Condition of a Pianola
Moths in a piano?

Moths are the critical pest for piano felts. Here too, unplayed pianos are more at risk. Often moths with old carpets or pieces of clothing

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Condition of a Pianola
Woodworm in the piano?

The woodworm, or more precisely the common nail beetle and its larvae love the soft woods in pianos. On old pianos, traces of woodworm infestation are often

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Condition of a Pianola
How is the piano action preserved?

The keyboard and the action are of great importance as the link between the piano player and the acoustic system. Old brand machine heads (Schwander, Renner, Keller, Langer, Flemming, etc.)

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Condition of a Pianola
Cracks in the cast frame?

Cracks in the cast frame are rare, and are usually due to a. material defects, b. transport damage or c. tuning errors. Depending on where the crack is located, this can

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Cracks in the soundboard?

The approx. 20t of string tension of a piano weigh over the tuning pegs, especially on the wooden soundpost. Except for a metal innovation by Crasselt&Rähse at that time, all pianos

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Condition of a Pianola
Cracks in the bridges?

The bridges in the piano are glued to the soundboard and connect the strings to the soundboard. These bridges have to withstand high loads and are

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Condition of a Pianola
Cracks in the pin block?

The large sounding wooden surface in the piano under the strings is most prone to cracking. Soundboards are made of glued spruce boards and shrink when humidity is too low under

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Condition of a Pianola
Condition of the piano?

Even though almost every piano can still produce sound regardless of its condition, the widespread statement in advertisements that '...just need to be tuned...' is usually true

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