Vertical Piano Regulation

Demonstration of the steps in vertical piano regulation by Roy E. Howard. More information at http://www.cantos.org/Piano/concerto.html . Each sound track is a Roy Howard original composition. The final 4 minutes of the sound track is the "Concerto for Piano Tuner and Orchestra".

1. Remove action
2. Tighten all action screws
3. Reshape hammers
4. Clean piano and action
5. Make repairs
6. Align and tighten regulating rail
7. Align damper lift rod
8. Travel hammers
9. Space hammers to strings
10. Space and square backchecks
11. Space and square keys
12. Set hammer stroke
13. Regulate key capstans
14. Regulate key height
15. Level white keys
16. Level sharp keys
17. Regulate hammer letoff
18. Regulate white key dip
19. Regulate hammer checking
20. Regulate white key dip
21. Regulate hammers to damper lift rod
22. Regulate sustaining pedal to damper lift rod
23. Regulate damper spoons
24. Regulate soft pedal
25. Regulate bridle straps

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[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.

[drrhoward]

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

[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.

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

[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

[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

[qpwoeireuty]

is that a joke????

[wallyts09]

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

[GrapefruitAndChaiTea]

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