Rebuilding & Refinishing
As Pianos age the parts inside the piano and the finish will start to wear out. We can take your Antique Piano and Rebuild/Replace the internal components making your piano play and sound better than when it was new! We can also apply either a traditional finish (like your piano would have had when it was new) or apply a new longer lasting easier maintenance finish.
New Keytops
While new Ivory Keytops are no longer available in the U.S. we can still install new tops and fronts.
There a several varieties available from Synthetic Ivory to the German plastic Keys we see on newer pianos today.
Sound Board Cracks
During a rebuild,when the strings are out of the piano, is the time to repair cracked and damaged sound boards.
While some sound boards need replacement it is certainly not the norm.
Action Rebuild
We do complete action rebuilding at Moore's Piano Service also.
This Piano received new Hammers, and rebuilt components.
The wood and the Wool felt on pianos is subject to age and decay. This can cause parts to be fragile and break during play or for the Piano to make a lot of extraneous noise(clicking or thumping) during play.
New Strings
Steel plain wire treble strings become brittle with age. They break often and have a very tinny sound to them.
Bass strings become dead and brittle with age. The Copper or Iron windings get packed with dirt sometimes rust and corrosion can cause the windings to seize to the steel core wire.
Replacing your strings will give your piano a new life and sound that you never thought you'd get from it!
Multiple Refinishing Options
This Piano received a new Lacquer finish (it was Blonde), New Keytops and was polished up!
Pianos in the early 1900's had a Shellac Finish, then in the 20's-30's it switched to Lacquer. We can Finish your Antique Piano in Shellac, Lacquer or Polyurethane.
Hardware Polishing
It's all in the details!
We end a refinish by polishing the pedals and other hardware on the Piano.
