Like most people, you may have just assumed that your piano is such a complex instrument that only someone with an engineering degree or years of experience can understand it's workings. Well, it isn't so! Just as my companion volume YOU CAN TUNE YOUR OWN PIANO, proved that the average piano owner can master tuning, so this 75 page booklet will show that the piano mechanism is easily understood and easily repaired by anyone willing to take the time to learn a few simple procedures. Piano construction and operation are presented in a concise style, illustrated with dozens of clear These tools, along with a few common items you probably have on hand, such as parallel pliers and a couple of screwdrivers, will allow you to make almost any type of repair you'll likely encounter on most home pianos; uprights, spinets, consoles or grands. Most of the adjustments and many of the common repairs described can be made without the need for parts, or from easily improvised parts. Obviously, however, some action and keyboard repairs will require replacement parts. Check Parts for info on purchasing repair parts.
and easy to follow drawings and diagrams which show you step-by-step how to make most common regulations and repairs on any acoustic piano. AND, you are provided with the tools to do the work; a combination handle, off-set action screwdriver, key spacing tool, drop screw regulator, center pin punch, key bushing clamps and key dip regulating block.
