The Steinberg upright arrives with its walnut case marked by time and an action to be redone.

The arrival
The arrival

Dismantling

Keyboard and action come out of the piano; the case is opened down to the structure.

Dismantling
Dismantling

Frame and soundboard

With the piano open we check the frame, the bridges and the soundboard.

Frame and soundboard
Frame and soundboard

The keyboard

The keys are cleaned and recovered: new white keytops, black keys restored.

The keyboard
The keyboard
The keyboard

Action and pedals

The action is overhauled hammer by hammer; the brass pedals shine again.

Action and pedals
Action and pedals

Tuning pins and strings

New tuning pins and restringing: the frame, with its crest, is ready to sing again.

Tuning pins and strings
Tuning pins and strings

Reassembly and regulation

Action and keyboard go back in place and are regulated.

Reassembly and regulation
Reassembly and regulation
Reassembly and regulation

Finished

The polished walnut case and the piano tuned: the Steinberg goes back home.

Finished
Finished
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