Vertical Piano Regulation

[eseptim]

why do my piano seems different? o.o mine is yamaha upright and i cant find the screwdriver to tighten or to losen T.T

[drrhoward]

Be sure to number the keys 1-88 by writing on them. Be careful with the action... you may have to push on the backchecks to raise the whippens to safely remove the keys and return them to their places. When you vacuum the keybed, be careful not to lose any felt or paper punchings. The best way to dust the action is to remove from the piano, take it outdoors, and used compressed air or the reverse end of your shop vacuum to blow the dust.

[icekat83]

I don't want to file or anything complex but can I take the black and white keys out safely to clean them? I don't want to ruin our piano. We have an upright known as an "upright grand". It's heavy but I don't think I'll have to move it. I just want to do a thorough dust. Any tips?

[Paul8301]

Srsly... DO NOT do this without proffesional help. You will ruin your piano

[drrhoward]

My upcoming videos on spoon bending and other tasks associated with action regulation will be posted during July and August.

[qpwoeireuty]

is that a joke????

[wallyts09]

My friend and I are looking for a video on spoon bending techniques.

[drrhoward]

A complete action regulation should be done every 5 to 10 years for a home piano. A piano used for concerts can be regulated every month or every week. A piano in daily use at a school or studio could be regulated every 2 to 4 years. The technician will likely make a number of adjustments to respond to individual regulation problems with every tuning.

[GrapefruitAndChaiTea]

How many times do we have to do such a regulation in a year?

[henry4904]

Can u do a vid on fixing sticky keys cause when we bought a piano it had sticky keys and he blames me even thought I tried to tell him when we bought it.it look like some spilled coke on it cause u can see the stain inside cause we have a grand piano

[drrhoward]

I will put sticky keys on my list of projects. However, there are many possible causes. Last week I had to file the lead weights that had slipped out of position. Your tuner can pull the action and clean up the sticky stuff that was spilled. This is a common problem.

[MrEtudes]

i like this video, thanks drrhoward, can you show how to repair for loose tuning pin upright piano? : )

[drrhoward]

@MrEtudes I will put "loose tuning pins" on my list of video projects.

[drrhoward]

@MrEtudes Yes, I will do a video soon on "loose tuning pin repair"

[23junmer]

What is the title of the background music? From 6:00 It seems like it was composed with the piano tuner in mind.

[drrhoward]

@23junmer The music is called "Concerto for Piano Tuner and Orchestra" by Roy E. Howard. This shows that piano tuning is not just physics, but can also be a musical experience.

[wingchang38]

can you look at my piano problem and give me some advice?

thanks

your video is awsome!

[drrhoward]

@wingchang38 Yes, please post a video of your piano problem and let me know how to find it.

[JPmanga800]

can you please make a video of how to remove the action?. i got a piano for free at a yard sale and it needs some new bridle straps but i dont know how to replace them. thanks.

[drrhoward]

@JPmanga800 Yes, I will do that soon.

[Rshel21]

@JPmanga800 hey did you figure out the bridle straps? i just learned how to do that.

Let me know...

[JPmanga800]

@Rshel21 no, i don't know how to do it

[sayhello2pedro]

Thank you. I can now see the video and have found immenselly educational. I have purchase an old piano in need of some TLC and this video has given me some basic idea on what to do.

[sayhello2pedro]

Why can't I view this video??? Buaaaaaa!!!!

[drrhoward]

There have been 5,000 views of this video. I hope you can see it. I will start working on a series of Spanish language videos soon for piano tuning and regulation and repair.

[RonPaulSongs]

Amazing sound track too. Thank you!

[PianoShapedObject]

It looks so much easier in video than it is in real life...

[drrhoward]

Video editing sure makes a difference. Actually, it is a simple process with a lot of steps (and special tools and parts).

[PianoShapedObject]

@drrhoward I've been teaching myself some piano regulation on my big,old upright and replacing worn felt and buckskin and bridle straps. Its made a big difference in how it plays and I really enjoy the work when I have the time to give it my full attention.

[logosthedestroyer]

So.. basically it costs a lot of money

[drrhoward]

Most technicians charge between $300 and $500 to do a complete action regulation, depending on what it really needs.

[baddoggo]

Nice video, wow, lots of info. I have three children and three pianos. I am learning to mantain them. Wish me luck.

[mortson978]

I just bought an ancient bradbury. this video helps a lot. I've definitely got a lot of work to do.

[joshnme]

I thoroughly enjoyed that. And to think I just spent 20k and over 2 years of my life learning how to do that. Ya gotta love youtube. Ha ha.

[drrhoward]

I hope you get a chance to regulate many pianos - they all need it!